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Why Bethany Joy Lenz Returned to Religion After Leaving Cult


Bethany Joy Lenz ‘became extremely angry with God’ after she left the cult she was in for 10 years, but she found her way back to religion

It hasn’t been easy, but Bethany Joy Lenz has managed to reestablish her connection with faith after a decade in a religious cult. Bethany Joy LenzMichael Kovac/Getty Images for AdoptTogetherLenz wrote about her anger with God as she navigated a three-year custody battle with her ex (one of the sons of the cult leader) following her exit from the group around 2013. At my lowest point, I stood one night on the balcony after smoking a cigarette, thrust up two middle fingers into the air at God, and screamed, “F— YOU!” Tears poured out of my eyes,” she wrote.

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