Main Page

Welcome to xFamily.org, a collaboratively edited encyclopedia about The Family/Children of God group.

Spotlight: The Family's response to the June 2005 Rolling Stone article new - Previous

New Articles — Most recently created articles

Featured Requests

Due to the secrecy that shrouds many of The Family's activities, we work together to collate and divulge information.

The position of this website is neither for or against The Family, as it is a collaborative work that is aimed at supporting contributions from diverse individuals. Individuals contributing to this project might have taken up a favorable or unfavorable position on The Family but through peer review we maintain objectivity. If you have a factual correction to make, feel free to contact us. While we may not agree with the facts as you see them, we will take your suggestion into consideration and present the information here as fairly as possible.

Featured Pages

xFamily Forum — A place to request and contribute information as well as to find out what our latest research is on.	Karen Zerby — Info about "Mama Maria"; current leader of The Family. Includes photos and voice recordings.	Ricky Rodriguez video — Full video created by Ricky Rodriguez before his murder–suicide. Ricky Rodriguez memorial website
Video Archives — TV coverage and more. Story of Davidito — Book on child-rearing. Merry Berg — Info about "Mene," granddaughter of David Berg.	Berg and Anti-Semitism — Collection of writings. Berg on Incest — Writings on incest. FBI — Contact info for FBI investigations on The Family.	Ricky Rodriguez Memorial — Video, photos and more from memorial on March 26th 2005. Japan Persecution Notices 2005 — Internal documents in reaction to media attention in Japan.

Categories

Beliefs and Practices Beliefs — Beliefs held by The Family Sexuality — Beliefs and practices regarding sex Spirit World — Beliefs about spirituality, "spirit helpers" and demons Practices — Practices in The Family Abuse — Abuse that occured in The Family Discipline — Discipline within The Family Education — Education within The Family Finances — Finances within The Family Proselytization — Proselytization by The Family Secrecy — Secrecy within The Family History and Events History Timeline — Articles that contain lists of events for a particular year Legal Action — Information on any legal action currently or previously taken against The Family International Deaths — People who were current or former members at the time of their death Suicides — People who were current or former members at the time they committed suicide People Current and Former Members — Information about people who are or have been members of the Family Abusers — Collecting information about abusers Leaders — Here you will find the pages for the leaders of The Family Pseudonyms — Pseudonyms used by Family members Non-Members — People who never were members of The Family but are involved in some way Documents and Articles Documents — Documents about The Family International Legal Name Changes — Documents of court orders for legal name changes Testimony — An archive of testimony relating to The Family James Penn — Articles by James Penn Press — An archive of press relating to The Family from around the globe

Multimedia Archives Video Archives — Archive of TV coverage of The Family, and other video found on this site Photo Archives — Archive of photos found on this site Family Leaders — Photos of Karen Zerby, Steven Kelly, COs and other Family Leaders WS Members — Photos of Family members working in Creations and World Services FCF Directors — Photos of Directors and Staff of the Family Care Foundation Current and Former Members — Photos of current and former Family members Deceased Members — Photos of former members who have passed away The Early Days — Photos from the early days of the Children of God Family Media — An archive of multimedia published by The Family Family Art — Includes scans of Family publications and images contained therein Family Music and Audio — Audio published by The Family Family Publications — Publications by The Family Family Software — Software for internal use Family Videos — Videos published by The Family Plagiarism — Plagiarism in Family media Operations Places — Articles that connect events to places Family Centers — Information about Family homes Fronts — Organizations behind which The Family has operated or currently operates Miscellaneous Glossary — An index of definitions for terminology particular to The Family Links — Here you will find external links categorized References Statistics — Recent and historical demographics and statistics regarding The Family International All Categories — Alphabetical listing