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On Television - Thursday, January 21, 1999 Cults on Campus, Fox files, Fox News
January 18, 1999 Millennial madness, Jerusalem jitters: Israel deports one cult, worries about others, U.S.News & World Report
January 10, 1999 Doomsday Cult Shuns Family Contact, Associated Press
Jan. 5, 1999 Apocalypse Really Soon: Is it the End of the World as We Know It?, ABCNEWS.com
Jan. 4, 1999 Relatives of Christian cult members say arrests won't stop the group, AP News Service
December 20, 1998 Scientology: A Rare Inside Look, ABCNEWS 20/20
Nov. 21, 1998 "UC told of church pressure tactics" By Stephen Huba, Cincinnati Post (About the Cincinnati Church of Christ/International Churches of Christ)
November 19, 1998 "Questioning the Los Angeles Church of Christ" by Daniel Pasquini, Tommy Magazine, University of Southern California (About the International Churches of Christ.)
November 19, 1998 "Church group banned on some campuses" by Daniel Pasquini, Tommy Magazine, University of Southern California (About the Los Angeles Church of Christ/International Church of Christ.)
November 18, 1998 Jonestown massacre + 20: Questions linger CNN Interactive.
November 18, 1998 Jonestown: Still Asking �Why?� ABCNEWS.com
(Posted November 18, 1998 to the Cults.Net Web site ) In 1978 in Jonestown, 912 cult suicides shocked the world, Associated Press
November 14, 1998 "Cults Remain Even After Jonestown" Associated Press
"Nashville Church Sparks Debate" by Jackie Ross, Vanderbilt Loop, Vanderbilt University (About the Nashville Church/International Church of Christ (This article makes a reference to the Cult Awareness Network. Important Notice Regarding Cult Awareness Network.)
November 3, 1998 "Universities are fertile grounds for cults, officials say" By HOLLIE SHAW, The Canadian Press
October 18, 1998 The Tragedy of Jonestown: Jim Jones' Sons Revisit Site of Mass Suicide by BARBARA WALTERS, ABCNEWS 20/20
October 14, 1998 Cults.Net News Report: Names used by the International Churches of Christ include:
October 13, 1998 "Georgia State University Church of Christ under scrutiny" By Tonya Shoemaker, Signal, Georgia State University (About the International Church of Christ)
October 6, 1998 "High pressure religious groups often target students for recruitment" by Michelle Navarro, Daily Bruin, University of California Los Angeles (Two former ICC members are quoted.)
"Cult awareness panel discusses religious group" by Dania Alvarez, the Daily Trojan, University of Southern California (Former Los Angeles Church of Christ member is quoted.)
"Boston U.'s Scientology connection" by Alex Beam, The Boston Globe
September 15, 1998: "Gospel preachers' tactics are not winning converts" by Charlene Sargeant, the Daily Trojan, University of Southern California
September 10, 1998: "Campus warned of cults" by Jeanine Cardullo, On-Line Forty-Niner, California State University, Long Beach (Former Los Angeles Church of Christ member Calvin Kwan is quoted.)
August 24, 1998: "High Pressure Group Awareness Meeting Will Be Held" by Christopher Peters, Long Beach Union, California State University, Long Beach
August 24, 1998: "Under Their Thumb: High Pressure Groups on Our Campus" by Christopher Peters, Long Beach Union, California State University, Long Beach (The Los Angeles Church of Christ is mentioned in this article.)
Winter 1998 "Church Cult on Campus?" By Jackie Kochaphum, Escape, California State University, Hayward (About the ICC)
July 2, 1998: Soldiers of the Cross by Zach Dundas, Missoula Independent (About the ICC)
June 18 - 25, 1998: The Boston Phoenix: True believers: The BCC and religious controversy in Beverly by Jason Gay, (About the Boston Church of Christ/BCC/International Church of Christ/ICC)
May 20, 1998: "Lottery cash will help fight sect who took my daughter" by Sandra Laville, The Evening Standard (London) (About the London International Church of Christ)
"Beauty Worship -- A controversial church preaches to models" by Paula S. Bernstein, New York Magazine (About the International Churches of Christ)
PrimeTime Live ABCNEWS.com Wednesday, March 25, 1998
Inside a Secretive and Controversial Religious Cult (About the Garbage Eaters)
"E-Board rejects purpose of Bible Talk club" by Don Mizuno, The Polytechnic, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (About the ICC)
"Concerns surfacing about new religious organization recruiting on campus" by Rose Garr, Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane University (About the ICC)
Staff Editorial: New Orleans Church recruitment infringes on students' rights, Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane University (About the ICC)
"Boston U. alumnus warns of cults" by Amber Hansman, The Daily Free Press, Boston University (The International Churches of Christ is mentioned in this article)
by Dawn Howerth, Varsity, Cambridge University (About the International Church of Christ/Cambridge International Church of Christ.)
Cults 'target vulnerable students' By Emily Sheffield, The Guardian (About the ICC)
"Concerned About Campus Cults, Colleges Arm Students With Facts" by Justin Gillis and Caryle Murphy, The Washington Post, B01 (ICC information included)
"L.A. Church of Christ" by Reginald Greene, Letter to the editor, University Times, California State University, Los Angeles (About the ICC)
International Churches of Christ Barred from Campuses
According to Newsweek the International Churches of Christ, "has been barred from recruiting on many campuses because, critics say, it blackmails those who try to leave the sect." (From "Living on the Religious Fringe," Newsweek, 4/7/97, 48B)
"Official Warns Against HOPE On Campus Religious Cult" by Rowe Edgell, State Press, Arizona State University (Article about the ICC)
"My friends lured me into a cult" by Sarah Lieu, as told to Anita Bartholomew, YM, Young and Modern Magazine, 64-67 (Article about the International Churches of Christ.)
Oct/Nov 1997: "God on Campus" by Abby Ellin, Link, The College Magazine (ICC information included)
Christianity Today: The Cost of Discipleship?: Despite allegations of abuse of authority, the International Churches of Christ expands rapidly.
"A mainstream mask on fringe cults" By Amanda Vogt, Tribune Staff Writer, Chicago Tribune (Article about the ICC)
"Experts Combat Destructive Influence of Cults: Many sects target college students" By Alana Hoffman, The Daily Californian, University of California at Berkeley (Article about the ICC)
"Cults at the University of Maryland" By Cory Howell Diamondback staff writer, The Diamondback, University of Maryland, College Park (Article about the ICC)
"Cult Control" By Rod Usher, Time Magazine
Chronicle of Higher Education: Recruiting Tactics of a Religious Group Stir Campus Concerns (Article about the International Churches of Christ/ICC)
Video Cassette: The ICC: A 2-hour video compilation of various news media coverage (ABC's 20/20, King Worlds Inside Edition, Canadian Broadcasting Companys 5th Estate, and others) of the ICC.
"Campus Crusaders: The Fast-Growing International Churches of Christ Welcomes Students with Open Arms" by Stephanie Griest, The Washington Post, 9/3/95, F1, F4, F5
Boston Movement Still Harming Students (Articles about the ICC)
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