Francie Diep Oct 23, 2015 A recent case of violence in a small, closed church highlights the role of religious exemptions in the American legal system… …The case brings fresh attention to the operations of small, radical churches in the United States, which are often protected by special religious exemption laws. In the September/October issue…
Source: Salmon Press Media by Edith Tucker October 14, 2015 LANCASTER — John Brosseau, a skilled carpenter and general manager of the Simon the Tanner retail store at 55 Main St. that is owned and operated by the Twelve Tribes Community, now predicts that the Yellow Deli restaurant will be open when the daffodils bloom…
October 2015 Kickshaw Today I read “Children of the Tribes” by Julia Scheeres, an article about alleged abusive practices of unpaid labor and child abuse in the Twelve Tribes cult. This paragraph from the article caught my eye: The Tribes now has communities at 12 locations around the globe, most of them in New England,…
Source: Wicked Local Plymouth Posted Oct. 2, 2015 at 11:41 AM Updated Oct 2, 2015 at 3:46 PM PLYMOUTH – A well-known member of the Twelve Tribes, Marcel Masse, or Keli Masse as he was known, died in a car crash last month. Masse, 53, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, was behind the wheel of a Jetta…
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/30/us/polygamist-flds-warren-jeffs-update/ It’s hard to imagine that a convicted child rapist would be allowed to lead a church from prison, but that’s exactly what’s going on with Warren Jeffs…. …Brower said he was able to confirm similar reports of “seed bearers” through his own sources. “It’s ritualistic procreation,” Brower said, “performed on a ritualistic bed-slash-altar.”…
Source: christiannewswire.com Contact: Amanda Huffman, Rose Publishing, 253-266-1025, media@rose-publishing.com TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 4 /Christian Newswire/ – When Lynn’s son Bryce went to the annual Harvest Crusade, a Christian music and evangelism event, she had no way of knowing he would be lured into a cultic group known as the Twelve Tribes. Before she knew it, Bryce abandoned his…
Bayerischer Rundfunk September 1, 2015 Translated from the German (Cheryl) The controversial Bible-based cult Twelve Tribes will definitely leave their property in Klosterzimmern in the district of Donau-Ries and turn their backs on Germany said the spokesman Martin Muller. The sect announced their decision at a press conference. The community feels its rights to freedom…
Source: http://www.rozhlas.cz/radiowave/hergot/_zprava/dvanact-kmenu-sekta-nebo-alternativni-zivotni-styl–1488375 Hosté Hergot!u Aleš Heuler a Štefan Klein z farmy Uchované semínko, která je komunitní usedlostí Dvanácti kmenů v České republiceFoto: Dominik Čejka Pokud jste už slyšeli o společenství Dvanáct kmenů, je pravděpodobné, že jste na jeho název narazili v souvislosti s kontroverzním policejním zásahem, který proběhl před dvěma lety v Německu. Policie tehdy odebrala…
Source: http://www.jesusfamilies.org/Articles/twelvetribes.htm “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd…But do not be called teacher; for One is your Teacher, and you are all brothers. Do not call anyone on earth your father;…
Source: Escondido Grapevine Posted By: dweisman September 11, 2015 The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced recently no charges would be filed against three people accused of kidnapping a relative from the Twelve Tribes Community Church compound in Vista. A spokesman said kidnapping charges couldn’t “be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.” The relative was…