March 22, 2016 Translated from the Czech (Cheryl – web mistress) The Twelve Tribes is a Bible-based group and they use the Hebrew name Yahshua (Jesus) for the Son of God. Communal children cannot engage in fantasy or play with toys or watch television or listen to worldly music. Books, newspapers, libraries, radio, Internet and…
Source: Project Literacy-March 2016 by Kirstin Kelley 15 March 2016 This story is part of an ongoing campaign called the Alphabet of Illiteracy. By using letters themselves—the foundation of reading and writing—Project Literacy examines the ways illiteracy underpins some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. Below, we explore the letter R for “radicalization.” For many of us, cults are…
Source: Augsburger Allgemeine January 26, 2016 Von Jan Kandzora Translated from the German When members of the Twelve Tribes stood in court, they failed to defend themselves of the newspaper allegations. Even so, a 53 year old mother conceded that she thrashed her child. RTL Reporter Wolfram Kuhnigk secretly recorded video of baptized Twelve Tribes…
Source: Reddit.com From Vagabond, posted on 25 of January 2016 So mainly in the northeast but also in Tennessee, Georgia, and even Europe there’s this group they call themselves the 12 tribes. They are really really (like freakishly) nice to travelers, and recruit them for the communities. Basically they invited you back to the compound,…
Source: The wickedlocalplymouth.com The sign went up, the store closed and the work has begun. A new two-story café, another store, a private theater and a connecting courtyard are what’s coming for 53-57 and 59-61 Main St. By Emily Clark eclark@wickedlocal.com Posted Jan. 21, 2016 at 10:00 AM PLYMOUTH – The sign went up,…
Source: Appalachiantrails.com Cynthia Stewart August 3, 2015 I docked my canoe at Watermelon Campground at last. I had just paddled about 150 miles on the Shenandoah River, which flows parallel to the Appalachian Trail in the Shenandoah Mountains of Virginia. Hikers call this aqua-blazing, as opposed to following the white blazes that mark the Appalachian…
Source: Cult Help and Information Original article from Syracuse Herald American, Sunday, April 13, 1997. After eight years on the run, her sons are home again. Reclaiming kids from cult took Scriba woman across America. By Janet Gramza and Todd Lighty When the phone call finally came, Laurie Johnson’s heart soared. After an eight-year search…
Source: Goodmanson blog There are many ‘anti-cult’ sites (Rick Ross Twelve Tribes resources, Twelve Tribes-EX) that attack the Twelve Tribes for being a cult. Their claims often attack positions the Twelve Tribes takes on discipline, lifestyle and Biblical authority. I’ve had a couple people request feedback from my stay at the Twelve Tribes commune in…
Source: Metro Toronto By: Staff The Associated Press Published on Mon Nov 23 2015 BERLIN — A 54-year-old elder from a Christian sect in southern Germany has been convicted of causing bodily harm by hitting a child in his care with a 1.2-meter (four-foot) switch. He was sentenced to six months probation. The “Twelve Tribes”…
Source: Dorchester Reporter May 4 2011 By Bill Forry May. 4, 2011 When Common Ground, the unique café and restaurant in Lower Mills, closed its doors two months ago, customers and fellow merchants were not too alarmed. The Twelve Tribes religious community that has operated the Dot Ave. business for the last 17 years passed…