As she grows older, Kohn fears and struggles to make intimate relationships with boys, seeing herself as a failure within the cult. However, the Moon cult also instilled high levels of fear and guilt around sex and life and selfcare in general. The cult provided her with a haven from Danny’s dangerous life, and she made friendships with many Moonies, including with some of Moon’s children. Kohn describes some of the strange experiences of the cult, such as having to recite a pledge of loyalty to Moon’s photo every Sunday morning, but also what made it so appealing. Kohn’s mother, who was a sincere Moonie, left Lisa and her brother alone to serve the cult. Then there’s the strict, clean-cut life of the Unification Church in Tarrytown. There’s the crazy world of her hippie father, Danny, whose squalid life in New York City is filled with drugs, sex, and neglect. Much of Kohn’s childhood is split between the worlds.
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