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Ronnilynn31 ago

Looks like that Children Of God has evolved over the years: http://www.thefamilyinternational.org/en/about/our-history/

This site has a crapload of info and they're a godforsaken sick bunch. Too much to link but here's a bit:

http://www.exfamily.org/children-of-god/

Family leadership, admitting only that some children were abused from 1978 until 1986, created policies prohibiting excessive discipline and sexual contact between adults and minors. Those found to have abused children after December 1988 are supposedly excommunicated, but their crimes are also allegedly often left unreported to the police. In a now-exposed secret directive, current leader Karen Zerby declared in 1993 that child-adult sex is not inherently wrong. She explained that although they were forced to show outsiders they were complying with the law, members should not lose sight of what they truly believe on the inside. To deny culpability and uphold its image makeover, The Family requires members to leave the group if they wish to report child abuse to a law enforcement agency, or pursue legal action against an alleged abuser within the group—as a result they can technically say that no members have reported any sexual crimes as of late. Founder David Berg, who initially lived with the first colonies (their early name for Communities or Homes), moved away to live in secret locations known only to top ranking leaders of the group. He communicated with his followers via Mo Letters—directives on a myriad of spiritual and practical subjects—until his death in late 1994, when his mistress Karen Zerby took over leadership of the Family.

More:

Practiced since 1995 by members of the Children of God/Family International — both male and female members as young as 12, but more fully from the age of 14, are taught that Jesus literally desires to have sex with them. The "Loving Jesus revelation" calls on Family members to do three things: They are to visualise their sexual activity as happening with Jesus; They are called on to masturbate to Jesus — men are instructed to visualise themselves as women so that Jesus can make love to them; They are told to say "love words," or talk dirty, to Jesus as they are having sex. Karen Zerby has published a list of sexually explicit expressions that her followers could use when making love to Jesus

Areas active:

Areas where The Family International have remained active for many years and are generally active today include

Tateyama, Japan

Budapest, Hungary

Lima, Peru

Bangkok, Thailand

Washington, DC, US