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David Berg
...David''',<ref name="KingDavid"/> '''Father David''', '''Chairman Mo''', '''David Fontaine''', '''Dad''', and '''Grandpa'''. [[Image:David_Berg-002.jpg|thumb|230px|David Berg]]

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David Brandt Berg
#redirect [[David Berg]]

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Krounapple v. Children of God, David Brandt Berg, et. al. 77CV-11-4706
...CHILDREN OF GOD]], DAVID BRANDT, AKA [[David Berg|DAVID BERG]], AKA MOSES DAVID, et al. In [[1976]] Defendant [[David Berg]], aka David Brandt, aka David Moses began to prescribe certain conduct for the female members and taught

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75
==David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75== '''OBITUARY: David Brandt Berg, also known as Moses David, founder of the Children of God movement - the original "Jesus freaks" of t

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Main Page
*'''[[Merry Berg]]''' — Granddaughter of [[David Berg]] who has spoken out against abuse

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Flirty Fishing
...r part of the [[1970s|'70s]] and early [[1980s|'80s]], <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[David Berg]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, responding in part to the sexual liberality of th *[http://www.thefamily.org/ourfounder/tribute/trib_21.htm David Berg Tribute: Flirty Fishing] — From the official Family website

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David Berg
...David''',<ref name="KingDavid"/> '''Father David''', '''Chairman Mo''', '''David Fontaine''', '''Dad''', and '''Grandpa'''. [[Image:David_Berg-002.jpg|thumb|230px|David Berg]]

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Karen Zerby
aliases = Maria David, Maria Berg,<br />Maria Fontaine, Mama<br />Maria, Queen Maria | spouses = [[David Berg]], [[Steven Douglas Kelly|Steven Kelly]] |

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Steven Douglas Kelly
...ey]] (father of [[Christina Teresa Zerby|Christina "Techi" Zerby]]) left [[David Berg]] and Karen Zerby, they were looking for a replacement. Kelly was on t ...10px; border: 2px dotted green;"><small style="color:green;">48.</small> [David Berg:] Has anybody ever punished you like that before? (MB: Yes) Who? (MB:

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1919
*On February 18<sup>th</sup>, [[David Berg]] is born.

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United States
...od, David Brandt Berg, et. al. 77CV-11-4706|Krounapple v. Children of God, David Brandt Berg, et. al.]]''

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Reorganization Nationalization Revolution
In [[1978]], [[David Berg]] enacted the '''Reorganization Nationalization Revolution''' (or '''R ...nisation Nationalisation Revolution!"]] <small>(ML 650)</small> — By David Berg, 1978-01

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Houston Chronicle: Children of God Cult Returns as The Family
What they have not brought is their fugitive prophet, [[David Berg|David Brant Berg]]. ...wn, but more infamous, for Berg’s views on sex with children. “[[Moses David]]” or “[[Dad]],” as he is called in the group, and inner circle publi

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Good News magazine
...s set forth as being by Jesus speaking in [[prophecy]], or Dad (deceased [[David Berg]]) speaking from beyond the grave.

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Grant can go fuck himself
To me, what [[David Berg|Berg]], [[Karen Zerby|Mama Maria]], Queen [[Steven Douglas Kelly|Peter

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Magic Green Shirt
'''''The Magic Green Shirt''''' is a Family publication, written by [[David Berg]], in which he describes a dream of his adopted son, "[[Davidito]]," b ...The Magic Green Shirt!—A Dream?] <small>(ML 629)</small> — By David Berg, [[1977]]-10-25

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Ricky Rodriguez
...rg in Europe, Asia, and Canada. He was considered to be the adopted son of David Berg although no official adoption ever took place. He is also the half-bro From his birth, David Berg and Karen Zerby determined to make Rick a poster boy for their followe

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Generational Revolt by the Adult Children of First-Generation Members of the Children of God/The Family
...group. Beginning in the [[1970s]], policies that the group’s founder, [[David Berg]], initiated and imposed upon his members laid the groundwork for this ...” Berg told his followers, “and teach him well the words of his father David, that he may know what is truth, that he may feed My people” (Berg, 1977b

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Open Letter to President and Mrs. Clinton on "The Family Singers"
...[[Children of God]]" or COG, a Bible based cult founded by [[David Berg]]. David Berg was a known alcoholic and pedophile who sexually molested his own daug ...4). "While on the airplane [Davidito] said, 'Hey! Let's love-up!' I said, 'David, we can't do that here!' and he said 'Oh, I know why! Because we'd probably

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Charter
In February of [[1995]], following the death of [[David Berg]], [[The Family International]] introduced their '''''Love Charter''''

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Natural law
...ash; an appeal to "natural law" — was a common fallacy employed in [[David Berg]]'s doctrines.

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Japan
In November [[1987]], [[David Berg]], [[Karen Zerby]] and their entourage left the [[Philippines]] and he

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Rick Dupuy
...o dead wrong I can hardly bear to face you, my Family I am not worthy... [[David Berg|Dad]] pleaded for me to be able to give you this message and he even a

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San Francisco Chronicle: Common Thread of Sexual, Spiritual Abuse Among Cult Defectors Who Killed Themselves
...s of the sect founded in the late [[1960s]] by Oakland native [[David Berg|David "Moses" Berg]] and now known as [[the Family International]] acknowledge th ...I gotta go. I gotta go.' He was getting incoherent and mumbling 'Moses ... David ... mind control.'

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World Services
...heavily subsidized or fully supported by funds allotted them formerly by [[David Berg]], and now [[Karen Zerby]] and [[Steven Kelly]]. Members of such units *[[David Forsberg]]

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Angela Smith
...Virginia, Smith graduated at Edison H.S., Fairfax Co. She worked in the [[David Berg]] household as a secretary and played a limited role in the sexual abu ...VA, area; her aunt and cousins in the San Jose, CA, area; and her partner, David, of Palo Alto, CA. Her father, John Sr., passed away in [[2004]].

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Berg
*[[David Berg]]

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Merry Jolene Berg
...ily]] as '''Mene''', was a granddaughter of the [[cult|cult's]] founder, [[David Berg]]. She was born on 5 June 1972 to [[Paul Brandt Berg|Paul "Aaron" Berg ...iptease dances along with other Family women and young girls, recorded for David Berg. She has testified that while in Greece she was sexually abused by mul

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Merry's Story
''[[David Berg]]'s grand-daughter was born into the [[Children of God]], and suffered ...n the group. Aaron ([[Paul Brandt Berg]]) was David Berg's son. Therefore, David Berg is my grandfather. When I was still just a baby, my father died. The m

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Swats
...stered in [[The Family]] differed from case to case and rhetoric used by [[David Berg]] is sometimes construed as encouraging more brutal beatings, as his w

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Berg on Rape
[[David Berg]] criticized "[[man's laws]]" on rape and went so far as to equate rap ...vil Hates Sex|The Devil Hates Sex! -- But God loves it!]]'''" (ML 999), by David Berg —''

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Berg on Incest
[[David Berg]], deceased founder and [[prophecy|prophetic]] leader of [[The Family *[[David Berg#Alleged sexual abuse|Alleged sexual abuse by David Berg]]

