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Children of God Underside of Cult Life Emerges

Alex Constantine - October 26, 2007

Note: The world views the GoG as Christian, but the inner-circle of CoG leadership is satanic, and given to authoritarian mind control, sexual abuse and other quasi-religious outrages. - AC

Underside of Cult Life Emerges

By: Lindsey Hoshaw
Arizona Daily Wildcat, 10/19/07

Almost three years after Children of God cult member Richard Rodriguez murdered Angela Smith and then committed suicide, a San Francisco journalist and a cult escapee are publishing books to spread awareness about the dark side of cult life.

Rodriguez's actions on Jan. 8, 2005, received instant publicity and drew attention to Tucson, where Smith's murder took place. The tragedy occurred after Rodriguez suffered years of abuse at the hands of his father and other cult members, including Smith.

Desperate for revenge, Rodriguez invited Smith to his apartment and stabbed her. He then drove across the California border, pulled out a handgun and shot himself.

"It's such a sensational, bizarre story," said Don Lattin, a San Francisco-based journalist whose book, "Jesus Freaks," about Rodriguez's life, came out last week. "I wanted to know how this could happen."

David Berg, Rodriguez's father and founder of Children of God, attracted thousands of followers worldwide. His practice sprung from Christian Evangelicalism but drastically distorted Biblical readings. ...

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  1. just happened on this site and read this article with at first shock then total disappointment.it is a damn shame that in doing this story you lazily used richard rodriguez picture the essayist,writer that has squat to do with your story. shame on you.

    1. Guilty as charged. A photo of the wrong Richard Rodriquez was posted with the story, inadvertently. We apologize, especially to Mr. Rodriguez, the essayist, for the mix-up. – AC

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