NWAnews
December 31, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Leaked interview of Alamo teen airs on Web
Sitting across from an interviewer at the Children’s Advocacy Center in Texarkana, Texas, the 16-year-old girl described her job sorting mail at the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, her belief that the end of the world is near and her passion for distributing religious pamphlets in cities across the country.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
December 31, 2008
By Lynn LaRowe
Parents request legal aid
Alamo followers ask for court to appoint lawyers in custody case
Three Tony Alamo ministry followers whose daughters were among six taken during a September raid of church properties in Fouke, Ark., want the court to appoint lawyers to represent them at the state’s expense.
In: 2000-2007
Associated Press
December 31, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL
Lawyer in Alamo case: Bible no defense for abuse
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo’s right to religious freedom doesn’t allow him to beat children, a lawyer suing the preacher over alleged abuse says.
In: 2000-2007
Houston Chronicle
December 30, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer
Lawyer: Alamo civilly liable for alleged abuse
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jailed evangelist Tony Alamo can’t use religious freedom to shield himself from a lawsuit claiming abuse occurred at his ministries, a lawyer suing the preacher says.
In: 2000-2007
Southern Poverty Law Center
December 30, 2008
by Mark Potok
The Last Word: Hatewatch’s 2nd Annual Smackdown Awards
It’s been another sorry year in the world of hate, as knuckle-dragging white supremacists and their fellow travelers did their best to make our country a little worse with each new passing day. Here at Hatewatch, we’ve been hard at work trying to winnow away the garden-variety savagery that habitués of our blog know so well in favor of truly extraordinary examples of asinine activities from the benighted denizens of the radical right. It hasn’t been easy for members of the Hatewatch 2nd Annual Smackdown Awards Committee, who’ve had to wade heroically through the sewers and cesspools to produce our list. But now they’ve returned from that underworld, muddied but unbowed, to offer our readers, without further ado, Hatewatch’s year-end countdown of the very, very worst of 2008:
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
December 30, 2008
By Jim Williamson
Leslie Ray “Buster” White, 58, who attended Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and asked in a plea bargain to continue to consult with Alamo after pleading guilty to federal charges, has now disassociated himself from Alamo.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
December 30, 2008
By Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo’s lawyer filed a one-sentence answer last week to a civil lawsuit that asks that Alamo and a fugitive associate be made to pay damages for the alleged abuse of former followers.
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
December 30, 2008
Alamo: Civil Suit Timeline
• Nov. 25, 2008
WGUN 1010AM: Atlanta’s Most CORRUPT Christian Radio Station (cult/tony alamo)
By NotYourTypicalNegro
In: Video Clips
Texarkana Gazette
December 27,2008
By Jim Williamson
Plea bargain allows CD trafficker to attend Alamo religious services
A man described as a former associate minister for the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries in Fouke, Ark., is scheduled for sentencing Jan. 8 in federal court on charges of trafficking in counterfeit musical compact discs.
In: 2000-2007
Times Record
December 26, 2008
By Amy Sherrill
Editor’s Note: Each year, the Times Record newsroom staff votes on the Top 10 local stories of the year. The raid of evangelist Tony Alamo’s Fouke compound and subsequent arrest ranks as the No. 6 story of 2008.
In: 2000-2007
My Fox Memphis
December 23, 2008
The Associated Press
Alamo Seeks Removal of Religious Language in Suit
In: 2000-2007
Texarkana Gazette
December 23, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Tony Alamo’s attorney says statements in a civil lawsuit involving the controversial church leader and his alleged enforcer are “irrelevant and prejudicial” and included to “stigmatize the defendant.” Little Rock lawyer John Wesley Hall Jr. wants the wording removed.
In: 2000-2007
Arkansas News
December 22, 2008
By TOM PARSONS
Alamo lawyer seeks changes in federal suit
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Embattled evangelist Tony Alamo’s lawyer has asked that “immaterial, impertinent or scandalous” language be removed from a civil lawsuit targeting Alamo in federal court.
In: 2000-2007
NWAnews
December 19, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Judge says Alamo boy to stay in foster care
A day after hearing testimony that a 17-year-old boy had been beaten with a wooden paddle by a member of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, a judge ordered the teenager to stay in foster care for 10 more days until he turns 18.
In: 2000-2007
NOTICE: This article has several inaccuracies that we will post corrections on after the Holidays.
Women In Crime Ink
December 18, 2008
By Diane Dimond
Heaven is Hell for the Alamo Ministry Children
72-year-old Tony Alamo, who got his start as a ‘street preacher’ in Hollywood in the 70’s, is currently in federal lock up in Ft. Smith Arkansas. He is charged with violating the Mann Act – transporting six of his underage ‘church’ girls across state lines for immoral purposes, specifically pornography. His trial is set for February.
Texarkana Gazette
December 18, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Former Alamo follower to fight for custody of five kids
A former Tony Alamo Christian Ministries member and mother of five boys currently in state custody, plans to leave the church in an attempt to regain custody, her attorney said Wednesday.
In: 2000-2007
NWAnews
December 18, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Parents of 5 kids ask their return
TEXARKANA – The parents of five boys who have been placed in foster care said Wednesday that they have left the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and will work together to regain custody of their children.
“We’re hopeful that we can get our kids back, the sooner the better,” Jose Avila said, standing next to his wife, Becky, at the Miller County Courthouse in Texarkana. “We’re going to work and do everything we can to get them back, so they can be back with their dad and mom.”
In: 2000-2007
AP
December 17, 2008
By JON GAMBRELL
4 Alamo ministry children to remain with state
Four young brothers associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries will remain in state custody as investigations continue
into alleged physical and sexual abuse at the church, a lawyer said Wednesday.
In: 2000-2007
NWAnews
December 17, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
Father seeks custody of sons in Alamo case
A worker at the Trane Inc. plant in Fort Smith, Jose Avila left the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries about eight years ago, when he and his wife separated.
In: 2000-2007