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Heaven's Girl
...ildren in [[The Family]]. The lead character, Marie Claire, was based on [[David Berg]]'s granddaughter, [[Merry Berg|Merry "Mene" Berg]]. The story was sup ...{pubs|1623|Heaven's Girl--The Supergirl of the Tribulation!}}'' — by David Berg (DFO; ML#1623), September 1983

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Grandpa
Term used by [[second generation]] members (children) to refer to [[David Berg]]. In contrast, [[first generation]] adult members would refer to Ber

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Statistics
...5-12-06.</ref><ref>{{pubs|357|The Administration Revolution}} — by [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letters|ML]]#357 [[DO]]; 1975-11-11.</ref>

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All of These Things Moved Me
...hey asked to see some samples? The Child Abuse Statement? The Tribute to [[David Berg]]? I felt so useless. ...en's girls and boys for the last days. The Family is "the End Time army of David" and leaving it is leaving God's service; God's highest and best. God will

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1975
*[[Ricky Rodriguez]] (at birth named [[David Moses Zerby]]) born to [[Karen Zerby]] on the island of [[Tenerife]]. *Bible teacher [[Joel Wordsworth]] is excommunicated by [[David Berg]] in October.

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Story of Davidito
==David Berg on applying the childcare style espoused in ''The Story of Davidito''= <small style="color:green;">36</small> Sex!: Little David stood watching through the pool fence as a couple made love in the water. H

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1969
*[[David Berg]] weds [[Karen Zerby]].

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Christina Teresa Zerby
...]] and [[Michael Sweeney]] (aka Timothy Concerned), and step-daughter of [[David Berg]]. She is also the half-sister of [[Ricky Rodriguez]]. Known throughou In [[1987]], in a Family-produced book titled ''[[Heaven's Children]]'', David Berg published sexual fantasies about Techi (see [[Berg on Incest]]).

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The Family International
...amily International was founded by claimed [[prophecy|prophetic]] leader [[David Berg]] in [[1968]] in [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach]], [[

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Name Changes: From Children of God to The Family International
...concern over some of his more controversial policies, founder and leader [[David Berg]] declared in early [[1978]]:

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1994
* October — [[David Berg]] dies. * [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: David Berg, founder of '60s `Jesus freaks,' dies in seclusion at 75]] — 199

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Abrahim
Among the most influential of [[David Berg|David Berg's]] numerous [[spirit helper]]s, '''Abrahim''' (pronounced: Ah'-bra-he

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Mo Letters
[[Image:MosesDavid.png|frame|David Berg (depicted as a lion) writing the Mo Letters]] Derived from [[David Berg|David Berg's]] pseudonym, [[Moses David]], the '''Mo Letters''' were a series of more than 3000 publications (compi

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Loving Jesus
...aith or who wants it can ask Me for it. Just like your [[David Berg|Father David]] explained to you that if you wanted to fuck him in the spirit, you could ...ther than Jesus, in this case with deceased Family International founder [[David Berg]]. Before his death in [[1994]], Berg frequently described engaging in

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Berg on Homosexuality
Incongruous with his sexually charged doctrines, [[David Berg]] spoke strongly against male [[homosexuality]], condemning it harshly ...HomeARC ML 1110|Warning To All Sodomites!]] — By [[David Berg|Father David]]; [[DFO]]#1110; [[1981]]-10-22.</ref> is dedicated to the subject of male

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Berg on Pedophilia
[[David Berg]] practiced and condoned [[:Category:Pedophilia|pedophilia]], seeing " *[[David Berg#Alleged sexual abuse|Alleged sexual abuse by David Berg]]

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Statement by Family spokesperson Claire Borowik regarding Ricky's death
...s sad to announce the recent death of [[Ricky Rodriguez]], (son of [[Maria David]], who with her husband is the administrative and spiritual overseer of The ...departed. In 1994 and 1995, in open letters to former members and in Maria David's "An Answer to Him that Asketh," Family leadership officially addressed co

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River Phoenix
"The group was being distorted by a leader <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[David Berg]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> who was getting very full of power and wealthy", s ...ey had taught me to love the Lord, and to love Grandpa <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[David Berg]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, Papa Lion.—And I did. I loved him very much

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Ben Farnsworth
...]], was a longtime [[World Services]] staff member, working closely with [[David Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby]].

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The End-Time Witnesses

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No Regrets
...not as the loving, anointed leaders and shepherds of the end-time army of David, but rather as abusive, controlling, manipulative, self-centred, deceitful, ...nally responsible for children in The Family being sexually abused. Father David wrote a series of letters concerning sexual behaviour. The judgement refers

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Mo
...n of God]] founder [[David Berg]], derived from another pseudonym, [[Moses David]].

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Dad
Term used by [[first generation]] adult members to refer to [[David Berg]].

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Disciple
...for any of its practices and doctrines (specifically required to believe [[David Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby]] are [[end-time]] prophets appointed by God), exp

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The Cult Killed Rick!
...m people like Merilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Richard Nixon, River Phoenix, David Berg of course, and now Rick Dupui. Here is the message from the dead, prec

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What Happened to Rick Dupuy/Watchman?
...id Berg]] or MO is a fulfillment of the verses in Ezekiel chapter 34 about David the "one shepherd". Any student of Bible prophecy can show you these predic When David Berg dissolved the Children of God leadership structure in 1978, so he coul

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The Last State
...a verbatim exchange between [[Merry Berg]] at age 14 and her grandfather [[David Berg]], referred to as "Dad". "MB" is Merry Berg.

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1972
*[[David Berg]], now calling himself [[Moses David]] or [[Father David]], claims to be God's [[Endtime Prophet]] foretold in the [[Bible]]. ...Mene) is born to David Berg's eldest son, [[Paul Brandt Berg]] (aka Aaron David).

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1987
*[[David Berg]] publishes fantasies of having sex with [[Techi|his step-daughter]] i *[[David Berg]], [[Karen Zerby]] and their entourage leave the [[Philippines]] for [

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1968
*[[David Berg]]'s mother [[Virginia Lee Brandt]] dies.

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Katherine Rianna Smith
Pseudonyms include '''Maria''', '''Mama''', '''Maria Fontaine''', '''Maria David''', '''Maria Berg''', or '''Queen Maria'''.

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San Francisco Chronicle: Hewlett grant went to cult-linked charity
...eligious sect was started in the late 1960s by Oakland native [[David Berg|David "Moses" Berg]], whose blend of Christian witness and sexual freedom attract

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Basic Training Handbook
...Your Father!] <small> (1 page, 220k)</small> – page 1. — by [[David Berg]], ML DO 2056. ...Fever!] <small> (7 pages, 1.61MB)</small> – pages 66-72. — by David Berg, ML DO 2236.

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1973
* July — [[David Berg]] proclaims his [[Mo Letters]] the [[Word of God]] with authority over

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J. Gordon Melton
...ad been much conversation among the leadership about the extent to which [[David Berg|Berg]] himself had participated in child sexual abuse and there was so

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Hugo Westphal
...enesis]]". When it was discovered that their baby's skull was fractured, [[David Berg]] accused Genesis of being a witch, claimed it was her fault, and had ...hysical Abuse|physical abuse]] against women and children, as explained by David Berg below:

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Peter Bevan Riddell
...vices]] (WS), and was in frequent contact with [[Karen Zerby]], the late [[David Berg]], and other top leaders.

