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So, I've been reading this book...
By zahrah 2011-07-13 13:16:13
Short Summary: Quote: The devastating first-hand account of three sisters' courageous struggle to escape a perverse community that robbed them of their childhood. Celeste, Kristina and Juliana were born into a cult - The Children of God. But their experiences were a world away from the traditional Christian understanding of 'love' and 'forgiveness'. The organisation that was entrusted with their care practised physical and mental abuse, thought control, pornography, prostitution and sexual exploitation of children. The sisters were separated from each other and from their parents at an early age, living in communes with as many as 200 members in England, India and the Far East. They were denied access to formal schooling, forced to busk on the streets for money, and were mercilessly beaten for 'crimes' as unpredictable as reading an encyclopaedia. In Not Without My Sister, Celeste, Kristina and Juliana, relive their experiences of how they survived - and then escaped - a cult that has claimed the lives and innocence of thousands of its members. Theirs is a horrific story of perversion and loss but, ultimately, it is an account of immense love and immeasurable bravery.
I was a little apprehensive about making this a topic. (Feel free to take it down if need be.)
Anyway, despite most of the cringe-worthy content it's an interesting read about the Children of God cult. While reading up a little more about this I ran across this...
They're now known as XFamily
(THIS IS DISTURBING)
The story of Davidito
Davidito's death
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By Leviathan.Narshe 2011-07-13 13:27:03
The Davidito thing is very disturbing.. x.x;;
I will check the book out.. looks like a good read. :)
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By Fenrir.Terminus 2011-07-13 13:29:10
Is XFamily them, or something else. Seems like something else, from what I am willing to check from my work computer.
Leviathan.Narshe said: The Davidito thing is very disturbing.. x.x;;
I will check the book out.. looks like a good read. :)
Good God! This cracks me up (now) because I TOTALLY thought you meant "The Story of Davidito."
YIKES.
By zahrah 2011-07-13 13:35:49
Fenrir.Terminus said: Is XFamily them, or something else. Seems like something else, from what I am willing to check from my work computer.
From the home page...
Quote: Welcome to xFamily.org, a collaboratively edited encyclopedia about The Family International/Children of God cult.
The Davidito thing made me sick to my stomach last night.
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By Leviathan.Narshe 2011-07-13 13:37:55
Fenrir.Terminus said: Is XFamily them, or something else. Seems like something else, from what I am willing to check from my work computer.
Leviathan.Narshe said: The Davidito thing is very disturbing.. x.x;;
I will check the book out.. looks like a good read. :)
Good God! This cracks me up (now) because I TOTALLY thought you meant "The Story of Davidito."
YIKES. LOL nooo! D: I meant the book Zah shared. ;_;
By zahrah 2011-07-13 13:40:09
Leviathan.Narshe said: LOL nooo! D: I meant the book Zah shared. ;_;
It is pretty good. The cult started in California, but the girls' family moved them from the UK after joining Children of God. This cult had a very long reach.
Celeste Jones is now a clinical psychologist.
By zahrah 2011-07-13 16:16:58
Really?
Short Summary: Quote: The devastating first-hand account of three sisters' courageous struggle to escape a perverse community that robbed them of their childhood. Celeste, Kristina and Juliana were born into a cult - The Children of God. But their experiences were a world away from the traditional Christian understanding of 'love' and 'forgiveness'. The organisation that was entrusted with their care practised physical and mental abuse, thought control, pornography, prostitution and sexual exploitation of children. The sisters were separated from each other and from their parents at an early age, living in communes with as many as 200 members in England, India and the Far East. They were denied access to formal schooling, forced to busk on the streets for money, and were mercilessly beaten for 'crimes' as unpredictable as reading an encyclopaedia. In Not Without My Sister, Celeste, Kristina and Juliana, relive their experiences of how they survived - and then escaped - a cult that has claimed the lives and innocence of thousands of its members. Theirs is a horrific story of perversion and loss but, ultimately, it is an account of immense love and immeasurable bravery.
I was a little apprehensive about making this a topic. (Feel free to take it down if need be.)
Anyway, despite most of the cringe-worthy content it's an interesting read about the Children of God cult. While reading up a little more about this I ran across this...
They're now known as XFamily
(THIS IS DISTURBING)
The story of Davidito
Davidito's death
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