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==Featured today: [[River Phoenix]]==
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<h1 style="border-bottom:none; margin-bottom:0;">Today's spotlight: [[River Phoenix]]</h1>
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<small style="color:red;">'''UPDATED'''</small> &mdash; American film actor who spent his early childhood in the [[Children of God]]/[[Family International]] [[cult]] <small>(previous spotlight: 2005-05-08)</small>
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* 18. [[Cosmopolitan: A sex cult stole my childhood]]
 
* 18. [[Cosmopolitan: A sex cult stole my childhood]]
 
* 07. [[Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One]]
 
* 07. [[Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One]]
* 01. [[Flirty Fishing]] &mdash; <small>(previously featured 2005-04-25)</small>
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* 01. [[Flirty Fishing]] &mdash; Formerly practiced religious prostitution <small>(previous spotlight: 2005-04-25)</small>
  
 
===July 2005===
 
===July 2005===
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===June 2005===
 
===June 2005===
 
* 27. [[The Family's response to the June 2005 Rolling Stone article]]
 
* 27. [[The Family's response to the June 2005 Rolling Stone article]]
* 23. [[Story of Davidito]] &mdash; <small>(previously featured 2005-05-07)</small>
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* 23. [[Story of Davidito]] &mdash; Book on [[Ricky Rodriguez|Ricky Rodriguez's]] upbringing <small>(previous spotlight: 2005-05-07)</small>
 
* 20. [[Ricky Rodriguez]]
 
* 20. [[Ricky Rodriguez]]
 
* 16. [[David Berg]]
 
* 16. [[David Berg]]
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* 03. [[Abe Braaten]]
 
* 03. [[Abe Braaten]]
 
* 02. [[J. Gordon Melton]]
 
* 02. [[J. Gordon Melton]]
* 01. [[Japan Persecution Notices 2005]] &mdash; <small>(previously featured 2005-05-20)</small>
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* 01. [[Japan Persecution Notices 2005]] &mdash; Internal documents in reaction to media attention in [[Japan]] <small>(previous spotlight: 2005-05-20)</small>
  
 
===May 2005===
 
===May 2005===
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* 22. [[:Category:History]]
 
* 22. [[:Category:History]]
 
* 21. [[Space City]]
 
* 21. [[Space City]]
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* 20. [[Japan Persecution Notices 2005]] &mdash; Internal documents in reaction to media attention in [[Japan]]
 
* 19. [[Rick Dupuy]]
 
* 19. [[Rick Dupuy]]
 
* 18. [[Ben Farnsworth]]
 
* 18. [[Ben Farnsworth]]
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* 14. [[The Last State]]
 
* 14. [[The Last State]]
 
* 13. [[:Category:Photos of the Early Days]]
 
* 13. [[:Category:Photos of the Early Days]]
* 12. [[San Francisco Chronicle: Common Thread of Sexual, Spiritual Abuse Among Cult Defectors Who Killed Themselves]]
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* 12. [[San Francisco Chronicle: Common Thread of Sexual, Spiritual Abuse Among Cult Defectors Who Killed Themselves]] &mdash; Published 2005-01-27
* 11. [[Berg on Rape]]
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* 11. [[Berg on Rape]] &mdash; Collection of writings on rape
* 10. [[Berg on Incest]]
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* 10. [[Berg on Incest]] &mdash; Collection of writings on incest
* 09. [[Vandari]]
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* 09. [[Vandari]] &mdash; Demon which influences [[apostate]]s and others who speak against the cult
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* 08. [[River Phoenix]] &mdash; American film actor who spent his early childhood in the [[Children of God]] [[cult]]
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* 07. [[Story of Davidito]] &mdash; Book on [[Ricky Rodriguez|Ricky Rodriguez's]] upbringing
 
* 06. [[Berg and Anti-Semitism]] &mdash; Collection of antisemitic writings by [[David Berg]]
 
* 06. [[Berg and Anti-Semitism]] &mdash; Collection of antisemitic writings by [[David Berg]]
 
