Source: Wikipedia These paragraphs were written in 2015 as part of the Wikipedia entry on the Twelve Tribes. They stayed until a certain Twelve Tribes member fulfilling his role as a watchdog deleted the whole section in one go. Many are the testimonies written and verbal by ex-members and their relatives (1)(2) which can be…
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: 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…
Source: New York Times Published: June 19, 2000 ISLAND POND, Vt., June 18— Sixteen years after a swarm of Vermont troopers rousted 112 children from their beds in an effort to examine them for signs of abuse, some of those same children, now adults, returned today to this community to swear that they had felt…
This excellent, well researched article was published by Pacific Standard, a National Magazine, Award-winning, bimonthly based out of California. The whole article can be seen on Pacific Standard’s online magazine: here The following are the first paragraphs: Shuah Jones, 15, stuffed clothes under her bed blankets in the shape of a body, grabbed her diary…
Source: ValerieTarico.com Valerie Tarico, AlterNet 18 Aug 2015 at 23:57 ET On the surface, valuing embryonic life and abusing children are at odds, but with a biblical view of childhood, these positions can go hand in hand. Why do the same people who fight against abortion argue that parents should have the right to hit their…
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…
Source: Le Bearn Bleu 17 Juin 2015 Article et radio interview exclu par Daniel Corsand, France Bleu Béarn Mercredi 17 juin 2015 à 15h26 Né au château de Sus, cet ancien adepte de la communauté, y a vécu jusqu’à sa majorité. Le jeune homme raconte son enfance, son adolescence, les sévices et aussi les raisons…
Transcript of interview by Bruno Robaly for The Pyrenees Republic newspaper published on 18 June 2015 Transcripted and translated by RC Original interview video is to be found: here BR: You stayed in the sect in Sus from 1995 till 2006. How did you integrate this group when you were just 2 years old? Bob:…
Source:France Bleu Béarn Exclusif par Daniel Corsand, France Bleu Béarn Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 3:26 p.m. Born at the Chateau de Sus, a former member of the community, lived there until he came of age. The young man recounts his childhood, his adolescence, abuse and also the reasons for his departure, while on Tuesday, ten people belonging…