Iconography, Artwork, Ephemera and Visualizations of Religious Cults and New Religious Movements
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The Art of Rev. Albert Wagner
From avam.org
Born in 1924 in Bassett, Arkansas, Albert Wagner went to work in the cotton fields as a water carrier for the pickers when he was ten years old. In 1941 at the age of 17, he moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked as a dishwasher before starting his own furniture moving company. Years later, while cleaning his basement in preparation for his fiftieth birthday celebration, he noticed some paint spatters on a piece of wood and was suddenly overwhelmed with memories of his childhood and with inspiration for works of art. In the years that followed he made hundreds of paintings and sculptures to "get the Word out."
Turning his house on Cleveland's east side into an environment he called "The People Love People House of God," the Reverend Albert Wagner decorated the outside of the building with found objects. He crammed the interior with enormous sculptures around which he counseled members of his small, informal congregation, which met regularly at a nearby store-front church. Albert worked in his home studio creating over 3,000 paintings and sculptures for 32 years, until his death on September 1, 2006 at age 82.
"All my life I wanted to paint. I just didn't know how. God gives directions and you have to follow them." –Reverend Albert Wagner
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The Family International: The Story of Davidito, 1982
Note: Due to the extreme nature of this publication, I will not be displaying the entire book. There are certain things in this area of research that I cannot tolerate and do not wish to exploit, out of respect for the victims of this pernicious and contemptuous cult. To see and read more go to http://www.xfamily.org/index.php/Story_of_Davidito
The Story of Davidito (Ricky Rodriguez), commonly referred to as the Davidito book, was a 762-page book published by The Family International in Spain in 1982. It consisted of a compilation of a publication series known as the Davidito Letters, which were circulated from about 1975 until 1981.[1] According to the Pubdex, 2700 copies were printed and distributed to Family Homes around the world. It was intended to be an example of child rearing. The early years of the second generation were influenced by the style of childcare in the book, and sexual liberties were a part of the second generation's childhood to varying degrees, depending on the commune.
While the stated intent was not to harm the children, the support for and advocation of pedophilia ultimately wrought harm to many children. The Family later ordered this book to be heavily sanitized and, eventually, destroyed completely. In 1997, The Family published a revised version titled Dito: His Early Years. Davidito, the example case here, ultimately murdered one of his former nannies mentioned here and subsequently took his own life in 2005.
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Thirty
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Nine
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Eight
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Seven
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Six
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Five
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Four
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Three
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty Two
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty One
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Twenty
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Nineteen
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Eighteen
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Seventeen
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The Family International: Illustrations from “Heaven’s Girl”, Part Sixteen
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