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The Family International ( TFI) is an American new religious movement founded in 1968 by David Brandt Berg. [1] . The group has gone under a number of different names since its inception, including Teens for Christ, The Children of God ( COG ), The Family of Love, or simply The Family .
Feb 7, 2023 · The Children of God (later known as the Family, and now as the Family International) began in the 1960s. The cult blended Christian rhetoric and the illusion of forward-thinking free love to attract people who were disillusioned as the hippie movement dwindled.
May 30, 2018 · Numerous former members have alleged that, as children, they experienced repeated physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of COG members and leaders. The Children of God, also known as The Family International, is a religious cult known for its exploitation and abuse of children.
The Children of God began in the United States in the late 1960s. Its founder, David Berg, told members that God was love and love was sex, so there should be no limits, regardless of age or...
Mar 10, 2024 · A survivor of the notorious Children of God cult detailed the horrifying abuse she suffered when she was as young as five — revealing how the so-called “free love” ideals of the group promoted...
Mar 14, 2018 · David Berg's Children of God was a cult established in 1968 that promoted sex with children, sex with family members, and a belief of the anti-christ. And it still exists today.
Jun 9, 2022 · For 18 years, Sylvia Padilla and her children lived within the cult 'Children of God'. After Sylvia fled the group, allegations of sexual and financial exploitation were made.
Aug 7, 2020 · A predator who used his senior role in the Children of God cult to rape two girls more than three decades ago has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years.
Mar 13, 2016 · Jerry Golland and Danielle Fortin of Ottawa spent years as members of the Children of God, one of the world's most notorious religious cults.
Oct 5, 2019 · The Phoenix family were members of the Children of God, a cult helmed by a rogue preacher named David Berg that would later become infamous amid allegations of child sexual abuse.