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Man's laws
A term often used by [[David Berg]] as a diminuitive for laws with which he did not agree. He claimed hi

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Lurana Nolind Berg
[[Image:Esther David-01.png|thumb|Esther David, [[1975]]]] ...group members) — wife of [[Jonathan Berg]] and daughter-in-law to [[David Berg]].

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Antichrist
In the [[Mo Letters]], [[David Berg]] frequently refered to Communists, Jews, Africans and numerous politi

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Moses David
A pseudonym for [[David Berg]], often abbreviated as [[Mo]].

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Ricky Rodriguez Video Transcript
...ause I wasn't allowed to watch that many. Yeah sure, I watched some with [[David Berg|Berg]] and all, but shit. It's kinda cool to watch movies now. So, uh,

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Teenagers - Where It's At
By [[David Berg]] — 20 December 1982 (DFO#1398)

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Space City
...blical]] Book of Revelation describes a city called '''New Jerusalem'''. [[David Berg]] believed and taught that this "'''Space City'''" (or '''Heaven''') e

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Paul Peloquin
...ercourse with Rachael and being filmed doing it. The films were made for [[David Berg|Berg]].

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Father David
Pseudonym for [[David Berg]]

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Complete Judgment of Lord Justice Ward
...vement, which is a preferable expression to "cult," was founded and led by David "Moses" Berg. They live by the Law of Love, the central principle of which ...you will." The Defendant's and the group's love for their leader, "Father David" is so resolute that the Plaintiff invites me to consider whether, as Porti

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Christian Vocational College
...w a paper in front of him with the lines drawn down it. It was like what [[David Berg|Dad]] says‚ that whenever [[Jane Miller Berg|Grandmother]] had a maj 57. Then I got the words, "Behold, for him that hath the key of [[David Berg|David]], I will open doors that no man can shut, and close doors that no man can

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1970
...0028.shtml Part 1], [http://www.exfamily.org/pubs/ml/b4/ml0029.shtml 2]) [[David Berg|Berg]] announces he will live apart from his followers as the [[Childr

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1974
*[[David Berg]] introduces [[Flirty Fishing]].

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1986
...r to this, the [[:Category: Family Publications|published teachings]] of [[David Berg]] sanctioned such [[:Category:Practices|practices]].

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Huntington Beach, California
...]. [[The Family]] traces its origins to this town in [[1968]]. Founder [[David Berg]], his wife [[Jane Miller Berg]], and their teenage children began a m

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California
...[[Huntington Beach, California]], the [[Children of God]] was founded by [[David Berg]]. Berg let his hair and beard grow wild, and embraced California's hi

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Life with Grandpa - the Mene Story
...y tells what life growing up with Berg and Zerby in his own words. Mene is David Berg's grandaughter, [[Merry Berg]]. ...r at times demented leader. They [The Family] must acknowledge that what [[David Berg]] did to his granddaughter was wrong, not just a mistake, but inexcusa

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Tucson Citizen: Police probe ties between victim, killer
By ''DAVID L. TEIBEL and BLAKE MORLOCK'' Its founder, [[David Berg | David Brandt Berg]] was the father figure in Rodriguez's life, Jones said.

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San Francisco Chronicle: Murder-suicide case in desert evangelical sex cult
...ting an apparent murder-suicide involving the son of [[Karen Zerby | Maria David]], the prophet and spiritual leader of [[the Family]], an international eva ...apparent of the sect, founded in the late 1960s by the late [[David Berg | David "Moses" Berg]].

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Tucson Citizen: Murder suspect, a suicide, raised by cult to lead
By ''BLAKE MORLOCK and DAVID L. TEIBEL'' ...was born to [[Karen Zerby]], who ran the Family along with its founder, [[David Berg]]. Rodriguez did not know his real father but Berg filled that role, J

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San Francisco Chronicle: Rage turns to vengeance against "Family"
...eligious sect founded in the late [[1960s]] by Oakland native [[David Berg|David "Moses" Berg]]. Rodriguez was the only son of [[Karen Zerby|Karen "Maria David" Zerby]], the current prophetess and spiritual leader of the Family Interna

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San Francisco Chronicle: Ex-sect members fear new violence
Rodriguez, the only son of sect leader [[Karen Zerby | Karen "Maria David" Zerby]], grew up in the Children of God as "Davidito," the revered prince ...babbling about the founder of the Children of God, the late [[David Berg | David "Moses" Berg]], before he fled McNair's Kobe apartment, ran to a nearby bui

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San Francisco Chronicle: On tape, son of 'prophet' declares war on mother
Oakland native [[David Berg | David "Moses" Berg]], the founding seer of the [[Children of God]], put forth a p

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San Francisco Chronicle: IRS documents show ties between charity, sex cult
...n of God]], was started in the late 1960s by Oakland native [[David Berg | David "Moses" Berg]], who attracted tens of thousands of devotees in the 1970s wi

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Los Angeles Times: Fringe Group at Center of Deaths
...s the [[Children of God]], the group began in the late 1960s, founded by [[David Berg]], who preached the Gospel to the hippies of Southern California. ...s that a comet would doom America. He called himself "Mo," short for Moses David.

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Los Angeles Times: Tragic Legacies of a Sex-Based Religion: Murder and Suicide
...of how it worked. Almost all he'd learned in life had come from one man, [[David Berg]], who founded the group and kept its members isolated, indoctrinated Berg and Zerby originally named the baby David Moses Zerby after themselves. But they openly celebrated his origins.

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New York Times: Murder and Suicide Reviving Claims of Child Abuse in Cult
The founder of the Children of God was [[David Berg | David Brandt Berg]], a son of Pentecostal evangelists. In the late 60's, he attra

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London Times: Revenge of a son on cult of free love
...to all members of the Children of God as Davidito. His late stepfather, [[David Berg]], founded the cult in the 1960s and sent female members “[[Flirty F

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San Francisco Chronicle: Daughter of Family's Founder Renounces His Teachings
...father as "Dad." But in the early 1970s, Dad revealed himself to be "Moses David, God's Endtime Prophet." Moses, it turned out, had a new vision of his daug "David Berg - in a state of rebellion against the 'church system,' the American go

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San Francisco Chronicle: Escaping a Free Love Legacy Children of God sect hopes it can overcome sexy image
...iece for God. Few of those prophets, however, were as obsessed with sex as David Berg. "We have a sexy God and a sexy religion with a very sexy leader with

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San Francisco Chronicle: Mixed Memories of 'The Family' Sex: Ex-member believed abuse 'normal'
...od — a religious sect founded in [[1968]] by Oakland native [[David Berg|David “Moses” Berg]].

