The Massacre Of The Branch Davidians ( In Parts ) The Committee for (waco) Justice believes that and Firearms drove the branch Davidianreligious group to its refusal to acknowledge branch Davidian attempts to http://oldster.future.easyspace.com/Waco07.html
Extractions: COMMITTEE FOR WACO JUSTICE, P.O. Box 33037, Washington, D.C. 20033, 202/986-1847 202/797-9877 Please Feel Free to Copy and Distribute! Copying for non-commercial distribution encouraged. Cut into more loadable chunks by F. Clarke-Rowland 1/5/1999 The Treasury Department report does expose inept planning and execution of the BATF raid on the Branch Davidians. However, it defends the probable cause basis for the search and arrest warrants and excuses the decision to go forward with a paramilitary raid. There is other disturbing evidence of coverup which support the argument that an Independent Counsel must be appointed to investigate the federal government's destruction of the Branch Davidian religious group. a. Ronald K. Noble Conflict of Interest
Waco econ.sscnet.ucla.edu Keywords topical, original, chuckle, religion. Q How is Wacolike a Snickers bar Carmel on Monday, the branch davidians will be holding a http://http.cs.berkeley.edu/~lorch/humor/waco.html
Extractions: Due to the large number of Branch Davidian jokes, I'm putting out this special issue. For those of you unaware of the situation, this religious group's compound was consumed by fire recently, ending a long siege by US Federal agents. Obviously, most of these jokes are in the ``sick'' or ``offensive'' category. You've been warned. Original jokes are so designated. Subject: Good Ol' Texas Barbecue
Wright, Stuart A.: Armageddon In Waco of Separation The Balance between Religious Freedom and H. Williams 14 The WacoTragedy Constitutional Dean M. Kelley Appendix branch davidians Who Died http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/12926.ctl
Extractions: Wright, Stuart A., editor Armageddon in Waco Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict . xxvii, 394 p. 1996 Paper $17.00 0-226-90845-3 Fall 1995 On February 28, 1993, the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) launched the largest assault in its history against a small religious community in central Texas. One hundred agents armed with automatic and semi automatic weapons invaded the compound, purportedly to execute a single search and arrest warrant. The raid went badly; four agents were killed, and by the end of the day the settlement was surrounded by armored tanks and combat helicopters. After a fifty-one day standoff, the United States Justice Department approved a plan to use CS gas against those barricaded inside. Whether by accident or plan, tanks carrying the CS gas caused the compound to explode in fire, killing all seventy-four men, women, and children inside. Could the tragedy have been prevented? Was it necesary for the BATF agents to do what they did? What could have been done differently?
KWTX | Anniversary Of Branch Davidian Siege Staff Reports. Feburary 28th marks the date when federal agents attempting to servewarrants on the branch Davidian religious cult just outside (waco) were met http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/621436.html
CULTS AND NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS do cults begin? What is their cultural and religious significance? Why shownin the cases of Jonestown, the branch davidians of (waco), Texas, and http://www.stfx.ca/people/aahern/CULTS AND NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS.html
Extractions: Cults and New Religious Movements RELS 225/SOCI 226, Section 11 Three Credits Course outline for the fall term of 2003 Block AB Monday: 8:15 9:30 a.m. Thursday: 9:45 11:00 a.m. Information about your professor: Name: Dr. Annette J. Ahern Office location: NH Tower 307 Office phone: Email address: aahern@stfx.ca Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 2 4 p.m. Or by appointment For further information, visit my home page. This can be accessed through the Department of Religious Studies Home Page (under Faculty), or through the University Home Page (again, under Faculty Home Pages). Description of the course The course examines alternative religious traditions in the west, often referred to as cults and more recently, as new religious movements. Some of the groups we will look at are Scientology, Wicca, and UFO Groups. Drawing on recent research in the area of sociology of religion, the course addresses questions like why do people join cults? How do cults begin? What is their cultural and religious significance? Why do some cults end in tragedy (as dramatically shown in the cases of Jonestown, the Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas, and the
Waco And The Branch Davidians International Coalition for Religious Freedom. Why (waco)? Judas, Masada, and the Massacreof the branch davidians of (waco), Texas Exercises in the Projection of http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/royaltyr/waco.html
Extractions: A-Z of Cults : Branch Davidians Branch Davidians. No longer in existence since Waco, the Branch Davidians were an offshoot of the far larger and better established Seventh Day... http://www.guardian.co.uk/observer/cults/a-z-cults/d_cults.html - size 2K - 12 Sep 96 Total List of Texas Branch Davidians The Massacre of the Branch Davidians THE MASSACRE OF THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS. A STUDY OF GOVERNMENT VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS, EXCESSIVE FORCE AND COVER UP. January 28, 1994. By Carol Moore, (c) 1994. Siege of the Branch Davidians The 1994 San Antonio Trial of the Branch Davidians Trial of the Branch Davidians The David Koresh Manuscript THE DAVID KORESH MANUSCRIPT: EXPOSITION OF THE SEVEN SEALS. International Coalition for Religious Freedom Judas, Masada, and the Massacre of the Branch Davidians of Waco, Texas: Exercises in the Projection of Evil. Blake W. Burleson, Baylor. AAR Abstracts 1994 (A81) Assault on Waco Apocalypse Culture . By Ashley Crawford and Ray Edgar. Illustration by Murray McKeich.
