CHURCH CULTS ARE NO JOKE

Comedian has been lured by sinister groups twice

- VIVIENNE AITKEN

A COMEDIAN is warning Scots parents to be on the lookout for signs their children may be getting drawn into a cult.

Spring Day is gearing up for her first paid show at the Fringe.

And she knows only too well how easy it is to get sucked in when your parents take their eye off the ball.

Spring joined a "non-denominational charismatic church" aged 13 at the invitation of a new friend.

She said: "My family were busy working and not interested in what I was doing. Her family took me in as one of their own and said this is the only way and I said, 'OK, sign me up'.