Overview

• The Institute for Basic Life Principles was a fundamentalist Christian cult that enforced radical patriarchy and stringent beliefs.
• The cult controlled many aspects of teens' lives and taught women homemaking and child-rearing.
• The docuseries "Shiny Happy People" examines how charismatic men subjugate women in fundamentalist cults.
• Ex-members who left the cult found strength and help to escape an abusive situation.
• The cult's teachings dominated the lives of many teens for most of their adolescence.