NewsHole Stan s Mom was married to the leader of the branch davidians prior to David Koresh. cultleader, and they lived on a commune the east of (waco), Texas. http://www.holecity.com/asp/tvhole.asp?issue=129&sec=7&hole=1
Anticultists Influence In The Waco Tragedy community had targeted the branch davidians for attention Nancy Ammerman comparedWaco and Jonestown There too, an exceptionally volatile religious group was http://bernie.cncfamily.com/waco3b.htm
Extractions: January 28, 1994 If the anti-cult movement (ACM) involvement in the Jonestown tragedy is not as widely documented, their involvement in the Waco blunder is more evident. The questionable role of the FBI and BATF, acting under the influence and along the line of the anti-cult rhetoric, is also the subject of a film, the The Rules of Engagement . The film is being shown around the States and has received quantities of positive reviews, as well as met with a well deserved success. The following excerpts show the ACM involvement in the Waco tragedy. I let the references number in the text but they currently do not link to the reference. You will need to consult the full report for that. I cut what was not directly relevant to the point and marked the deletions with ellipses (...). Chapter 3.4 is left intact because everything it contains is relevant. Some of the things that are shown here are: the ACM fear inducing propaganda and rhetoric how the ACM pushed for forcible intervention by authorities the use of "deprogrammed" ex-members as "evidence" for the need of such an intervention
New Religious Movements (waco), Federal Law Enforcement, and Scholars of Religion* Reprinted from ARMAGEDDONIN (waco) (Buy it and Treasury Departments on the branch davidians in (waco) http://hirr.hartsem.edu/org/faith_new_religious_movements.html
Remember Waco REMEMBER (waco). 04191993. Nine years ago an event changed my political direction. April 19, 1993. A group of religous freaks burned themselves to death during a mass suicide in (waco), Texas. Or so http://www.dekalbcity.com/waco/waco.html
Extractions: Reviews Abstract: Essays from various points of view explore the history of the Branch Davidians and David Koresh, why the group was labeled a 'cult,' how authorities used unsubstantiated allegations of child abuse to strengthen their case against the sect, the media's role, the orchestration of public relations by government officials, the ideologies of the journalists themselves, and the role played by 'experts' and 'consultants' in defining such conflicts. Keywords: book review, conspiracy, psychology, religion, Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Texas, 1993, religious cults 1960, United States.
Extractions: Comments This book is being considered for further review, but we do not yet have a copy in hand. Title: Armageddon in Waco : critical perspectives on the Branch Davidian conflict / edited by Stuart A. Wright. Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1995. Description: xxvi, 394 p. ; 24 cm. LC Call No.: BP605.B72A76 1995 Dewey No.: 299/.93 20 ISBN: 0226908445 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226908453 (paper : alk. paper) Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Branch Davidians. Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993. Psychology, Religious. Cults United States Psychology. United States Religion 1960- Psychology and religion. Other authors: Wright, Stuart A. Control No.: 95008872 Weyrich Computer
Detailed Record Primary Language English Document Type Book Subject (waco) branch DavidianDisaster, Tex., 1993., Psychology, Religious., Cults, Psychology., United http://worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/2c7b674336a343bca19afeb4da09e526.html
Branch Davidian WACO Jokes Books The branch Davidian guide to putting out fires The FBI/BATF guide to successfulnegotiations with religious cults and fanatics The original (waco) acronym http://www.runningpage.com/drears/humor/waco.html
Extractions: Boyer is the Merle Curti Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. (more about Boyer) I think what we've seen in recent years is the emergence of a number of subgroups in different cultureseven in Japan, but certainly in American societythat apply in a kind of literal way the idea that contemporary society is evil, contemporary society is corrupt, the American government in fact is part of the vast conspiracy, and take that simply one step further and conclude that therefore we must literally, physically withdraw from society. ... What are we to make of those things that taken together could be called doomsday cults? I think doomsday cults are very significant. I see them in some ways like the canaries that used to be taken down into coal mines. If the canary died, you knew that there was a buildup of dangerous gases and you'd better be careful. It seems to me that doomsday cults tell us something about a contemporary cultural climate of anxiety, of apprehension, of uneasiness about trends in our contemporary world. And some groups, usually under the influence of a very charismatic and potent sort of leader , withdraw from the larger society and act on their belief system in a quite literal and sometimes catastrophic fashion.
