Texarkana Gazette
September 20, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe – Texarkana Gazette

A LOOK BACK AT THE ALAMO RAID
Retired FBI agent remembers taking part in bust of Tony Alamo’s Fouke compound

Five years ago today, about 100 members of the FBI and Arkansas State Police raided the Tony Alamo Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark., just outside of Texarkana.

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Texarkana Gazette
September 14, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe Best – Texarkana Gazette

Judge throws out most claims to Alamo properties
Trial to address remaining claimants

Tony Alamo Christian Ministries members who claim ownership interests in six properties a federal judge has ruled can be sold have had most of their claims thrown out.

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Defeating the Dragons
Posted on September 11, 2013 by forgedimagination

15 things not to say to a recovering fundamentalist

There have been plenty of things I’ve heard since I started talking about Christian fundamentalism, and most of them make me want to tear my hair out. So, I put out a general call for some of the gems you have heard, and here’s a few that I got back.

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Mail Online (UK)
September 9, 2013
By Matt Blank

Yemeni child bride, 8, dies of internal injuries on first night of forced marriage to groom 5 times her age

An eight-year-old child bride has died in Yemen of internal bleeding sustained during her wedding night after being forced to marry a man five times her age, activists have claimed.

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Texarkana Gazette
September 7, 2013
By: Lynn LaRowe Best – Texarkana Gazette

Alamo followers fill court
Members want judge to rethink property ruling

Close to 100 members of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries showed for a hearing Friday to address claims to properties a federal judge previously ruled can be sold.

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UALR Public Radio
September 5, 2013
By Jacob Kauffman

Fate of Tony Alamo Properties To Be Determined

Tony Alamo, the founder of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and a convicted child sex offender, is currently serving 175 years in prison. But Alamo still owes millions in restitution to his victims – something a hearing Friday hopes to address.

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