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The Alcoholic Prophet
The following are verbatim "[[Mo]] quotes" from the letters of [[David Berg]], founder and prophet of the [[Children of God]] ''(aka [[The Family| ...and openeth his mouth, that he may speak the words of God! (Tongues) Poor David! He's so weak--so much flesh. He cannot be freed except through wine, his s

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Heavenly City School
In November [[1987]], [[David Berg]], [[Karen Zerby]] and their entourage left the [[Philippines]] and he

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Endtime
...ref>See also: "[[HomeARC ML 0156|The 70-Years Prophecy of the End]]"; By [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letter|ML]]#156 [[GP]]; [[1972]]-03-01.</ref> When Christ fail David Berg outlined the 16 major events of the Endtime as follows:<ref>[http://ww

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Bible Album
...ngers include Joan "of Arc" Alexander, [[Lawrence Pizzuto]] (aka Jonas), [[David Rugely]] (aka Simon Black), Russell McClelland (aka Jeremiah Singer), Micah || "Shepherd Boy / David" || 1:53 || Joan, Micah, and Jonas || Fridley-Allen

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Babylon the Whore
...]] analogy to an apocalyptic nation described in the book of Revelation. [[David Berg]] believed and taught that this nation was the [[United States|United

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Bible woman
...n Maid]]'', ''Revolutionary Women'', and ''Come On, Ma! Burn Ya' Bra!'', [[David Berg]] expressed his preference for women with long flowing hair, little or

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Churchianity
A term used by [[David Berg]] to describe what he considered to be a stagnant, old-fashined flavor

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Sex, Sin and Sacrilege! Zerby's Dirty Revelation
...he Children of God cult is proving to be just as bad as the cult's founder David Berg. The following are excerpts from a series of new internal publications ...hard, but I also knew I could reveal them to My children, the children of David. 108. In the bed of love, I love to participate and be one with you. 109.Do

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Louris Nielson
...uris was recruited to illegally obtain Canadian passports for several of [[David Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby]]'s staff, in accordance with which she traveled t

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True Komix - Little Flirty Fishy
==What David Berg had to say about children reading True Komix== '''Question''': What does [[David Berg|Dad]] think about reading to our children some of the favorite classic

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Prophecy
...tegory:Spirit World|Spirit World]], commonly from Jesus or group founder [[David Berg]] beyond the grave. ...about how members around the world might receive different messages from [[David Berg]] simultaneously, [[Karen Zerby]] has explained that the deceased Berg

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1990s
In the '''1990s''', [[David Berg|David Berg's]] death marked a transition in [[:Category:Leaders|leadership]] to [ *[[1994]] — Death of [[David Berg]]

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Life with Grandpa
A series of publications, in comic book format, featuring life in David "[[Grandpa]]" Berg's household. Prominent persons in these stories were: *[[David Berg]] — "Grandpa"

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Davida Kelley
...ara "Davidito" Kelley]] and [[Alfred Strickland Kelley]]. She grew up in [[David Berg]]'s household along with [[Ricky Rodriguez]] (aka "Davidito") and thro

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Hitchhiking spirit
[[David Berg]] had a recurring interest in the [[Occult]], and demon [[possession]]

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Sex With Grandmother
'''''"Sex With Grandmother!"''''' <small>([[DFO]] ML 1535)</small>, by [[David Berg]], [[1982]]-06-11. Click the thumbnails for full-size images.

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Daily Telegraph: They told us we might have to die
In the words of their late founder, [[David Berg | David "Mo" Berg]], "[[The Devil Hates Sex | ...ere teenage [[hippy | hippies]] gathered to hear the white-bearded "Father David" Berg rage against the established churches. Later, he sent them out dresse

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Allentown Morning Call: Man battled depression before shooting sibling, self
But its founder, [[David Berg]], and his policies quickly came under fire. One policy, called the "[

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Arizona Daily Star: Stabber's friends blame decades of abuse in sex cult
Rodriguez's mother, Maria David, whose real name is [[Karen Zerby]], is the current head of The Family, whi ...through Tucson in the 1970s and became the wife of the group's founder, [[David Berg]]. Berg became Rodriguez's father figure.

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San Jose Mercury News: Group, P.A. woman's slaying intertwined
...Family International]], and to the group's late founder, Oakland native [[David Berg]]. ...name the [[Children of God]]. Its founder, Berg, took on the name [[Moses David]] and was known to some of his followers as "Mo," according to the group's

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The Observer, UK: Sex cult's messiah turns killer
...a bizarre blend of free love and apocalyptic Christianity. Its founder, [[David Berg]], prophesied that one day Rodriguez would lead it. Yet now he is dead ...to was one of the strangest to emerge from Sixties America. Its founder, [[David Berg]], was a former preacher who had been sexually abused as a child. He s

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Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God
By David Cohen ...of the cult's leader, [[Karen Zerby]], and stepson of its late founder, [[David Berg]] - brutally stabbed to death his former nanny, [[Angela Smith]], 51.

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Irish Times: Helping to Take the Cult Out of the Man
The organisation which reared Andrew McMillion was founded by the late [[David Berg]] in 1968, during the Californian [[hippie]] era, as a fusion of Chris ...n thoughts, my own life and independence. I heard of some sick things that David Berg was doing. Losing faith in your leader was a depressing experience, an

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FREECOG
...iscovery order requiring the organization to make its leaders, including [[David Berg]], available for depositions and to turn over its membership and finan ...terview in an internal [[:Category:Family Videos|Family video]] made for [[David Berg]].

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David Brandt
Pseudonym for '''[[David Berg]]'''. '''Brandt''' is his [[Virginia Lee Brandt|mother's]] maiden name

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Virginia Lee Brandt
...}". ML#1351.</ref>) was a Christian evangelist, and mother of [[David Berg|David Brandt Berg]]. She is the daughter of Rev. Dr. [[John Lincoln Brandt]] and ...lipped and fell and broke her back in two places.<ref name="Berg172">Berg, David (1972). "{{pubs|172|Survival}}". ML#172.</ref> While recovering she had a r

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Alfred Strickland Kelley
He was a long-time member of [[David Berg|Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby|Zerby]]'s household. He was last known to be

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Canning
...nning is generally not considered truly [[witnessing]]. For this reason, [[David Berg]] once forbade canning in a [[Good News magazine]] titled "''[http://w

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Washington Post: 'The Family' and Final Harvest
...man Catholic, but for the past 22 years a follower of "[[David Berg|Father David]]," a reclusive prophet who foretells the coming of a dictator called the a The deaths of David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers in April after a standoff with fed

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Washington Post: 30 Members of Children Of God Arrested
The cult, which was founded in [[1968]] by Californian [[David Berg]], was banned in France in [[1978]] after stories began to circulate o

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Hong Kong Goolagong
The name “Goolagong” was revealed by [[David Berg]] in a coughing fit where “every cough was a word and … every ...gong!–The Battle of the Bosoms!]" <small>(ML 980)</small> — by David Berg, 1981-03-26

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Corporal punishment
*{{pubs|2066|Dad's Guidelines for Teen Discipline}} — by [[David Berg]], 1985-10.

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The Test of Faith
''--By [[David Berg|Father David]], [[1981]]-11-10 (DFO #1281)'' ...ithout [[Alfred Strickland Kelley|Alfred]] here and tape [[Ricky Rodriguez|David's]] verses on my own. It was a little doubt.) It's like my problem with swa

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1979
...706|awarded $1,000,000]] in her case against the [[Children of God]] and [[David Berg]] in the [[United States]].

