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METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Facing evil in
East Texas
We look at how the Church of Wells cult recruits members into its fold, and the almost total emotional control the three ‘elders’ have over the group. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | September 29, 2014 WELLS, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherokee County, Church of Wells, East Texas, Fundamentalism, Lamar W. Hankins, Metro, Rag Bloggers, Religious Cults
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METRO PODCAST | Thorne Dreyer : Lamar Hankins discusses a major scandal at the Church of Wells cult in East Texas
Lamar talks about the revelations in his chilling investigative report for The Rag Blog, entitled ‘Child murder in Texas.’ Interview by Thorne Dreyer | The Rag Blog | September 24, 2014 Lamar W. Hankins, a columnist for The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Church of Wells, Faith Healing, Interview, Lamar W. Hankins, Metro, Podcast, Rag Radio, Religious Cults, Thorne Dreyer
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Paul Krassner : Sex, Corruption, and the Kool-Aid Massacre
The Rev. Jim Jones.Sex, Corruption,and the Kool-Aid Massacre By Paul Krassner / The Rag Blog / November 23, 2011 November 18th marked the 33rd anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. Jim Jones, founder of the 8,000-member People’s Temple in San Francisco, … Continue reading
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Tagged COYOTE, Jonestown Massacre, Margo St. James, Paul Krassner, Religious Cults, Rev. Jim Jones
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