Top 10 List
December 6, 2009
Posted by top10contributor
Top Ten Fraudulent Religious Leaders
Sadly but not surprisingly, researchers find no shortage of candidates for this list. Compiling this list, researchers defined “fraud” in reasonably strict legal terms, setting aside all questions of doctrine and faith. In most cases, religious leaders duped their followers into believing in their righteousness; and they subsequently were exposed as pious hypocrites. Fraudulent leaders’ sexual exploits typically were the source of their undoing. Some faced criminal charges; all endured severe public humiliation, and none ever rebuilt a ministry after his exposure.
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Examiner.com
November 16, 2009
Margot Fernandez
Tony Alamo: the same old story–abusive do-it-yourself preacher
Fox News reports today that former preacher Tony Alamo has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for the sexual abuse of children. In this case he preyed on the daughters of the people who followed him, taking child brides as young as 8 years of age.
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Examiner.com
November 16, 2009
Margot Fernandez
Victim to Tony Alamo: what kind of a man of God does what you have done?
Tony Alamo, the disgraced preacher, has been sentenced to 175 years in prison as a result of his abuse of young girls, crucifying Jesus again in their flesh by sexual degradation and humiliation. He shamed them in private, violating their bodies, and in public, where they were paraded before the congregation as his “brides.”
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ECanada Now
November 15, 2009
Posted by Staff
Evangelist Alamo Sentenced To 175 Years In Prison
An Arkansas judge has sentenced evangelist Tony Alamo to 175 years in prison Friday on charges that included taking minors across state lines for sex, according to media reports Saturday.
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The Village Voice
November 13, 2009
By Julia
Pedophile Evangelist Tony Alamo Sentenced to 175 Years
Creepy “preacher”/polygamous serial child molestation advocate Tony Alamo was, as predicted, sentenced today to 175 years for taking his underaged “brides” across state lines for sex.
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Judy Says What
July 24, 2009
Judy Plantz
Tony Alamo – The Devil Himself, Parading as God Almighty
Ugh, one thing that sucks about blogging news… is the news. Not always but there are times that when reading the details puts my heart, spirit, and mind collectively in turmoil. The story of Tony Alamo required addressing. If you read articles about his crime history, you will see that he was a very nasty man right across the board. He had been charged with transporting five under-aged girls across state lines for sex.
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Get Religion.org
July 25, 2009
Posted by tmatt
Who’s calling who an evangelist?
So what do you think of when you hear or read the word “evangelist”? Perhaps it would be better to frame the question this way: “Who do you think of when hear or read the word ‘evangelist’?”
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The Village Voice
July 24, 2009
By Roy Edroso
Preacher Tony Alamo Convicted on Child-Sex Charges; Faces 175 Years
Last year the Voice did a big report on Tony Alamo and his bizarre Christian child-bride cult. New Yorkers of a certain vintage may recall being handed one of Alamo’s insane pamphlets in the subways, where his minions sometimes proselytized. We found Alamo and his Tony Alamo Christian Ministries running charity scams, but it was his polygamous attachment to pre-teens that interested many people — including law enforcement officers.
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