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2 unusual facts about Children of God


Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

Groups, movements and individuals discussed in the book include UFO religions, Scientology, the New Age movement, Aum Shinrikyo, Meher Baba, Sufism, Children of God, Divine Light Mission, Deepak Chopra, Aleister Crowley, Werner Erhard, Erhard Seminars Training, and Landmark Forum, Falun Gong, Hare Krishna, Heaven's Gate, Peoples Temple, and many other groups.

Stephen A. Kent

He stated that Kent analyzed groups that have been referred to as both cults and new religious movements, including the Children of God, the Divine Light Mission, the Unification Church, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, the Church of Scientology, Transcendental Meditation, and others.


Elizabeth Tylden

From the 1980s onwards, she worked with former members of cults, including the Children of God and the International Church of Christ.

Family of Love

Children of God, a new religious movement, which later used the names Family of Love and as of 2006, Family International

Glenbard East High School

Mary Doria Russell is an award–winning author, primarily known for her works of science fiction (The Sparrow, Children of God).

Kill the Child

The recording focuses primarily on Gira-sung material from Children of God, in particular the musically heavier material, with the exception of the Jarboe-sung "Blood and Honey" and two selections from Holy Money.

Ronald Enroth

In the late 1970s he wrote Youth, Brainwashing and the Extremist Cults, where he explored the dynamics of conversion and member participation through some case studies of various controversial minority religious groups such as: Hare Krishna (ISKCON), Children of God, Alamo Christian Foundation, the Love Family, the Unification Church, the Way International, and the Divine Light Mission.


see also

Dave Berg

David Berg (1919–1994), founder of the Children of God (now Family International) cult

Ricardo Rodriguez

Ricky Rodriguez (1975–2005), aka Davidito, member of Children of God