Religious Cults In Twentieth Century America so much the existence of the branch davidians themselves (they The events at Wacoperhaps teach us as American society with respect to religious minorities as http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/cults.htm
Extractions: Home Page Online Magazine Forum Book reviews ... Response form Since the Waco siege , interest in religious cults has revived both in Britain and America. This article explores the growth and appeal of cults in America and raises questions about the appropriateness of public perceptions. Religious cults in twentieth century America by Dr Anne Eyre Westminster College While it may seem pedantic to spend time arguing about how to define something that seems straightforward, this is not just an academic exercise. It is important to be clear about exactly which groups come under the definition of NRM and which do not, especially if governments consider introducing legislation to curb their activities. We also need to be clear about exactly what activities are considered to be acceptable and unacceptable in society and to be sure that there is sufficient evidence to justify curtailing what some may seem as their religious freedom guaranteed under the constitution. Why do people join such groups? In a modern largely secular society such as America, many find it hard to understand the appeal of religious groups, especially those appearing to adopt strict codes of behaviour and anti-social values. Two types of explanation have been forwarded to explain the rapid growth of NRMs in the 1960s and 1970s.
Branch Davidian Conflagration Muslim men 72 virgins in paradise if they died as religious martyrs was beyond thefederal agents waiting outside the branch Davidian compound in (waco). http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0419almanac.htm
Extractions: Branch Davidian Conflagration (1993) It was on this date, April 19, 1993, that federal government forces with tanks, gas and guns invaded the Mount Carmel compound, a group home in Waco, Texas, where over 80 members of the Branch Davidian cult had sequestered themselves during a 51-day siege. Mount Carmel burnt to the ground and 76 Davidians, twenty of them children, died. Their leader, 33-year-old David Koresh, also perished. David Koresh All this, however, was beyond the federal agents waiting outside the Branch Davidian compound in Waco. Smarting from the hit they took on the first day of the siege, and impatient for action, the feds broke negotiations with the Davidians, refusing to listen to any more "Bible babble" from Koresh. It is not at all clear that the Davidians desired to die in an , or that they set the flames that immolated their own home. It is possible that the tank assault itself started the fire that killed Koresh and his followers. Whatever caused the conflagration on that Spring day in 1993, it is just possible that the incident which has become known by the single word, Waco, was a massive breach of civil rights and an abuse of government power against a relatively harmless Christian sect. If it can happen to Christians, in this nation of churchgoers, are atheists safe?
Breaking Issue: Waco An Investigation; and Armageddon in (waco) Critical Perspectives on the branch DavidianConflict; and Why (waco)? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in http://reason.com/bi/biwaco.html
Extractions: questions about Waco to rest. Jacob Sullum, Creators Syndicate, 2/23/00. Persecution, American-Style Were the Branch Davidians targeted by the government because of their religion? Reason Senior Editor Jacob Sullum, New York Times, Burning Questions The federal government is beginning to sound like Billy Joel. "We didn’t start the fire," it keeps saying, every time the subject of Waco comes up. Jacob Sullum, Creators Syndicate, 9/1/99. The Fire Last Time A review of Waco: The Rules of Engagement , and No More Wacos: What's Wrong with Federal Law Enforcement and How to Fix It , by Jacob Sullum, Reason More Burning Questions A review of The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation;
The Committee For Waco Justice ATF chief vows to keep an eye on religious cults, John Magaw (waco) was not the first statement The raid by ATF agents on the branch Davidian compound resulted http://www.boogieonline.com/revolution/firearms/enforce/waco/cwj.html
Extractions: HOME ABOUT SEARCH COMMENTS? June 1995, from Carol Moore "The Committee for Waco Justice is working for an complete and thorough investigation of BATF and FBI crimes against the Branch Davidian religious group near Waco Texas and for prosecution of responsible agents and officials. We call for freedom for the nine Branch Davidian prisoners sentenced to 243 years in prison for defending themselves against the brutal BATF assault." The CWJ has been active since at least December 1993, when Carol Moore posted the following: Our report on the massacre will demand: PROSECUTION OF ATF/FBI AGENTS: At the end of the individual sections on ATF/FBI we will be recommending prosecution of specific agents and officials under the following two laws. TITLE 18 SECTION 241-(18USC 241)-CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS: If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any citizen in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or if two or more persons go in disguise on the highway or the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured- they shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both: and if death results they shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life. TITLE 18 SECTION 242-(18USC242)-DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW: Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subject any inhabitant of any state, territory or district to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reasons of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if death results shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life.
The Marcolian acted as a liaison for federal officials in interviewing former members of the BranchDavidian cult in (waco). He has studied the Davidian movement since 1988 http://www.marietta.edu/~marc/00SP/2-3/front/5.html
Extractions: Managing Editor Only one deprogrammer has ever worked with members of the Branch Davidian cult. This week, he'll be on campus as part of the Esbenshade Series. Rick Ross will be speaking Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in McDonough Auditorium, an event that will be free and open to the public. He will be talking about extreme cults and the American militia movement. He is an expert on the subject of extreme religious cults and other radical groups. Program director Dan Born, associate professor of English, says "the presentation should be all the more lively since critics- both liberal and conservative- in the aftermath of the Branch Davidian siege and tragedy argue the FBI acted with undue haste and zeal in its effort to put down Koresh's movement." Ross has almost 15 years of experience studying these groups, and has served as a consultant to the FBI and ATF. He has testified in court as an expert witness, and been interviewed by news organizations including Newsweek and ABC Evening News.
