Source: Life in the Twelve Tribes messianic communiy Posted: September 18, 2011 One big question I always had while being a member of the Twelve Tribes community for 16 years was: why do I always feel like such a weirdo? Now, in reality we didn’t look extraordinary in the true sense of the word, like…
Why Yadutan and Emunah left the Twelve Tribes I have some information that for conscience sake I need to let others know about. As some may have heard by now, I have been working with Yadutan since he has moved to Florida close to where I live. When I first left the community, I heard…
The Chattanoogan/May 9, 2008 By D. Lance, Former member After reading through A Pleasant Yellow Deli Experience” and the 24 other posted opinions on the Yellow Deli, may I add one more posting as the only former member to have responded so far? If you ask a terrorist if they are a terrorist, they will…
Source: yattblogspot 2008 February 18, 2008 The life of the typical Twelve Tribes member is very simple. Women’s dresses and “Sus” pants are hand made and most other clothes are bought at thrift stores. Much of the communities organic food is self grown. Members have given up all their possessions and do not have worldly…
August 15, 2007 When associates of Diebold, Walmart, Monsanto, the Mormons, the Church of Scientology and the Republican Party see something embarrassing on their Wikipedia page, they don’t worry much about the truth content of the information, or about Wikipedia’s Neutral Point of View policy, they just remove the irksome entry and often put text…
The married women in the community give birth every 9 to 12 months just like e-z bake ovens because they are not allowed to use contraception! Michael Painter (Former member) – “I’ve seen 20 year old women get married give birth to 5 or 6 babies before their 30th birthday and then look 50 because…
September 9, 2006 Amazingly, it can’t be denied, there are a few African Americans in the Twelve Tribes. I saw one with my own eyes and talked to him. They are trotted out whenever and wherever TT comes under public scrutiny, for instance at the “Merrymakers Caravan festival” on the Commons on August 12. This…
Why I left Elbert Eugene Spriggs “Twelve Tribes Communes” The reasons why a past member left the Twelve Tribes Cult. The past member that wrote this has wished to remain anonymous. Formerly known as: Northeast Kingdom Community Church, Church of God, The New Apostolic Order in Messiah, The Church in Island Pond, the Twelve Tribes…
Cheryl L ex-member experiences I first encountered “Reya” (Bill Johnson) and “Olah” (Kathy Johnson) after reading a newspaper article describing the Twelve Tribes communal group in Lakeview, N.Y. in October of 1995. Upon meeting the larger household with whom they lived, Twelve Tribes members greeted me with smiles, hugs, compliments, tea, Hebrew dancing and testimonies….
Read on and decide for yourself! Elbert Eugene Spriggs is the undisputed leader of the Twelve Tribes and claims to be an “Apostle” and “the prophet Elijah.” Spriggs says of himself, “I must begin by saying that the only authority I have to be called an apostle is my fruit. Of course authority comes from…