Amanda and Kyle recap episode two of Shiny Happy People. They discuss Josh Duggar's sexual assault of his sisters and the Ashley Madison scandal in which Josh was implicated. Kyle asks Amanda to explain the IBLP cult concept of eye traps, and they discuss the complexities of being a female in the cult. This episode is a wild ride of burning various items in to avoid satanic influence, spiritual gifts, parentification of children, and how parents in the cult went about breaking a child's will. Amanda and Kyle also discuss the public abuse of children that comes up in the second episode of the documentary, and Amanda explains Bill Gothard's teachings on authority.
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