Scandal NY Post .com Jeane Macintosh April 9, 2001 A bizarre upstate cult that uses kid laborers to churn out products – some in Robert Redford’s catalog – is under scrutiny by state labor officials following a Post report on their practices. In the wake of the Post’s report Sunday on the Twelve Tribes cult’s…
New York Post Jeane Macintosh April 8, 2001 For some children of the Twelve Tribes, the beatings begin in infancy and sometimes don’t stop until they’re old enough to have kids of their own. They start working as young as 2 or 3, and by 13 or 14 are expected to quit home-schooling to work…
NY Post Jeane MacIntosh April 8, 2001 A Robert Redford catalog company unwittingly sold products made from a firm that uses child laborers – all members of a controversial upstate cult – to make some of its products. The children are part of Twelve Tribes, a racist, isolationist Bible-based cult that believes in beating kids…
NYPost.com Andy Geller April 8, 2001 Elbert Eugene Spriggs was working in a carnival in Chattanooga, Tenn., when he says he heard the Lord ask him, “Is this what I created you for?” The year was 1969, and the answer was no. Within three years, the former high-school guidance counselor had created the Twelve Tribes,…
The Courier-Mail, September 5, 2000 A fundamentalist cult will provide catering at Sydney 2000 Olympic equestrian events. This is even though it was banned in Britain after distributing anti-Semitic literature. It was reported on 4 September 2000 that the leader of the Twelve Tribes, also known as the Messianic Communities, is American Elbert Spriggs. Spriggs…
Jeffrey Brown’s trail of deceit extends beyond a Taunton home to Middleboro and Lakeville where he had ties to the New England Institute of religious Research. The Enterprise Newspaper Terence J. Downing Sept. 2ooo Air Force veteran Jeffrey F. Brown is charming, witty, intelligent, a super chess player, can fix just about anything and is…
Source: The Guardian Jeevan Vasagar July 5, 2000 The Twelve Tribes sect was banned from attending this year’s Reading Festival after the Guardian revealed that the cult was using rock events to distribute anti-Semitic literature. The festival organiser, Mean Fiddler, yesterday turned down an application from Twelve Tribes to bring its mobile cafe, The Common…
Source: The Guardian-4 July 2000 Christian fundamentalists are taking advantage of open air music gatherings to spread anti-semitic messages A Christian fundamentalist religious movement which describes Jews as “murderers” is using rock festivals, including Glastonbury and Reading, to recruit young people.Twelve Tribes, whose 24-hour cafe, The Common Ground, was a popular meeting point at this…
Source: The Burlington (Vermont) Free Press From The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, June 18, 2000 By Nancy Bazilchuk ISLAND POND — John Dodge, 23, looked a little out of place at the Twelve Tribes church’s community gathering Saturday. An Island Pond native, he grew up calling the church members “Moonies,” threw pennies on the roofs…
Interview with ex TT member Cheryl Lewczyk and her mother Shirley Source: Twelve Tribes-ex.com The Buffalo News Gene Warner May 21, 2000 Cheryl Lewczyk was hooked. She was showered with attention, made to feel special and beautiful. In her mid-30s, she found a group of people who said they would love and take care of…