Source: Sydney Morning Herald March 24, 2008 Harsh discipline of children is a central tenet of a religious sect operating in Picton, writes Tim Elliott. In 1999 Matthew Klein had a revelation. Fed up with mainstream Christianity, the then 30-year-old industrial chemist, his wife and two young children went to live on a nine-hectare…
Source: Sydney Morning Herald Tim Elliott March 24, 2008 AMONG the fairy floss and fun rides at this year’s Royal Easter Show, one of the most popular attractions is the Common Ground cafe, a wholefood outlet that specialises in organic breads and barramundi burgers. The show’s website touts the cafe’s “unique flavours and energy”, calling…
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…
Original source: Interviú.es also can be found in this site: Prisionero de las 12 Tribus and the translated to English version was provided by Twelvetribes.com and can be found here Marisa Carrio-8/20/07 Cheryl – owner of Twelve Tribes –ex web site translated this article from the Spanish They prepare for the return of the…
This documentary was aired on French TV in 2007. The original title, translated reads: Children under cults mind control. It is in total more than 1 hour long with the first section on the 12 Tribes being in total 32 mns and the rest being dedicated to investigate the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization. The whole documentary…
Source: Sydney Morning Herald Tim Elliott April 20, 2007 Page 1 of 3 | Single page Quitting a cult takes determination and expert help. THE BEGINNING OF the rest of Matthew Klein’s life began one crisp morning in October 2001, on a street corner in a red light district of Winnipeg, Canada. That was the…
Original source: La sospechosa espiritualidad de las Doce Tribus also found in this site: La sospechosa espiritualidad de las Doce Tribus translation provided by twelvetribes-ex.com El Pais 12/31/2006 Mikel Ormazabal – San Sebastian Translated from the Spanish (Cheryl) This is how this group lives that emulates the first believers and does not educate their children…
Source: La Croix le 18/12/2006 à 20h45 Pour prévenir les dérives, une commission d’enquête parlementaire préconise de limiter l’enseignement à domicile. « La Croix » rapporte les témoignages de deux jeunes femmes ayant vécu, enfants, dans une secte Pour prévenir les dérives, une commission d’enquête parlementaire préconise de limiter l’enseignement à domicile. « La Croix…
Source:Le Parisien November 24, 2006 Jean-Marc Ducos Translated from the French (Cheryl – web mistress of Twelve Tribes-ex.com) A family of five children, who lived for five years at Tabitha’s Place community in Sus, France, filed a complaint stating the cult abused them when they were at their weakest. They lived a real ordeal before…
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…