Children of God

The Children of God (COG), later known as the Family of Love, the Family and now the Family International, is a new religious movement that started in 1968 in Huntington Beach, California, USA. It was part of the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s, with many of its early converts drawn from the hippie movement. Due to its unusual emphasis on total commitment it triggered the first organized anticult group (FREECOG) and was among the movements prompting the cult controversy of the 1970s and 1980s in the United States and Europe.

Notable members (past and present)

Actors River Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Summer Phoenix, Rain Phoenix, and Rose McGowan were members of the group during their childhood. Renowned http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/penguin/rrhof.htm blues slide guitarist Jeremy Spencer http://jeremyspencer.com/, a founding member of Fleetwood Mac, has been a member of the group since 1971. Comedian Tina Dupuy http://www.tinadupuy.com was also a member, and now bases her comedy show around her childhood in the group.

Related Topics:
River Phoenix - Joaquin Phoenix - Summer Phoenix - Rain Phoenix - Rose McGowan - Blues - Slide guitarist - Jeremy Spencer - Fleetwood Mac - 1971 - Tina Dupuy

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