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Bergisms
'''Bergisms''' refer to [[David Berg]]'s personal idiosyncrasies for the administration of [[The Family Int

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Final Report on the Activities of the Children of God
...nty of the members including, [[Jonathan Berg]] and [[Paul Berg]], sons of David Berg, jumped bail set at an aggregate of $34, 500 and arrest warrants were ...corporate entities, controlled by Rev. [[Fred Jordan]], former employer of David Berg.

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Spotlight
*'''[[Merry Berg]]''' — Granddaughter of [[David Berg]] who has spoken out about abuse ...[[Paul Brandt Berg]] — Eldest son of Family International founder [[David Berg]]

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More Madness from Mama Maria
...u had to accept totally by faith! -That Dad was God's Endtime Prophet, the David foretold in numerous Bible prophecies [Berg is probably the greatest false ...ionship, a lover relationship. Thank You, Jesus, that through the Words of David You have set us free in every way - free to love each other sexually [the c

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No Real Changes in the "Children of God" Cult
...ons made by his detractors, the world is a better place because of him." ("David Brandt Berg.1919-1994. A Tribute to the Man, His Mission and His Message" [ ...eting they "read the famous, `Love Never Fails,' talk from [their] beloved David [Berg], a letter on which all could agree and unite." (NDN Vol. 3 #1 p. 3).

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I Almost Didn't Make It
...ers of the Children of God were almost completely unaware of the fact that David Berg, the cult's founder, was practicing incest and that the inner circle a ...mbers had just moved in our home at this time. One of them was Faith Berg, David Berg's daughter. I need to get into some detail about the kind of people I

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Children of God. Family of Love. The Family
...f His children." At Anaheim Christian Center in Orange County, California, David Berg, the group’s founder, interrupted the preaching, quoting a contradic ...ler crying fell in front of Berg begging him and saying: "Have mercy on me David." Both her sons, Aaron and Jonathan aka Hosea, prophesied against their own

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Techi's Life Story
...ges 1 and 2, including one after she performed in a videotaped dance for [[David Berg]]. *Page 208 has the title, "SEX & CLEANLINESS--From a Talk by [[David Berg|Dad]]" and says--

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Aaron Berg
Pseudonym of '''[[Paul Brandt Berg]]''', son of [[David Berg]].

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Litness
The term arose when [[David Berg]] wrote "{{pubs|207|Wonder Working Words}}" and "{{pubs|241|Shiners?--

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Word of God
...a higher authority than the Bible. In [[1973]], group founder and leader [[David Berg]] stated:

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Judgment of Lord Justice Ward
...ory:Education|education]] of children, denounce their founder [[David Berg|David Berg's]] writings, and "acknowledge that through his writings Berg was pers ...nsibilty <small>[. . .]</small> Further, in [[1980]] [[Father David|Father David's]] statements in his discourse entitled 'The Devil Hates Sex' opened the d

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Berg and Anti-Semitism
Following are a large number of excerpts of [[David Berg]]'s writings to the [[Children of God]]/[[Family International]] throu ...ery disturbing and hateful. xFamily.org does not endorse these writings of David Berg in any form.'''

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True Komix
[[Image:David-berg-tk-SHW 57C.PCX.jpg|thumb|[[David Berg]] holding the first True Komix volume.]] [[Image:David-berg-rick-rodriguez-tk-SHW 58A.PCX.jpg|thumb|David Berg reading a True Komix book with [[Rick Rodriguez]].]]

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The Professionals
...have used the term "[[Gideon's band]]" frequently in the Letters, as did [[David Berg|Dad]], but that should not be seen as a derogatory term. It's not with ...e things of the world. The Lord said recently that many of the children of David have become seekers of pleasures rather than soldiers of God. What are you,

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Jane Miller Berg
...ouisville, Kentucky and died 14 May 2011 in Texas) was the first wife of [[David Berg]] (married in 1944) and mother of [[Linda Berg | Linda]], [[Paul Berg ...nted a much younger man, [[Stephen Bruce Ferguson]] (also known as Stephen David), to be her "consort" and [[mate]] and they lived together for many years.

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They Staged The Whole Thing!
''—By [[David Berg|Father David]], DO#1340, November 1982''

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Featured Requests
...production and the filming of [[dance video]]s of women and children for [[David Berg]]. --[[User:Monger|Monger]] 17:50, 12 Jun 2005 (CDT)

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Macau Victor Camps
...mpound was originally rented by [[Jonathan Berg|Hosea Berg]], his [[Esther David|wife]], and their six children in [[1978|1978]]. They were later joined by

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Faith Berg
...orn February 2, 1951 in Florence, Arizona) is the youngest of [[David Berg|David Berg’s]] four children. She lives in Houston, Texas. Her previous spous

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The Old Church and The New Church
''—By [[David Berg|Mo]], GP#A, 26 August 1969''

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The Girl Who Wouldn't!
''--By [[David Berg|Father David]], MO - DO#721 (pages 5578 – 5589), 17 June 1978'' ...she HERSELF is UNYIELDED and DISOBEDIENT!) Love Always in the Wild Wind of David.--Lori

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Golden seeds
...mall> '''ART THOU SATISFIED? ([[Karen Zerby|MARIA]] NODS, BUT [[David Berg|DAVID]] LAUGHS:) THOU ART NEVER SATISFIED''' with '''all''' the words of thy Fath ''Source: "{{pubs|254|Golden Seeds!}}" <small>(ML#254)</small>, by [[David Berg]], [[1973]]-07-20.''

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Christian Research Journal: Inside the "Heavenly Elite"
...social values while maintaining a "Christian" facade. Founded by "Moses" [[David Berg]] in the late 1960s as a deviant segment of the "Jesus People" movemen ...e detailed the inner workings of this cult...and the consequences of Moses David's perverted teachings on the lives of his followers.

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Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult"
Ricky’s stepfather was [[David Berg|David "Moses" Berg]] (aka "Dad"), the group’s founder and leader until his deat ..."The Story Of Lazarus", which describes Ricky at 17 months of age: "Little David stood watching through the pool fence as a couple made love in the water. H

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Toronto Star: Sect members face sex, abduction charges
writings of the "prophet" David Berg, a former pastor who founded the [[Children of God]] sect in

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Toronto Star: 'We've been totally and falsely accused' Family mom insists
...Berg]] in California in [[1969]]. Berg, known to his followers as [[Moses David]] or [[Chairman Mo]], preached salvation through sexual promiscuity.

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Toronto Star: Argentine court frees Canadians in sex case
...0s by the self-styled prophet of love, [[David Berg]], also known as Moses David and Father Mo.

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Los Angeles Times: A True Conversion?
...od began in 1968 as a small, Christian commune led by traveling preacher [[David Berg]], then 49. Berg, whose parents were evangelists, initially operated o

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Macleans: Not a normal family
...o avoid police harassment. "Sex with kids was clearly permissible," said [[David Hiebert]] of Richmond, B.C., a 15-year member who left the cult with his wi

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Hamilton Spectator: Cult provided sex services to strangers
Ms Streams said she has never met cult leader [[David Berg]], but has heard of Clara, as [[Susan Borowick]] is known within the s

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Toronto Star: Couple held after bid to visit kids in custody
...national among those originally detained, but not charged. He is Jonathan David Tirone, but his home town in Canada is unknown. ...oot of the [[Children of God]] cult founded in California in [[1969]] by [[David Berg]], who in his writings urged his female followers to become "[[Hookers

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Teens for Christ
...as the name of a singing group and travelling Christian ministry run by [[David Berg]] and members of his family. ...Christian coffeehouse and outreach mission run by [[Teen Challenge]] and [[David Wilkerson]].

