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John Joe Gray
Ever played "telephone" as a child. The first person thinks up a
short statement. He whispers it into the ear of the next person in line. Then
that person whispers it into the ear of the next person, and so on until the
statement has been relayed to the last person in the line. Then the last person
announces to the group what he heard and it is compared to the original
statement. It can be quite entertaining to see how the original statement gets
distorted.
Guess what? Adults play the same game too! But this time it involves real people
who might get hurt!
Congratulations! The Electronic Telegraph takes the cake. They are
more interested in sensationalism rather than the facts. The following are the
most glaring distortions. Of course, all of the articles contain a secular bias.
The Times
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The Electronic Telegraph
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| "vowing to die before
they will surrender to police" |
"vowing to shoot themselves rather
than surrender." |
| "The local sheriff, Howard
'Slick' Alfred . . . keeping the compound under close watch," |
"The 16 people, including seven children,
are surrounded by police" |
| "led by John Joe Gray, . . . a member
of the Oregon-based Embassy of Heaven Church," |
"John Joe Gray, 51, self-appointed leader
of the Embassy of Heaven Church," |
Embassy of Heaven Church
Paul Revere, Pastor
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ISSUE 1925
Friday 1 September 2000
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Fanatic cult in armed
siege near Waco site
By Simon Davis
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| RELIGIOUS fanatics with a huge arsenal of
weapons have barricaded themselves inside a compound, vowing to shoot
themselves rather than surrender.
The 16 people, including seven children, are surrounded by police at
the 47-acre site in Trinidad, Texas - 70 miles from the Waco siege site,
where more than 80 people died. Their leader is John Joe Gray, 51,
self-appointed leader of the Embassy of Heaven Church, a militant sect
that rejects all forms of government control.
They have been barricaded in since spring after Gray failed to appear
in court for assaulting a state trooper. Gray, a volatile man with a
liking for guns, has warned that anyone trying to enter should
"bring lots of body bags". There are sandbagged trenches and a
sign outside says: "No trespassing - survivors will be
prosecuted."
Telephones and electricity have been cut but the farm is
self-sufficient and can survive indefinitely. Sheriff Howard Alfred has
not tried to serve the arrest warrant. A deputy said: "We are going
to try to resolve this peacefully. The last thing we want is for someone
to get hurt."
The FBI is monitoring the case.
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