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Branch Davidian

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Name Branch Davidian

Alternate name(s) - The Branch, The Lord Our Righteousness

Leader(s)
- Charlie Pace
- David Koresh (1959-1993)

Founder(s)
Benjamin Roden

Established
1959

Websites
- www.sevenseals.com (official site with latest teachings)
- start.at/mt.carmel (by the survivors of Waco; still practice Biblical scripture as taught by David Koresh)
- Mt. Carmel discussion group (idem)

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Note: the Davidians are a sect of the Seventh-day Adventists. Its doctrines date back to 1929 while its headquarters at Mr. Carmel, Texas, on the outskirts of Waco, was established in 1935. Since 1959, when an end-of-the-world prophecy proofs to be falls, the Davidians have split up in many factions. The most well known is the Branch Davidian. Since David Koresh's death Livingstone Fagan (imprisoned for 40 years) has become David Koresh's spiritual successor. In 1997 Charlie Pace took over leadership, renamed the group and started to reform its theology.

Critical Links

Branch Davidians (entry in Apologetics Index)
Branch Davidians (entry in MSN Encarta - may require free pass)
Introduction to the Branch Davidians
The Warfare of Vernon Howell (a.k.a. David Koresh) and others against the Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists (note: this is the website of The General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists)

Resources

Chronological History of the Branch Davidians
The Works of David Koresh (partial mirror of Mark Swett's now closed Branch Davidian/ David Koresh archive)

Waco

Note: these links present information about the events at Mt. Carmel as found on the web. Their interpretation of the events may differ; the appearance of these links does not constitute an endorsement nor does it represent Freedom of Mind's official views.

Koresh and the Waco siege
Judge upholds Waco report (BBC, Sep. 21 2000)
Inquiry clears FBI of Waco blame (BBC, Jul. 21 2000)
Mt. Carmel (by the survivors of Waco, still practising Biblical scripture as taught by David Koresh)
Names and ages of those who died (note: discussion board by the survivors of Waco, still practising Biblical scripture as taught by David Koresh)
Waco - the untold story
WACO: The Government's Failure to Understand Destructive Cults (transcript of lecture at Harvard University Science Center by Steve Hassan, Feb. 27 1994)
Experts Fault Federal Tactics (The Globe, Apr. 20 1993)

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