The Twelve Tribes has come under fire for its teachings on race and homosexuality in addition to its treatment of children.Īccording to a 2018 article in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Report, the organisation is “a Christian fundamentalist cult. “Our farms are sanctuaries… a safe haven… a peaceful refuge… an anchor for the soul in the midst of a society drifting dangerously off course.” We don’t have our independent income or debts to carry by ourselves, except for the debt of love we owe to our Savior, which we repay by loving and caring for one another. All of the income from our various endeavors goes into a common purse, from which all our needs are met. “We mainly grow food for ourselves but, sometimes sell our produce at our own farmstands or farmer’s markets. For the most part, our farms are small-scale operations. Many of the communities focus on farming, with the group’s site stating that members “live together like an extended family, sharing all things in common, just as the disciples of Yahshua did in the first century. In Boulder, Colorado - where the community has drawn considerable attention in recent days given its alleged association with the most devastating fires in state history - an estimated few dozen members run a business called the Yellow Deli, taking its name from a Tennessee restaurant started by the organisation’s founder more than 40 years ago. Since its founding, the Twelve Tribes has expanded to communities across the United States, South America, Europe and Asia. The organisation was founded in the early 1970s in Tennessee during burgeoning Jesus movements and has been known by a variety of names including the Vine Christian Community Church, the Messianic Communities, Yellow Deli People and the Community Apostolic Order. With all of our hearts, we want to do our Father’s will, which is to love one another and be a light to the nations so that they could see our life of love and know how much their Creator loves them.” “We follow the Old and New Testament Scriptures, and live like the early disciples in Acts chapters 2 and 4. We are disciples of the Son of God, whom we call by His Hebrew name Yahshua. “By community, we mean families and single people who live together in homes and on farms.

“We are a confederation of twelve self-governing tribes, made up of self-governing communities,” the website proclaims.

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