The Mate Factor tea brand and cafe businesses of the Bible-based Twelve Tribes cult

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,…

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No charges for Twelve Tribes member kidnap suspects

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…

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The Cult Leader Primer “Tales of the Victim’s Life”

The following quotes were taken from Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revisited, Narcissus Publications, Prague and Skopje, 2003, written by Sam Vaknin, PhD.  In the original quotes Narcissist, Narcissism or some facsimile appeared.  However, Dr. Vaknin gave permission to change these to read “cult”, “cult leader” or the like.  From our perspective of working twenty years…

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Rechtsstreit wegen Züchtigung “Zwölf Stämme” ziehen aus Deutschland weg

Source: http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/sekte-zwoelf-staemme-verlassen-deutschland-a-1051506.html Mitglieder der Sekte “Zwölf Stämme” verlassen Deutschland nach 20 Jahren. Nach Prügelvorwürfen hatten Jugendamt und Polizei Dutzende Kinder aus der Glaubensgemeinschaft herausgeholt. Klosterzimmern in Bayern: Hier wollen die “Zwölf Stämme” nicht bleiben Freitag, 04.09.2015   17:44 Uhr Drucken Nutzungsrechte Feedback Kommentieren Die “Zwölf Stämme” wollen nicht länger in Deutschland leben und lösen ihre…

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Comments on the 12 Tribes-Sept. 2015

Source: Metafilter“I was robbed of my childhood” September 2, 2015 6:33 PM Children are defenseless against abuse. They don’t vote. They don’t organize. They don’t have money to hire lobbyists or spin media campaigns to protect their interests. They don’t have a voice. They rely on adults for protection—and sometimes it’s those same adults who…

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Inside the Twelve Tribes

Source: psmag.com 26 aug 2015 Despite media exposés over the years, members who have left the controversial religious sect known as the Twelve Tribes claim that the group continues to beat children, exploit them as free workers, and deny them access to education and modern medicine. When do religious protections protect too much? Pacific Standard…

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Las Doce Tribus

Fuente: Telecinco-2009 14.01.09 | 13:50h. DAVID FIERRO / CARLOS AGUADO Se presentan como los descendientes directos de la primera Iglesia, tienen un carácter afable y educado y prometen ayudar al más necesitado. Pero tras sus promesas de felicidad y salvación se esconde una secta considerada destructiva y peligrosa por los expertos. Las Doce Tribus tienen…

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Sects in Australia: Fringe religious groups that have left their mark on the nation (incl.12T)-4/8/2015

Source: The Daily Telegraph – 5th August 2015 OSCAR-WINNER Cate Blanchett‘s debut as director will tell the story of a woman who flees a cult only to fall into a nightmare of imprisonment and government detention. Screen Australia says the actor will direct Stateless, a television series based on the story of German-Australian woman and…

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