I grew up in The Family / Children of God. I watched them ruin many a life and leave my brother deaf (for lack of medical attention).
I left at 14 and am now in my late twenties. After much drama, I have become fairly adjusted to my new life and have come to terms with the abuse of my childhood and have been moving forward.
Now, slightly less homicidal, I firmly believe our strongest weapon against Zerby and her minions is awareness hence I highly commend and appreciate your article.
It should be noted that Rose McGowan's comments on the subject have been consistently inaccurate (e.g.: The COG had significant Ghadaffi ties but there is not a lot of evidence of "kids disappear[ing]") as she probably was much too young to understand the context of what was happening around her.
I encourage all those further interested in the subject to visit xfamily.org which maintains what is currently the most objective archive of facts surrounding The Family & The Children of God.
On The Margaret Mead of the North American Weirdo: Christopher Owens and the Children of God
I grew up in The Family / Children of God. I watched them ruin many a life and leave my brother deaf (for lack of medical attention).
I left at 14 and am now in my late twenties. After much drama, I have become fairly adjusted to my new life and have come to terms with the abuse of my childhood and have been moving forward.
Now, slightly less homicidal, I firmly believe our strongest weapon against Zerby and her minions is awareness hence I highly commend and appreciate your article.
It should be noted that Rose McGowan's comments on the subject have been consistently inaccurate (e.g.: The COG had significant Ghadaffi ties but there is not a lot of evidence of "kids disappear[ing]") as she probably was much too young to understand the context of what was happening around her.
I encourage all those further interested in the subject to visit xfamily.org which maintains what is currently the most objective archive of facts surrounding The Family & The Children of God.
Cheers.