1972

• The Children of God grows to over 130 communes around the world.
• David Berg, now calling himself Moses David or Father David, claims to be God's Endtime Prophet foretold in the Bible.
• Merry Berg (aka "Mene") is born to David Berg's eldest son, Aaron David (aka Paul Brandt Berg).
• The United States Internal Revenue Service denies the application of Children of God, Inc., a Texas corporation, for tax-exempt non-profit status.

Press coverage

• Odessa American: Religious Sect Member Sues Own Mother — 1972-01-14
• Time Magazine: Whose Children? — 1972-01-24
• New York Times: Parents Join to Combat Radical Youth Sect — 1972-02-22
• Syracuse Post-Standard: Parents Frightened By Sect's Impact — 1972-02-22

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