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  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. A British court case found the group was an authoritarian cult which engaged in the systematic physical and sexual abuse of children, [ 2 ] resulting in lasting ...

  2. 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.

  3. May 30, 2018 · Children of God, also known as The Family and The Family International, began in the 1960s and is still active today. Because its leaders limited members' access to the outside world and asked them to give up money and possessions, Children of God is considered a cult.

  4. 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. They believed that an apocalypse was coming and that they were martyrs with the power to save the world from the Antichrist.

  5. The Family International, millenarian Christian communal group that grew out of the ministry of David Berg (1919–94) to the hippies who had gathered in Huntington Beach, California, in the late 1960s. It teaches a message of Christian love based on scripture and Berg’s prophecies.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › David_BergDavid Berg - Wikipedia

    David Brandt Berg (February 18, 1919 – October 1, 1994), also known as King David, Mo, Moses David, Father David, Dad, or Grandpa to followers, was the founder and leader of the cult generally known as the Children of God [1] and subsequently as The Family International.

  7. Jan 26, 2023 · Daniella Mestyanek Young grew up in the Children of God cult, also known as The Family. She escaped aged 15, then joined the US army after college – and recognised similar systems of toxic control.