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E357: She Was Groomed At 17: This Is Her Warning w/Hannah Crews | Lila Rose Show

October 6, 2026·1h 56m
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Hannah Crews grew up in a loving and faithful Evangelical home, but certain questions kept gnawing at her. After devouring every book she could find, she reached a crossroads: what does Christianity really look like? Hannah also shares the painful story of how her youth pastor groomed her, the lessons she learned from that experience, and her subsequent healing. Hannah's YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hannahcrewsblog⁩ NEW: Check out our Merch store! https://shop.lilaroseshow.com/Join our new Patreon community! https://patreon.com/lilaroseshow - We'll have BTS footage, ad-free episodes, and early access to our upcoming guests.A big thanks to our partner, EWTN, the world’s leading religious network! Discover news, entertainment and more at https://www.ewtn.com/ Check out our Sponsors:-EveryLife Women: https://www.everylife.com/lila Buy diapers and women’s health products from an amazing company and use code LILA10 to get 10% off!-Seven Weeks Coffee: https://www.sevenweekscoffee.com Buy your pro-life coffee and Save up to 25% with promo code 'LILA' & get a free gift: http://www.sevenweekscoffee.com-Presidio Healthcare: Healthcare and doctors who share your values. Visit: https://www.presidiocare.com/lila -We Heart Nutrition: https://www.weheartnutrition.com/ Get high quality vitamin supplements for 20% off using the code LILA. 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:16 - Evangelical Upbringing00:02:39 - Prophecies that didn’t come true00:05:56 - Public vs private revelation00:08:42 - Doubts about prophecy00:09:41 - Prophecies that do come true?00:09:46 - The need for authority00:10:39 - Getting groomed at 1700:13:21 - What does grooming look like?00:18:22 - Men don’t know they’re having an affair until…00:22:35 - Lessons learned from this experience:00:26:21 - Being careful about sketchy people00:29:23 - Scandals should be brought to the light00:31:11 - Others sharing their story with Hannah:00:33:11 - What to do about predators?00:34:51 - Abusers were often abused00:39:01 - Cornell Frat Party00:40:48 - P*rn should be banned00:47:07 - Hannah starting her content creation00:49:16 - The unexpected faith journey\00:56:49 - Leaving behind good things:01:00:25 - Going to Mass for the first time:01:03:44 - Why wait to join the church?01:06:07 - Is truthly bad?01:07:44 - Objections to Mary01:10:31 - Papacy01:13:27 - Sola Scriptura01:14:20 - Vasectomy and birth control01:18:05 - Confession01:22:42 - Many Catholics don’t know what they’ve got01:27:06 - To be Christian at all is wild…01:29:24 - The need for real self knowledge01:34:07 - Allow yourself to be known01:38:49 - Hannah’s friends post-conversion01:40:44 - The worst reaction to Hannah01:43:58 - Lila’s solution for Unity01:51:29 - What’s next for Hannah?

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