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OUR TAKE ON THE TWELVE TRIBES Q: ARE THE TWELVE TRIBES A HATE GROUP? A: While hate is probably not the primary motivation for people joining Twelve Tribes and there is no evidence that the group seeks to do violence to anyone outside the group, their leader Eugene Spriggs teaches that God approved of the slavery of African Americans, that Martin Luther King, Jr. was “evil,” that Jews are born "cursed," that the “three races of Man” should be separated and that homosexuals as individuals "are detestable, not just their sin" and “deserve death.” The Southern Poverty Law Center characterizes a hate group as one that has “beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics.” Of course they say that it is obedience to God's Word and not hate that motivates their beliefs. Should that provide them immunity from criticism? Q: ISN'T "CULT" A PEJORITIVE TERM AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY ARE ONE? A: Darn right it is a pejoritive term and that's exactly how we mean it! According to West and Langhorne (1985) "A cult is a group or movement exhibiting a great or excessive devotion or dedication to some person, idea or thing and employing unethically manipulative techniques of persuasion and control (e.g. isolation from former friends and family, debilitation, use of special methods to heighten suggestibility and subservience, powerful group pressures, information management, suspension of individuality or critical judgment, promotion of total dependency on the group and fear of [consequences of] leaving it, etc) designed to advance the goals of the group's leaders to the actual or possible detriment of members, their families, or the community." A little research shows that this description fits the Twelve Tribes to a "T." A word preferred by some to "cult" is "high control group." Make up your own mind about what they are after reading personal accounts of former members from the links at iottc.blogspot.com.

ABOUT ITHACANS OPPOSED TO THE TWELVE TRIBES CULT: We are Ithacans interested in raising awareness about the beliefs and practices of those who belong to the "Twelve Tribes" religious cult who own and operate the Maté Factor on the Ithaca Commons and live in a group house in Fall Creek. As citizens committed to civil rights for all, tolerance for people of diverse cultures and faiths, equal rights for women and a liberal education for our children, we are concerned about the presence in our community of a group who promote an ideology antithetical to these ideals while actively proselytizing and recruiting new members. The First Amendment guarantees to us all the right to our views and speech. While we affirm this right of theirs, we are conscious of our own right and responsibility to exercise judgment regarding which business establishments we patronize. IOTTC advocates a boycott by all Ithacans of the Twelve Tribes Mate Factor on the Ithaca Commons and close scrutiny of this group by local authorities to ensure that they are complying with all New York State and Federal laws.

WHAT THE TWELVE TRIBES BELIEVE

THE TEACHINGS OF THEIR LEADER, EUGENE SPRIGGS, A.K.A. "YONEQ" PROVIDED BY

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