* 05. [[Deceivers Yet True]] &mdash; The Family's policy on deception
 
* 05. [[Deceivers Yet True]] &mdash; The Family's policy on deception
 
* 04. [[No Regrets]] &mdash; Article by [[James Penn]], former high-level Family member
 
* 04. [[No Regrets]] &mdash; Article by [[James Penn]], former high-level Family member
* 03. [[Ultimate Family Songbook]] &mdash; Software containing over 2,600 Family songs <small>(previously featured 2005-05-01)</small>
 
 
* 02. [[Plagiarized art]] &mdash; Addresses plagiarism in [[:Category:Family Publications|Family publications]]
 
* 02. [[Plagiarized art]] &mdash; Addresses plagiarism in [[:Category:Family Publications|Family publications]]
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* 01, 03. [[Ultimate Family Songbook]] &mdash; Software containing over 2,600 Family songs
  
 
===April 2005===
 
===April 2005===
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* 29. [[Japan]] &mdash; Group history, statistics, and other information
 
* 29. [[Japan]] &mdash; Group history, statistics, and other information
 
* 28. [[:Category:Secrecy]] &mdash; A consistent trait throughout the history of the group
 
* 28. [[:Category:Secrecy]] &mdash; A consistent trait throughout the history of the group
* 27. [[Samuel Charles Perfilio]] &mdash; Known child abuser and current number three leader of The Family
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* 27. [[Samuel Charles Perfilio]] &mdash; Current number three leader of The Family, and widely known child abuser
 
* 26. [[Merry's Story]] &mdash; Article by [[Merry Berg]] (Mene), November 1992
 
* 26. [[Merry's Story]] &mdash; Article by [[Merry Berg]] (Mene), November 1992
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* 25. [[Flirty Fishing]] &mdash; Formerly practiced religious prostitution
 
* 24. [[Techi's Life Story]] &mdash; Book about upbringing of [[Christina Zerby]]
 
* 24. [[Techi's Life Story]] &mdash; Book about upbringing of [[Christina Zerby]]
* 23. [[Loving Jesus]] &mdash; Family doctrine concerning intimacy and sexuality with Jesus
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* 23. [[Loving Jesus]] &mdash; Doctrine concerning intimacy and sexuality with Jesus
 
* 22. [[Hong Kong Goolagong]] &mdash; Aboriginal demon who attacks missionaries using lacerated breasts
 
* 22. [[Hong Kong Goolagong]] &mdash; Aboriginal demon who attacks missionaries using lacerated breasts
 
* 21. [[Watchman's Story]] &mdash; Article by [[Rick Dupuy]], shortly after leaving The Family
 
* 21. [[Watchman's Story]] &mdash; Article by [[Rick Dupuy]], shortly after leaving The Family
 
* 20. [[Angela Smith]] &mdash; Murdered by [[Ricky Rodriguez]]
 
* 20. [[Angela Smith]] &mdash; Murdered by [[Ricky Rodriguez]]
 
* 19. [[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God]] &mdash; Published 2005-03-09
 
* 19. [[Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God]] &mdash; Published 2005-03-09
* 18. [[Susan Claire Borowik]] &mdash; Spokesperson for The Family
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* 18. [[Susan Claire Borowik]] &mdash; International spokesperson for The Family
 
* 17. [[Jeremy Spencer]] &mdash; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -inducted Family member
 
* 17. [[Jeremy Spencer]] &mdash; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -inducted Family member

Revision as of 20:45, 31 December 2005

Today's spotlight: River Phoenix

UPDATED — American film actor who spent his early childhood in the Children of God/Family International cult (previous spotlight: 2005-05-08)

Pages featured on the home page

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Karen Zerby — Info about "Mama Maria", current leader of The Family International.

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Ricky Rodriguez video — Full video created by Ricky Rodriguez before his murdersuicide.

Previous spotlight articles

December 2005

November 2005

October 2005

September 2005

August 2005

July 2005

June 2005

May 2005

April 2005