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Deborah Davis
'''Deborah Davis''' (born '''Linda Berg''') is the eldest daughter of [[David Berg]] and [[Jane Miller]]. As the daughter of the founder, she was a membe *[[GN_337#FAITH_DAVID.27S_REBUTTAL.21|GN 337: Faith David's Rebuttal]] <small>([[GN]] 337 DO, Oct. 1988)</small>

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Columbus Dispatch: Columbus woman says she escaped cult horrors
Children are forced to work and study the writings of the cult's leader, [[David dependent on the COG (Children of God) and David Berg."

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Columbus Dispatch: Woman seeking to get cult-controlled kin out of Argentina
Coast. David Berg, the group's founder, has espoused free love and claims he is

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Columbus Dispatch: Woman says siblings are brainwashed cult victims
The sect was founded in [[1968]] in California by [[David Berg]], a traveling evangelist

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ABC News: New Focus on Fringe Religious Sect
Its charismatic leader, [[David Berg|Moses David Berg]], once said: "I practice what I preach! And I preach sex, boys and gi

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Argentina
...ish our first colonies in...Argentina." ("[[Viva South America!]]" --Faith David 1/76, No. 57, GP. pg. 14, paragraph 81). On May 12, [[1975]], members of th -A report to [[David Berg|Dad]] from Shaul and Abiah, new [[King and Queen Servant|KQs]] of Lati

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Houston Chronicle: Prisoner of a cult
...continued as a doomsayer. By [[1969]] he had changed his name to "[[Moses David]]" and billed himself as a leader who would take his people from the yoke o

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Houston Chronicle: Sex in the name of God
...And it was a safe bet that few in Bahia Blanca had ever heard of "[[Moses David]]" and his peculiar, worldwide following of "sheep.' All that changed one a ===Genesis of `Moses David'===

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Houston Chronicle: Elusive "father' of cult has held a following for 25 years
...nly a few of these have ever seen, much less met, the elusive [[David Berg|David Brant Berg]]. ...as, and named it the "[[Texas Soul Clinic]]." He adopted the name "[[Moses David]]" and dictated to his followers through "[[Mo Letters]]," which his artist

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Austin American-Statesman: Teens part of group with roots in '60s
...to [[The Family|the Family]], an international religious group begun by [[David Berg]], a Californian who espoused a blending of Christian and sexual theol Berg, who changed his name to [[Moses David]], died in London in [[1994]] after two decades in seclusion. He had become

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Austin American-Statesman: Music, poetry mark teens' funeral
...hn Wickenheiser, 16, Stephen Philip Fisher, 17, were on crutches, and Juan David Otoya Silva, 16, had cuts on his face. Jesse Wickenheiser is still in Brack

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Houston Chronicle: Past returns to haunt 'Parent of the Year'
...nd his wife are members of the group, which was started in California by [[David Berg]] in the [[1960s]]. The group eventually spread worldwide after Berg f

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Alpharetta Mom Working to Rescue Children From Sex Cult in Thailand
Formed in 1969 by David Berg, a Californian who calls himself "Moses," the group has an estimated 1

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 'Heaven's Harlot' looks back on Jesus freak days
...ed. But over the years, founder [[David Berg]], who called himself [[Moses David]], had a series of doctrinal "revelations" that loosened the rules about se The hippie days David Brandt Berg, born in Oakland, Calif., in [[1919]], was the son of two Chris

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Family: Hippie throwback or dangerous, abusive cult
Christina said she believes founder David Berg is "a prophet of God, a loving man, a Christian man who has devoted hi ...Carol Oehler teaches her children, 3-year-old April (left) and 6-year-old David, at the Gwinnett County home she and about 20 other members of the Family s

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Akron Beacon Journal: Former Cultist Now Preaches Against Religious Entrapment
...he group spread across the country and the world under the leadership of [[David Berg]].

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Dallas Morning News: Area watchdog groups say families torn apart by sects' control of members
...ren of God, founded in 1968 by former television evangelist and promoter [[David Berg]], who began proselytizing and feeding hippies in the Los Angeles area Her 67-year-old father, who is dubbed [[Moses David]] and purportedly receives revelations from God, continues to write The [[M

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Press-Enterprise: The Family's values disputed
...he Children of God when it was formed in Huntington Beach in [[1968]] by [[David Berg]]. In 1971, the Children of God operated a ranch in Coachella where up ...who is revered as a prophet by members, calls himself [[Dad]] and [[Moses David]]. Now 74, Berg has released more than 35,000 pages of controversial writin

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Berg's Followers Say Death Report Won't Deter Them
[[David Berg|David Brandt Berg]], leader of the embattled [[Children of God]] religious sect, ...ild abuse to white slavery, still expect to aggressively promote "[[Father David]]'s" apocalyptic vision of Christianity.

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Family Care Foundation: A Front Group for The Family Cult
..."While on the airplane David said, ‘Hey! Let’s love-up!’ I said, ‘David, we can’t do that here!’ and he said ‘Oh, I know why! Because we’d We read in the literature that David Berg, the group’s founder, was pleased that Sarah was willing to have sex

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The 9/11 Tragedy and The Family
[[David Berg]] besides being a pervert, an alcoholic and a self-deluded megalomania

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Michael Sweeney
[[Image:David-berg-timothy-concerned-1978.jpg|thumb|300px|[[David Berg]] and Timothy Concerned. Switzerland, 1978]] ...'''Timothy Concerned''', U.S. citizen) — Former right-hand man of [[David Berg]] and father of [[Techi]]. He left the [[The Family|Family]] in [[1979

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Church declines to aid sect accused of abusing children
...s dogged the Family's path since its founder, one-time hippie evangelist [[David Berg|Peter Berg]], established the sect as the Children of God in [[1969]].

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The "Re-Organisation Nationalisation Revolution!"
''--By [[David Berg|Father David]], MO - [[DO]]#650, [[1978]]-01''

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Philippines
...ghest officials in the nation. During the entire infiltration operation, [[David Berg]] and [[Karen Zerby]] directed the work and counseled their teams thro David Berg wrote a pamphlet entitled ''"[http://www.exfamily.org/pubs/ml/b5/ml224

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Does FFing Pay?
''--By [[David Berg|Moses David]], MO - DO#652 (pages 5046 - 5053), 6 September 1977''

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Kennebec Journal: 20 youths arrested in raid on commune
...m the church to the arrests. The church, founded by a Californian named [[David Berg]] who reportedly lives in [[England]]. requires total devotion and obe

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Daily Intelligencer: Dear God, Please give me back my son!
...he [[Children of God]], a group started by self proclaimed messiah Moses [[David Berg]]. ...s love. I also wanted to say the only word of God was the Bible, not Moses David letters."

