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Inside the Megachurch That Has Ex-Members Screaming Cult

‘BOUNDED REALITY’

The Daily Beast interviewed 25 former followers of Ohio-based Dwell, and they paint a disturbing picture of the church’s “spiritual teachings.”

Emily Shugerman
Emily Shugerman 

Senior Reporter

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Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty/XenosIsACult
Emily Shugerman

Emily Shugerman

Senior Reporter

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