Spotlight

Today's spotlight: Heaven's Harlots

— 1998 book by former Children of God member Miriam Williams

Pages featured on the home page xFamily Forum — A place to request and contribute information, and find out what our latest research is on. Karen Zerby — Info about "Mama Maria", current leader of The Family. Ricky Rodriguez video — Full video created by Ricky Rodriguez before his murder–suicide. Video Archives — TV coverage, documentaries and more Story of Davidito — Book on Ricky Rodriguez's upbringing Flirty Fishing — Formerly practiced religious prostitution Merry Berg — Info about "Mene", granddaughter of David Berg Berg and Anti-Semitism — Collection of writings Berg on Incest — Writings on incest Loving Jesus — Doctrine concerning sexuality with Jesus Japan Persecution Notices 2005 — Internal documents in reaction to media attention in Japan Featured Forum Discussions Information needed re child custody and abduction cases Spanish xFamily site launched! Give me a chance! Research participants needed

Previous spotlight articles

January 2006

• 17. 60 Minutes New Zealand: The Children of God — Transcript and video of news program, broadcast 2005-08-22
• 12. FREECOG — First organized anti-cult group
• 07. Mo Letters — Series of more than 3000 publications by David Berg

December 2005

• 27. River Phoenix — American film actor who spent his early childhood in the Children of God cult (previous spotlight: 2005-05-08)
• 21. Ted Patrick — Originator of deprogramming
• 15. Deprogramming
• 09. Roberto José Marquevich
• 03. Berg on Pedophilia

November 2005

• 30. Category:Family Music and Audio
• 26. Lefkowitz Report — Investigative report on the Children of God by the Charity Frauds Bureau, published 1974-09-30
• 17. Houston Press: Family Ties — Published 2005-11-17
• 14. James D. Chancellor
• 07. Traumatic Testimonies

October 2005

• 26. Montel Williams: Sex Abuse and Mind Control: Raised in a Cult — Transcript and video of talk-show, broadcast 2005-10-24
• 18. 60 Minutes Australia: Sinful Acts — Transcript and video of news program, broadcast 2005-10-16
• 17. Babylon the Whore
• 05. Dr. Phil: The Family Cult Escapees
• 03. Cult

September 2005

• 26. Stephen A. Kent
• 23. Louris May Yamaguchi
• 12. Miriam Williams Boeri
• 06. Rose McGowan — American film actor who spent her early childhood in the Children of God cult
• 03. Apostate

August 2005

• 27. Category:Child Abduction
• 23. Dateline NBC: A message from beyond the grave
• 18. Cosmopolitan: A sex cult stole my childhood
• 07. Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of the Chosen One
• 01. Flirty Fishing — Formerly practiced religious prostitution (previous spotlight: 2005-04-25)

July 2005

• 27. Deborah Davis
• 21. Argentina
• 18. Vas Myers
• 10. People Magazine: Was the Family Doing God's Work - Or Unspeakable Harm?

June 2005

• 27. The Family's response to the June 2005 Rolling Stone article
• 23. Story of Davidito — Book on Ricky Rodriguez's upbringing (previous spotlight: 2005-05-07)
• 20. Ricky Rodriguez
• 16. David Berg
• 13. Steven Douglas Kelly
• 10. Category:Family Art
• 08. Category:Press — Archive of press relating to The Family/Children of God cult from around the globe
• 06. Marie Claire: "Killing Myself is the Only Way Out of the Cult"
• 04. Prophecy
• 03. Abe Braaten
• 02. J. Gordon Melton
• 01. Japan Persecution Notices 2005 — Internal documents in reaction to media attention in Japan (previous spotlight: 2005-05-20)

May 2005

• 31. Charter
• 30. Abrahim
• 29. Hugo Westphal
• 28. Praying against enemies
• 27. Los Angeles Times: A Young 'Prophet' Cannot Defeat the Demons of His Past
• 26. Faith Berg
• 25. Edward Priebe
• 24. Category:Sexuality
• 23. Stuart Harris Baylin
• 22. Category:History
• 21. Space City
• 20. Japan Persecution Notices 2005 — Internal documents in reaction to media attention in Japan
• 19. Rick Dupuy
• 18. Ben Farnsworth
• 17. Glossary
• 16. Life with Grandpa - the Mene Story
• 15. Life with Grandpa - Real Fathers
• 14. The Last State
• 13. Category:Photos of the Early Days
• 12. San Francisco Chronicle: Common Thread of Sexual, Spiritual Abuse Among Cult Defectors Who Killed Themselves — Published 2005-01-27
• 11. Berg on Rape — Collection of writings on rape
• 10. Berg on Incest — Collection of writings on incest
• 09. Vandari — Demon which influences apostates and others who speak against the cult
• 08. River Phoenix — American film actor who spent his early childhood in the Children of God cult
• 07. Story of Davidito — Book on Ricky Rodriguez's upbringing
• 06. Berg and Anti-Semitism — Collection of antisemitic writings by David Berg
• 05. Deceivers Yet True — The Family's policy on deception
• 04. No Regrets — Article by James Penn, former high-level Family member
• 02. Plagiarized art — Addresses plagiarism in Family publications
• 01, 03. Ultimate Family Songbook — Software containing over 2,600 Family songs

April 2005

• 30. Judgment of Lord Justice Ward — Details a trial for custody of a Family child
• 29. Japan — Group history, statistics, and other information
• 28. Category:Secrecy — A consistent trait throughout the history of the group
• 27. Samuel Charles Perfilio — Current number three leader of The Family, and widely known child abuser
• 26. Merry's Story — Article by Merry Berg (Mene), November 1992
• 25. Flirty Fishing — Formerly practiced religious prostitution
• 24. Techi's Life Story — Book about upbringing of Christina Teresa Zerby
• 23. Loving Jesus — Doctrine concerning intimacy and sexuality with Jesus
• 22. Hong Kong Goolagong — Aboriginal demon who attacks missionaries using lacerated breasts
• 21. Watchman's Story — Article by Rick Dupuy, shortly after leaving The Family
• 20. Angela Smith — Murdered by Ricky Rodriguez
• 19. Evening Standard: The Little Girl Seduced in the Name of God — Published 2005-03-09
• 18. Susan Claire Borowik — International spokesperson for The Family
• 17. Jeremy Spencer — Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -inducted Family member