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Mansfield News Journal: Controversial Children of God Sect 'Matures'
The mysterious "Moses," [[David Berg]], who founded the group in Huntington Beach, Calif., in [[1968]], has ...testimony, including that of [[Sarah Berg]], the former daughter-in-law of David Berg. The New York attorney general said, however, that First Amendment pro

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Newark Advocate: Children of God find new home
The movement was started about [[1969]] by a Californian named [[David Berg]], whom his followers regard as a prophet and call Moses. His "Mo" let

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The Progress: Children of God Sect Grips Thousands of Parents
...I always thought was right. And it was probably illegal," said the father, David C. Neve, general manager of an electronics company with a factory here. ...o" letters]] written by the man who founded the sect in 1968, [[David Berg|David (Moses)Berg]]. These rambling letters written from Europe, where Berg is in

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Stephen A. Kent
...Prophet: A Psychosexual Historical Study of the Children of God's Leader, David Berg]]". ''Cultic Studies Journal'' '''11'''(2):135-188.

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Time Magazine: Whose Children?
...l apostles seems to have gathered around a fundamentalist preacher named [[David Berg]], now in his fifties, his four children and their mates in [[1967]]-6 ...ldren have won over two important figures in the broader Jesus movement: [[David Hoyt]], of Atlanta's street ministries, and [[Linda Meissner]], of Seattle'

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Time Magazine: Children of Doom
...U.S. The reason, according to Founding Father [[David Berg]], alias "Moses David," has to do with the comet Kohoutek, which was supposed to herald catastrop ...formation center for the Children of God today is London. But Leader Moses David stays as elusive as Howard Hughes, making contact with the members only in

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Time Magazine: Tracking the Children of God
...azine-aug22-1977--p15-elusive.jpg|400px|thumb|'''Elusive Cult Leader Moses David and friends during Canary Islands sojourn.'''<br>''Be "Happy Hookers for Je ...ers]]" from their founder and prophet, "[[Moses David]]" (né [[David Berg|David Brandt Berg]]), 58. These Mo Letters have, among other things, encouraged t

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Christianity Today: The Children of God: Fewer and Far Out
"Moses" [[David Berg]] cites persecution as the reason for strategy and organizational chan ...rbara Kaliher Cancaro ("[[Queen Rachel]]") was the heir apparent to "King" David’s throne until her defection several months ago. [[Mike Sweeney]] ("Timot

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Midwest Christian Outreach Journal: A Family Affair
The Children of God, founded by [[David Brandt Berg]], are an outgrowth of the 60’s counter-culture. Berg had dee ...0s|1970’s]]. It was during this time that Berg changed his name to Moses David believing himself to be the fulfi llment of Deuteronomy 18:15 and began to

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Excerpts of Family publications that mention Timothy Concerned
Source: {{pubs|2701|Michael Landon!}} — by David Berg; ML#2701 (DO); 1991-06. Source: {{pubs|2710|Rulebreakers Beware!}} — by David Berg; ML#2710 (DO); 1991-07.

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New York Times: Parents Join to Combat Radical Youth Sect
...od are somewhat obscure, but the group seems to have crystallized around [[David Berg]], a Fundamentalist preacher in his mid-fifties, who in [[1968]] began "There's no satisfaction like sharing the love of Jesus, " said Paul David Cooke, 22, whose Bible name is Lazarus.

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New York Times: American's Death A Bangkok Puzzle
...id Berg, a former American traveling preacher who now calls himselfi Moses David. But the "elders" -two young men and a woman -stayed behind and willingly a

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New York Times: Argentines Say a Sex Cult Enslaved 268 Children
Under its fiery leader, David Berg, the Children of God preached Biblical fundamentalism with a strong ap ...the instructions of Mr. Berg, who was also known as Moses David and Father David, members left the United States after being accused by the New York State A

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New York Times: Retrieving Youngsters From a Sex-Exalting Cult
...ult]] that called itself the [[Children of God]] and whose leader, Moses [[David Berg]], advocated sex for children. "I practice what I preach, " proclaimed It's almost enough to make you want to hear more from Moses David Berg.

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New York Times: Lefkowitz Lists Charges On Sect
The sect was founded in [[1969]] by a preacher named [[David Berg]], who, with other members of his family, still leads the organization

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Oui Magazine: Murder Most Foul
...interpreted and amended by [[David Berg|David Brandt Berg]], 55, aka Moses David. ...and they certainly would have got one if their moms had been anything like David Brandt Berg's mom, the fundamentalist faith healer.

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Hollywood Reporter: HBO Documentary Focuses on Cult Kids
The Children of God, a.k.a. [[the Family]], was founded by [[David Berg]] in the late [[1960s|'60s]]. By [[1981]], it boasted more than 2,000

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The Mirror: Ex-member of Children of God Details Childhood Abuse
...members is God's will, and that refusing sex is refusing the will of God. David Berg, a Children of God leader, details in letters to members how he enjoye

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Misattribution and Social Control in the Children of God
...leader, [[David Berg]], who came to be known among his followers as Moses David, Mo, Dad, and most recently Grandpa. In these allegedly final days before t ...misattributed all sources of "good" to God and His reputed agent on earth, David Berg, while at the same time it misattributed all that is "bad" to Satan as

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US Magazine: Strange Days
By Roberta and David Ritz ...a self-styled prophet named [[David Berg]] - later he called himself Moses David - who had started attracting followers a few years earlier in Huntington Be

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Lethbridge Herald: God's law versus man's law
...d - some say enslaved - by a totalitarian "Godhead" who calls himself King David. The king is actually [[David Berg]], whose poison pen name is Moses David. He has formed a fanatical following through the flimsiest of philosphical

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Marysville Journal Tribune: "Children Of God" Using Sex To Recruit
...ed group, [[David Berg]], known to his followers as "Moses David," "Father David" or "Mo".

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National Enquirer: I was a Hooker for Heaven in an Evil Sex Cult
The cult's leader was a perverted preacher who called himself Moses David. He told his female followers that "God was a pimp" and they should offer t ...dained minister who called himself Moses David, or Mo. His real name was [[David Berg]], and he communicated with his followers through a series of edicts c

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Manly Daily: Colony Comes to Town
...starting the Children of God movement at a resort called Huntington Beach. David Berg formed his colony from the outcasts of society.

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The Family's response to the June 2005 Rolling Stone article
Founded by [[David Brandt Berg]] (1919-1994) in Southern [[California]] during the late [[1960

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David Brandt Berg
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Victims to Victors
by [[David Hiebert]] ...God (hereafter “COG”) in the early [[1970s]], we weren’t aware of [[David Berg]] (also known as “Moses” or “Mo”) and the tight control he exe

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Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One
...on a larger story unfolded - that of a charismatic, sex-obsessed father, [[David Berg]], the founder of the Children of God; a scheming, deluded mother; and ...ch, California, called Teens for Christ, led by a fifty-year-old preacher, David Brandt Berg.

