the family international

Question 1

when and how did the movement start

Answer 1

-david brant berg
-followed his fathers footsteps as a minister in that denomination
-berg believed God had a special desitnu and mission for him

Question 2

why did it start

Answer 2

-he had a revelation that calfornia would go through a major earthquake

Question 3

what was the organisaitonal structure was there a charismatic leader

Answer 3

-had evalngelical preacher ‘born again hippies’

Question 4

did they have their own norms and values

Answer 4

-asked those who joined movement to for sake all
-give up wordly possesions
-renounce materialism

Question 5

core religious beliefs

Answer 5

-devote to perosnal worship
-follow teahcings of end time prophet

Question 6

social grps they attracted

Answer 6

-young college age adults 35,000 has spent sometime in the grp

Question 7

what has happened to them

Answer 7

-remains active but criticised for medelling with 3rd world policies
-criticised for sexually abusing their members , whipping, denied music and conflict of the outside world