What is CULT?

Christian Ultra Libertarians for Truth (CULT) is the online school of The Great News Network (TGNN), built on the belief that the future of faith is education, not institutional religion. CULT offers video courses, publications, and a structured leadership program that equips individuals with the knowledge necessary to pursue faith and liberty independently.

At CULT, we challenge tradition, authority, and religious dogma—not to replace them with new institutions, but to empower individuals to seek Truth for themselves through a understanding of how God has worked through history in a contextual and reasonable manner. We believe that by understanding scripture, history, and fulfilled theology, individuals can move beyond fear-based religion into a life of faith, love, and intellectual freedom that ultimately will enact greater peace and agape love in the world at large.

Our History & The Meaning of Our Name

CULT was founded in 2021, but its roots go back to 2006, when Shawn McCraney began his public ministry questioning religious traditions. Over the years, through projects like Heart of the Matter, Verse by Verse Teachings, and The Great News Network, his independent knowledge of the Bible and its histories, along with his public experience with organized religion, it became evident that the only sustainable way forward for reasonable faith is education—free from institutional control, personal bias, and external authority.

The name (acronym) CULT is an intentional irony. Where religious institutions use fear to control, and secrecy to hide issues between blemish and abuse, we use blunt and clear honesty to help liberate individuals through information. Where cults demand loyalty, we encourage critical thinking. CULT promotes the opposite of what a traditional cult is—it exists to equip people to think for themselves. Our CULT is a cult in one way: the demand for selfless love in the face of all faith-based differences in order to avoid any other cult-like symptoms forever.

Our Mission

Our mission is simple: to educate and equip individuals for spiritual liberty through The Great News. This means:

• Teaching fulfilled eschatology, subjective Christianity, reconciled soteriology, and the non-institutional faith model.
• Providing resources that allow individuals to explore faith without religious pressure, condemnation and manipulation.
• Encouraging love, reason, and peace as the foundation of all faith practices.
• Challenging traditional church structures that inhibit personal spiritual growth.

CULT is not a church. We are not an institution. We are a resource for seekers, learners, and those who want to lead others toward faith and love without religious constraint.