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The Mirror: Our years of terror growing up in an evil child sex cult
...er of them expected to live past their teens because the cult's founder, [[David Berg]], promised that the world would end in [[1993]]. ...d Kristina was two, their parents split. Kristina and her younger brother, David, came back to the UK with their mother for a short time before returning to

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The Mirror: How we escaped the clutches of a cult
It was only then that we discovered the group had a leader - [[David Berg|David Moses]] - who preached that the world was going to end in [[1993]]. ...God and his word was law. We were told to read the scriptures according to David Moses. They were beautiful and moving, and I took in every word - this was

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The Mirror: Escape from the cults
...s we were allowed to read were the Bible and writings by the late leader [[David Berg]]. And yet we thought that was normal.

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The Mirror: My parents let evil cult use me as a child sex slave
...ject she immediately goes on the defence, crying and blaming everything on David Berg, the American founder of the Children of God cult, for turning out to David Berg conveniently received a message from God, telling him the group was ne

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What Magazine: Bait on the hook: a cult experience
'''They were slowly indoctrinating me to believe that "[[David Berg|Moses]]" (the group's leader and founder) was the last prophet of God.

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Washington Post: New York Would Place Children of God Under State Scrutiny
...egories of "[[Mo Letters|Moses letters]]" that are written by [[David Berg|David (Moses) Berg]], the founder of the group. They are (1) those to members of

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Clarifying Contentious Issues: A Rejoinder to Melton, Shupe, and Lewis
...ublication, [[Child Brides]], Melton indicated that The Family's leader, [[David Berg]]," suggested that those teens [aged 13 to 15] who wanted to should be .... Lewis, Ph.D." when interfering with the publication of Kent's article on David Berg in 1993, and he only discusses his attendance at "more than one gradua

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Barbara Kaliher Canevaro
...) was a high-profile leader of the [[Children of God]] in the [[1970s]]. [[David Berg]] gave her the nickname of '''Brunheld'''. She was one of the first pe After [[David Berg|Berg]] fired all 300 of his top leaders, including Rachel, she left th

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Victor Program
...island of Coloane). Among these DTs was [[Merry Berg]], granddaughter of [[David Berg]]. ...r sweet and loving talks she held with Techi and the stern dealings that [[David Berg|Dad]] had with her. She said:- "When a child is having serious problem

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Michael Fogarty
...ays as '''Ahimelech Organ'''<ref>{{pubs|932|Urgent Notices!}} — by [[David Berg]]; [[Mo Letter|ML]]#932 [[DFO]].</ref>) is a longtime Family musician,

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Krounapple v. Children of God, David Brandt Berg, et. al. 77CV-11-4706
...CHILDREN OF GOD]], DAVID BRANDT, AKA [[David Berg|DAVID BERG]], AKA MOSES DAVID, et al. In [[1976]] Defendant [[David Berg]], aka David Brandt, aka David Moses began to prescribe certain conduct for the female members and taught

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Birmingham News: New Home, Old Questions Controversies of Past Follow Communal Group
[[David Berg|David "Moses" Berg]], who died last year, founded the Children of God among hippi This group believes that its founder David Berg, a.k.a. Moses David and "Dad" to the cult members, is the endtime prophet and considers his "MO

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Cleveland Plain Dealer: Authorities Seize 140 Cult Children
...] - was founded in California in [[1968]] by an itinerant preacher named [[David Berg]]. The group has been criticized by parents of members who say it reli The whereabouts of Berg, also known as Moses David and Chairman Mo, were not known. The Australian newspaper said yesterday he

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Newsday: 10 Commune Arrests
...ve, was founded in California in [[1968]] by an itinerant preacher named [[David Berg]]. The group came to Europe in the early [[1970s]] and has been critic

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Rocky Mountain News: Police Raid Children Of God Homes Sweep Nets 52 Arrest
The sect was founded by Californian [[David Berg]], also known as Moses David or Chairman Mo, at the height of the hippie movement in [[1968]] and quickl

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Times-Picayune: 'Death Is A Vacation'
Group members followed their leader, [[David Berg|David Brant Berg]], who often communicated from seclusion before his death last y

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People Magazine: Was the Family Doing God's Work - Or Unspeakable Harm?
...nia in the late 1960s by a charismatic former Pentecostal minister named [[David Berg]], it was first known a the [[Children of God]]; early members, who nu

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John Lincoln Brandt
...n Lincoln Brandt''' (26 October 1860 – 1946) is the grandfather of [[David Berg]] and father of [[Virginia Lee Brandt]]. He was the son of Isaac Brand David Berg wrote of his grandfather:

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Oakland Tribune: Covina Man Still Tied to Church Suit
...es connection with the Texas COG. with "Jesus freaks" or with [[David Berg|David (Moses) Berg]] and his wife, [[Jane Berg|Jane (Eve) Berg]], alleged oversee

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Texas Monthly: Let the Love Light Shine
...obabaly a good time to throw in, comes recommended by MO, for Moses, nee [[David Berg]], the founder and leader and interpreter of the Children of God, a Wi

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Fred Jordan
[[David Berg]] first met Jordan in [[1952]] when he enrolled in a 3-month course at ...tainslide}}"—21 October 1971—an example [[Mo Letter]] in which David Berg repeatedly refers to Fred Jordan as "King Saul".</ref>

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1977
* [[David Berg]] supposedly receives a [[prophecy]] that his 2-year old stepson [[Dav

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1985
...ers are urged to no longer have underage girls dance completely nude for [[David Berg]], due to charges of child pornography.

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1967
* April — [[Fred Jordan]] fires [[David Berg]]. ...Christian coffeehouse and outreach mission run by [[Teen Challenge]] and [[David Wilkerson]].

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Children of God, Inc.
In a September [[1978]] Family [[:Image:Fn-v6-n3-pg001.jpg|publication]], [[David Berg]] discussed some of the problems related to Children of God, Inc.:

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Clarin: Piden a Interpol la captura del reverendo que fundó la secta
[[David Berg|Moisés Berg]] o el reverendo Mo, tiene 74 años y es norteamericano. ...ción ilícita, pidió ayer a Interpol la captura del estounidense Moisés David Berg o "el reverndo Mo", de 74 años, fundador y líder mundial de esa agru

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Mountin Maid
[[David Berg|David Berg's]] poem, '''''Mountin Maid!''''' was first published by the [[Childre ...formation center for the Children of God today is London. But Leader Moses David stays as elusive as Howard Hughes, making contact with the members only in

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Sydney Morning Herald: The Family v. The Rock
...1960s in California from the teachings of the alcoholic radio evangelist, David Brant Berg, who now lives as a semi-recluse in Japan, aged 74. He fled ther Berg or Moses David or just plain "Dad", as he was known by followers, began advocating incest

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Sydney Morning Herald: For God's sake
What followed was a $4 million, four-month-long, David v Goliath court battle which set the legal establishment agog and tongues w ...e late [[David Berg|David Brant Berg]] - also known as Moses David, Father David or just plain Dad or Mo - died in [[1994]], aged 75. He was a former alcoho

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Sydney Morning Herald: Sect Boy Denied Sexual 'Fishing' Says Counsel
...shers of men" - was introduced as a form of witnessing about [[1977]] by [[David Berg]], founder of the [[Children of God]] cult from which The Family sect

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Sydney Morning Herald: The Family's Planning
...lcoholic radio evangelist, [[David Berg|David Brant Berg]], known as Moses David or just plain Dad to his followers. To Moses David, sex was a big factor in his philosophy. A father of four, he was thrown ou

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