Children of God - Revision history

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	*[[Name Changes: From Children of God to The Family International]]		*[[Name Changes: From Children of God to The Family International]]

			==External links==
			*[http://www.childrenofgod.com ChildrenOfGod.com] – Official history of the COG (pre-TFI).

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Thorwald: Camden, New Jersey

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Camden, New Jersey

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	In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "'''[[The Family International]]'''" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed the "'''Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]]. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 Children of God [[colony\|colonies]] scattered throughout the world. Today, the group claims close to 10,000 members in about 100 countries (see: [[statistics]]).		In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "'''[[The Family International]]'''" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed the "'''Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]] (originally by a newsman in Camden, New Jersey). Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 Children of God [[colony\|colonies]] scattered throughout the world. Today, the group claims close to 10,000 members in about 100 countries (see: [[statistics]]).

	==See also==		==See also==

Monger: added rough, current stats

2006-02-25T23:07:26Z

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	In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "'''[[The Family International]]'''" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed the "'''Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]]. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 Children of God [[colony\|colonies]] scattered throughout the world.		In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "'''[[The Family International]]'''" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed the "'''Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]]. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 Children of God [[colony\|colonies]] scattered throughout the world. Today, the group claims close to 10,000 members in about 100 countries (see: [[statistics]]).

	==See also==		==See also==

Monger: See Also, {{stub}}

2006-02-25T23:04:25Z

Monger: moving content out of here to family international article

2005-05-30T17:56:01Z

moving content out of here to family international article

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	In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "[[The Family]]" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed "~~The~~ Children of God" (or COG) by the news media. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 COG colonies scattered throughout the world.		In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "[[The Family International]]" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed "'''the Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]]. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 COG colonies scattered throughout the world (see our [[statistics]] page for additional information).

	~~In an attempt to deflect public concern~~ over ~~some of his more controversial policies~~, ~~founder and leader~~ [[~~David Berg]~~] ~~decided in early [[1978~~]~~] that some deception was in order~~. ~~In his letter The "[[RNR]]"! (ML 650:28), he declared:~~		For more information and details on the group's name changes over the years, see our article on '''[[The Family International]]'''.

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	<blockquote style="padding: 1em; border: 2px dotted green;">Let's also try to get away from being called the "Children of God" where that name is hated, and simply call ourselves the new [[Family of Love]]!</blockquote>


	~~Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and The Family entered a new phase.~~

	~~''See also:'' '''~~[[:Category:~~History\|~~History]]~~''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] (RNR)~~


	~~===Related Links===~~
	*[http://www.excult.org/namechg4.html Why the COG changed their name to the Family of Love] - Analysis of The Children Of God's name change.
	*[http://www.exfamily.org/hist/pseudonyms.shtml Children of God Pseudonyms] - Large list of pseudonyms, fronts and umbrella names used by The Family.

Craven de Kere at 07:06, 25 May 2005

2005-05-25T07:06:17Z

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	In [[1969]], when the cult currently known as "[[The Family]]" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed "The Children of God" (or COG) by the news media. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 COG colonies scattered throughout the world.		In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "[[The Family]]" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed "The Children of God" (or COG) by the news media. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 COG colonies scattered throughout the world.

	In an attempt to deflect public concern over some of his more controversial policies, founder and leader [[David Berg]] decided in early [[1978]] that some deception was in order. In his letter The "[[RNR]]"! (ML 650:28), he declared:		In an attempt to deflect public concern over some of his more controversial policies, founder and leader [[David Berg]] decided in early [[1978]] that some deception was in order. In his letter The "[[RNR]]"! (ML 650:28), he declared:

Craven de Kere at 07:05, 25 May 2005

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	Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and [[The Family entered]] a new phase.		Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and The Family entered a new phase.

	''See also:'' '''[[:Category:History\|History]]''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] (RNR)		''See also:'' '''[[:Category:History\|History]]''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] (RNR)

Craven de Kere at 04:37, 15 April 2005

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	Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and [[The Family entered]] a new phase.		Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and [[The Family entered]] a new phase.

	''See also:'' '''[[:Category:History\|History]]''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] ([[RNR]])		''See also:'' '''[[:Category:History\|History]]''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] (RNR)

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	Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and [[The Family entered]] a new phase.		Berg's orders were quickly implemented, and [[The Family entered]] a new phase.

	See also '''[[:Category:History\|History]]''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] ([[RNR]])		''See also:'' '''[[:Category:History\|History]]''', [[Reorganisation Nationalisation Revolution]] ([[RNR]])

Craven de Kere: /* Related Links */ removed link to wikipedia

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Related Links: removed link to wikipedia

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	*[http://www.excult.org/namechg4.html Why the COG changed their name to the Family of Love] - Analysis of The Children Of God's name change.		*[http://www.excult.org/namechg4.html Why the COG changed their name to the Family of Love] - Analysis of The Children Of God's name change.
	*[http://www.exfamily.org/hist/pseudonyms.shtml Children of God Pseudonyms] - Large list of pseudonyms, fronts and umbrella names used by The Family.		*[http://www.exfamily.org/hist/pseudonyms.shtml Children of God Pseudonyms] - Large list of pseudonyms, fronts and umbrella names used by The Family.
	*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_God Wikipedia article on the Children of God]

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	In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "[[The Family International]]" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed "'''~~the~~ Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]]. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 ~~COG~~ colonies scattered throughout the world ~~(see our [[statistics]] page for additional information)~~.		In [[1969]], when the [[cult]] currently known as "'''[[The Family International]]'''" had grown to about 100 members, they were dubbed the "'''Children of God'''" (or '''COG''') by the [[:Category:Press\|news media]]. Until then they had been known as [[Teens for Christ]], but the name stuck and was soon adopted as their official title. By [[1972]], there were 130 Children of God [[colony\|colonies]] scattered throughout the world.

	~~For more information and details on the group's name changes over the years, see our article on '''~~[[The Family International]]~~'''.~~		==See also==
			*[[The Family International]]
			*[[Name Changes: From Children of God to The Family International]]


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