The Davidian Massacre: Disturbing Questions About Waco Which Must Be Answered By Carol Moore Gun Owners of America, Legacy Communications 488 pp. $8. The Ashes of Waco: An Investigation By Dick J. Reavis, Simon & Schuster 304 pp. $24 Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in . . . . Continue Reading »
Back in the late 1920s the finger of God touched Victor Houteff, and he left the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria to join the Seventh-day Adventists. In 1929 he moved to California, where, though not approved by the main body of Seventh-day Adventism, he gained a following with his preaching. He and his . . . . Continue Reading »
Inquisition: The Persecution and Prosecution of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon by Carlton Sherwood Regnery Gateway, 705 pages, $29.95 Carlton Sherwood is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who has done a number of exposes of corrupt religious leaders in recent years. He found what he . . . . Continue Reading »
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