CATHERINE WESSINGER Why (waco)? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America. Armageddon in(waco) Critical Perspectives on the branch Davidian Conflict. Ed. http://www.loyno.edu/~wessing/law/mil_c.v..html
Extractions: CATHERINE WESSINGER ADDRESS New Orleans, LA 70118 wessing@loyno.edu 504-865-3182 office 504-865-3179 fax 504-394-2207 home FIELD New Religious Movements, Millennialism Women and Religion Religions of India, World Religions History of Christianity EDUCATION University of Iowa (School of Religion) Dissertation: "Millenarianism in the Thought of Annie Besant" B.F.A. 1974 University of South Carolina EMPLOYMENT AND TEACHING New Orleans, LA Professor 1998 Associate Professor 1992-98 tenure 1995 Assistant Professor 1986-92 ordinary (tenure track) 1990 extraordinary (adjunct)1987-90 part-time 1986-87 Undergraduate courses Introduction to World Religions Women in World Religions World Religions - Honors Women in the Christian Tradition Hindu Paths to God Readings Seminar for R.S. Majors (1 hr.) Millennium Seminar Religion and Media Graduate courses Adjunct Assistant Professor University College Tulane University New Orleans, LA Course Society, Women and Religion PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS Annie Besant and Progressive Messianism . 1988. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. Editor
NTS Books On Waco Siege Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in The Ashes of (waco) An Investigationby Dick J. Reavis Evaluation of the Handling of the branch Davidian Stand Off http://www.ntskeptics.org/books/waco.htm
Waco Raid & Early Mormonism At (waco), where lawenforcement officials saw In the United States, the branch Davidianswere only tolerated. Many sociologists and religion historians eschew http://www.polygamyinfo.com/past_media plyg 55 wp.htm
COMPARATIVE between the socalled branch davidians, the Federal to have been revenge for theWaco incident, and infringement of civil, particularly religious, liberties. http://www.rdg.ac.uk/RevSoc/archive/volume10/number3/10-3i.htm
Extractions: Volume 10 Number 3 1997 Why Waco?: Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America The disastrous siege at Waco in 1993 now stands as a metaphor for two things. Firstly, in the public mind it represents the inevitable result of the aspirations of a paranoid, religious cult, embracing its treasured 'End-times' theology. Secondly, for those who are more reflective, it has become a by-word for how not to deal with such cults. This book, by James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher, constructively looks at how, both the worldview of the religious group, headed by David Koresh, and the hostile public response, converged to cause the cataclysm. This particular account, moreover, might have a claim to be considered more seriously than the numerous other books on the seige, since Tabor purports to have been a first-hand witness and outlines how he struggled behind the scenes to prevent the tragedy of Waco from happening. In early 1993 the eyes of the USA people were fixed on the confrontation between the so-called Branch Davidians, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the FBI. The violent assault on the Mount Carmel compound, that eventually followed, resulted in the deaths of 74 cult members (21 of them children) and four federal agents. On the second anniversary of the ending of the siege, occurred the terrorist bombing of government buildings in Oklahoma, allegedly by the right-wing libertarian extremist Timothy McVeish. His motive is believed to have been revenge for the Waco incident, and an act of protest against the federal government's infringement of civil, particularly religious, liberties. The siege of Waco then, has far wider implications, many of which are taken on board in this version of events by Tabor and Gallagher.
Top Waco Links The History of the branch Davidian/David Koresh religious views Davidian Prisonershttp//www.carolmoore.net/(waco) Why (waco)? Cults and the Battle for Religious http://www.carolmoore.net/waco/waco-links.html
Extractions: of all its contents Also see Waco Articles page INVESTIGATION-ORIENTED PAGES Waco: the Rules of Engagement (film/video) The movie web page page has reviews, order forms for video, various interesting materials. http://www.waco93.com/ Waco: A New Revelation (film/video) M ore evidence of federal agents' murderous intent and actions. http://www.waco-anewrevelation.com/ Dave Hardy's Waco Page An attorney helping with the Davidian civil suits, Hardy includes great photos, videos and audios which he got through Freedom of Information requests. http://www.hardylaw.net/waco.html Ian Goddard's Waco Pages currently Waco FLIR information. http://IanGoddard.net/wacoflir.htm Center for Reform Includes a Waco investigation section with good official documentation. http://www.uscfr.com/ Outpost of Freedom Waco Pages Gary Hunt, who was active during the siege, presents various original documents and writings: http://www.illusions.com/opf/wacoind.htm
Libertarian Party - Release - 990827 - New Waco Evidence the Academy Awardnominated documentary, (waco) The Rules government s assault on theBranch Davidian compound was that it was a religious cult which is http://archive.lp.org/rel/19990827-Waco.html
Extractions: LP News ======================================= NEWS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Suite 100 Washington DC 20037 World Wide Web: www.LP.org ======================================= For release: August 27, 1999 ======================================= For additional information: George Getz, Press Secretary Phone: (202) 333-0008 Ext. 222 E-Mail: 76214.3676@Compuserve.com ======================================= WASHINGTON, DC Forget more Congressional hearings now that the FBI has admitted it used "pyrotechnic devices" during the massacre at Waco, it may be time to move directly to criminal trials for Janet Reno and other law enforcement officials, the Libertarian Party said today. "It's time to send a message: Hate crimes and cover-ups won't be tolerated in America," said Steve Dasbach, the party's national director. "And the way to send that message is to start criminal proceedings against the government officials responsible for the deaths of 86 people at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. "At this point, we're not saying that Janet Reno or any other individual is guilty of premeditated mass murder, or guilty of a criminal conspiracy to cover up the facts. But enough new evidence has emerged that a jury should consider that question."
Extractions: "The Last Word: The Da Vinci Con" , by Laura Miller ("The New York Times", February 22, 2004) (pdf) , by Massimo Introvigne - A paper presented at the North American Conference on Esotericism, Michigan State University, Kellogg Center, June 3-6, 2004 Scenari di un conflitto mondiale: ultra-fondamentalismo islamico, terrorismo, anti-terrorismo - Articoli di Massimo Introvigne e documenti
