Cheryl L ex-member experiences I first encountered “Reya” (Bill Johnson) and “Olah” (Kathy Johnson) after reading a newspaper article describing the Twelve Tribes communal group in Lakeview, N.Y. in October of 1995. Upon meeting the larger household with whom they lived, Twelve Tribes members greeted me with smiles, hugs, compliments, tea, Hebrew dancing and testimonies….
Source:Sydney Morning Herald-14 April 2004 Pistol Pete plays with fire while Whip King steals the Show By Justin Norrie April 14, 2004 Print this article Email to a friend They have racy nicknames such as The Whip King and Pistol Pete and they pose in “shocking” and “insane” manoeuvres for a show suggestively titled Xtreme Korruption. But as thousands of…
Cornell Daily May 3, 2003 Ithaca, New York is largely known as the site of Cornell University. But now this college town in upstate New York may be known for more than that. Elbert Spriggs is the leader of the notorious “cult” Twelve Tribes which is buying up property in Ithaca, reports the Cornell Daily. …
November 12, 2002 Cheryl Lewczyk In a large communal home members of the Twelve Tribes sect have established themselves. They see themselves as the true disciples of Yahshua (Jesus) but shockingly are true disciples of their “Apostle” and founder Elbert Eugene Spriggs. The Twelve Tribes are a Bible-based cult. Before the gathering starts where the…
Source: CultEducation (originally from Courier Mail Australia) Courier-Mail (Australia)/December 29, 2001 By Chris Griffith and Amanda Watt An anti-semitic cult whose US parent has a court history of child abuse and abduction is selling food and refreshments at this year’s Woodford Folk Festival. Known as Twelve Tribes Mission and the Messianic Communities, the cult advocates…
The Courier-Mail, September 5, 2000 A fundamentalist cult will provide catering at Sydney 2000 Olympic equestrian events. This is even though it was banned in Britain after distributing anti-Semitic literature. It was reported on 4 September 2000 that the leader of the Twelve Tribes, also known as the Messianic Communities, is American Elbert Spriggs. Spriggs…
Source: The Guardian Jeevan Vasagar July 5, 2000 The Twelve Tribes sect was banned from attending this year’s Reading Festival after the Guardian revealed that the cult was using rock events to distribute anti-Semitic literature. The festival organiser, Mean Fiddler, yesterday turned down an application from Twelve Tribes to bring its mobile cafe, The Common…
Dorchester Community News Sean Cahill May 10, 1996 The Bible-based cult which runs the popular Common Ground restaurant in Lower Mills has in recent weeks leafletted several Dorchester neighborhoods with virulently anti-gay literature, which could easily be construed as encouraging violence against lesbians, gays and transgender residents. The cult, whose members dress in old fashioned…
Chattanooga Times January 10, 1980 Bill Casteel Steve and Elizabeth Petty spent approximately one year as members of the Vine Christian Community Church. Disappointed and disillusioned, they finally walked away from the group. It took them a year to put their lives and their marriage back together. “It took us a year to repair the…
The selling that angers Barrington Passage Maclean’s Magazine Belle Hatfield September 26, 1988 The inexpensive menu and rustic decor soon had tourists and local residents flocking through the doors. But within a month the Old Schoolhouse Restaurant’s opening on July 6, in the south shore Nova Scotia hamlet of Barrington Passage, was at the centre…