Source: UK International Business Times 20 June 2015 By Taku Dzimwasha June 20, 2015 14:44 BS Twelve Tribes members accused of beating children in France (Twelvetribes.com) The French chapter of The Twelve Tribes Christian fundamentalist sect was closed down this week after members were accused of abusing children in a climate of violent and racistextremism. The group’s Pyrenean chateau in…
The Devon cult that canes tiny children to ‘cleanse their sins’: As social services launches an investigation, a mother’s shocking testimony lifts the lid on the mysterious commune squatting on a farm -’Vicki’ has lifted the lid on the commune she escaped from in 2005 -Then a vulnerable, single mother, she was ordered to beat…
Cult Classic: The UK’s Most Controversial Groups Source: LIVEMAG UK Bradley Smith 06/11/2014 We sent out Live contributor Bradley to make a documentary on new religious movements (known to some as cults), for the first episode of White Noise, a series uncovering issues affecting young people that mainstream media are ignoring. Here is what he…
As social services launches an investigation, a mother’s shocking testimony lifts the lid on the mysterious commune squatting on a farm ‘Vicki’ has lifted the lid on the commune she escaped from in 2005 Then a vulnerable, single mother, she was ordered to beat her son The commune is linked to the controversial US…
Source: North Devon Journal Published 30 May 2014 AN investigation into the possibility that children were beaten with canes at a religious community has ended due to “insufficient evidence”. Police officers and Devon County Council began a “thorough review” of information received about the about the Twelve Tribes community, which runs the Common Loaf Bakery…
Source: Express and Echo By Exeter Express and Echo | Posted: May 29, 2014 Stentwood Farm near Honiton, Devon where the Twelve Tribes sect is based A DEVON County Council and police probe into whether children have been beaten with canes at a religious community near Honiton has concluded due to “insufficient evidence”. In October…
Source: The Sun: Twelve Tribes.. Inside the cult that canes kids Sun report on the sect mired in controversy Festival … Apple Day at Stentwood Farm EXCLUSIVE By RACHEL HALLIWELL Pictures by ADAM GRAY Published: 15th October 2013 On a small stage in a converted barn in rural Devon, 11 children perform a play for…
Source: Mid Devon Gazette | Posted: October 08, 2013 POLICE are investigating whether children have been beaten with canes at a religious community near Honiton. Officers are working with Devon CounCy Council to “thoroughly review” recently received information about the Twelve Tribes community, which runs the Common Loaf Bakery at Dunkeswell. The investigation follows…
Mid Devon Gazette October 4, 2013 There is more to Stentwood Farm than fresh bread and smiles. Some people still smack their children, and I’m sure many more are tempted to do so, but would anyone want to hit them regularly with a balloon stick? The days when children were frequently pelted are thankfully gone,…
Source: BBC 2013 30 September 2013 From the section Devon Allegations have been made that children are being beaten with canes at a small religious community in Devon. The claims against the Twelve Tribes Community at Dunkeswell, near Honiton, were made in The Independent newspaper. Concerns raised by the NSPCC about the way children are…