Media Reports about the International Churches of Christ
Reports from around the world on ICC activities

IMPORTANT: “Before you read these media reports”

Unfortunately many of the articles listed on this page are sensationalist to the extreme and do not do justice to the issues. Some contain inaccuracies. Some are reasonably good, though, and even the sensationalist articles contain a few facts. Although some media investigations have been of a high quality, the most reliable accounts of life inside the ICC tend to come from the testimonies of former members.

• 8 October 2003.
  ABC13 Eyewitness News: Church volunteer accused of sexually assaulting five year old boy.
• 1 October 2003.
  The Guardian (UK): Let us prey.
• 18 September 2003.
  The Gazette (Ryerson University): My God is your God or you’re going to hell.
• 16 September 2003.
  The Eyeopener: Praying on Ryerson students.
• 29 August 2003.
  Imprint (University of Waterloo): UW’s fight against a harmful faith.
• 3 June 2003.
  The Boston Globe: Cult members: help, forgiveness.
• June 2003.
  Christianity Today: ‘Boston Movement’ apologizes.
• 17 May 2003.
  The Boston Globe: A Christian community falters – loss of leader, governing body hurts group founded in Boston.
• 25 March 2003.
  The Christian Chronicle: ICOC posts major apology.
• March 2003.
  Christianity Today: ‘Boston Movement’ founder quits.

2003

2002

• 18 December 2002.
  The Christian Chronicle: McKean’s resignation signals new chapter for ICOC.
• 17 December 2002.
  The Christian Chronicle: Kip McKean resigns as head of ICOC.
• 21 November 2002.
  Gauntlet News: SU says no to campus club.
• 12 November 2002.
  San Diego 10 News: Cults on campus: Cults prey on new students’ feelings of alienation, experts say.
• 11 November 2002.
  The Collegian (Penn State University): Student describes experience with International Churches of Christ.
• 11 November 2002.
  The Collegian (Penn State University): Controversial religious group recruiting in the area.
• 9 October 2002.
  The Eyeopener: RyeSAC worried by aggresive religious recruiting.
• 7 October 2002.
  BBC Radio 1: Soul savers.
  Emma B looks at cult busters and some of the ‘most dangerous’ spiritual influences. She visits a service by the ICC, a church banned on 34 campuses in the UK. This report can be heard in its original audio from the BBC website.
• 30 September 2002.
  The Metro West Daily News: Experience raisess questions of ‘cult’.
• 14 September 2002.
  The Times (London): Disciples with a devotion to discipline.
• 9 May 2002.
  Syracuse Daily Orange: For Christ’s sake: Cult-like groups pose potential threat to college students.
• 15 April 2002.
  Broadside, George Mason University: Church seeks club status.
• 8 April 2002.
  The Eagle, American University: Students, staff disagree on religious organization.
• 5 April 2002.
  The Harvard Crimson: The story of one former student member of the BCC.
• 5 April 2002.
  The Harvard Crimson: The story of one student recruited by the BCC.
• 5 April 2002.
  The Harvard Crimson: What in the Lord’s Name is Going On? Investigating into the Boston Church of Christ.
• 20 March 2002.
  Church group sparks warning: Reading Evening Post (UK).
• 11 March 2002.
  Challenge Weekly Christian Newspaper (New Zealand): Cults hunting students.
• 6 March 2002.
  Letter to The Guardian, Wright State University: Cults on campus – The Bible is your guide.
• 2 March 2002.
  University of Puget Sound: Flyers issued to raise awareness.
• 20 February 2002.
  The Guardian, Wright State University: Students easy targets for cult groups.
• 24 January 2002.
  Oxford Student, University of Oxford (UK): Cult fiction? New religious sect suspected of coercion in Oxford.

2002

2001

• 6 November 2001.
  The Guardian (UK): Cult following.
• 2 November 2001.
  NBC San Diego: Trapped by faith?.
• 9 October 2001.
  Mace & Crown, Old Dominion University Student Newspaper: Campus group labeled destructive; group leader refutes accusations.
• 20 September 2001.
  The Times (UK): Cults on Campus (Birmingham Church of Christ).
• 24 August 2001.
  Las Vegas Sun: Arrival of cult specialist in Las Vegas stirs debate.
• 19 July 2001.
  Channel 4 News, Nashville: Controversial religious group hits MTSU.
• 3 June 2001.
  icWales.com (UK): Movie star reveals his secret.
• 14 March 2001.
  Zephyr Staff, University of Nevada: The Church of much dispute.
• 14 March 2001.
  Zephyr Staff, University of Nevada: J.D.’s story: A former leader leaves the church after a year.
• 11 March 2001.
  Sunday Mail (UK): New Rangers star to pay for cult recruiting.
• 9 March 2001.
  Zephyr Staff, University of Nevada: Aislynn’s story: A former disciple tells about her experiences in the International Churches of Christ.
• 9 March 2001.
  Zephyr Staff, University of Nevada: A brief history of the ICOC.
• 6 March 2001.
  Daily Forty-Niner: Controversial religious group returns to Cal State-Long Beach.
• 23 February 2001.
  The Boston Globe: Holy Cross says international church uses cult-like methods.
• 23 February 2001.
  Campus-wide email, College of Holy Cross, Worcester MA: Statement Regarding Unsanctioned Religious Group at Holy Cross: To all Members of the Holy Cross Community.
• 23 February 2001.
  The Boston Globe: Campuses ban alleged church cult.
• 18 February 2001.
  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Cult’s grip often invisible, but breaking it is possible.
• 18 February 2001.
  Star-Times (New Zealand): Cult targets campus.

2001

2000

• 7 December 2000.
  PitchWeekly (Kansas): Letters in response to “The Church of the Poison Mind”.
• 23 November 2000.
  PitchWeekly (Kansas): The Church of the Poison Mind.
• 21 November 2000.
  The Observer (Student voice of Fordham College at Lincoln Center): Church near Fordham considered a cult.
• 11 November 2000.
  Creative Loafing (UNC, Charlotte): ICC took daughter’s savings.
• 4 November 2000.
  Creative Loafing (UNC, Charlotte): Cutting ICC’s strings.
• 28 October 2000.
  Creative Loafing (UNC, Charlotte): Strings attached: Former members of the Charlotte Church say the group is a cult that preys on the young and lonely.
• 22 October 2000.
  New York Daily News: A Church of Christ or Cult of Cash.
• 22 October 2000.
  City Beat: New York congregation grows from 18 to 6000.
• 18 October 2000.
  Campus Press, University of Colorado at Boulder: Questionable club on campus.
• 4 October 2000.
  Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University: Parents, Student warn of LA cult’s local recruitment practices.
• 30 August 2000.
  Canton Journal: Columnist skeptical about church’s motives.
• 23 August 2000.
  Canton Journal: Some background on the Boston Church of Christ.
• 16 August 2000.
  Canton Journal: The Church of Christ in Canton.
• 9 August 2000.
  Canton Journal: Worshipping at Canton High School.
• 31 July 2000.
  Fulton County Daily Report: U.S. Court rejects church employee suit in TV “Cult” story.
• 14 July 2000.
  Daily Express (UK): Sinister groups that take over the lives of their disciples.
• 14 July 2000.
  Daily Express (UK): Cults must be outlawed to protect young.
• 11 July 2000.
  Evening Mail (Birmingham, UK): Schools in cult alert.
• 20 June 2000.
  The Guardian (UK): Cult following.
• 5 May 2000.
  Dallas Morning News: International Church of Christ celebrates despite criticism.
• 2 May 2000.
  Cape Times (South Africa): Church group denies brainwashing claims.
• 26 April 2000.
  The Independent (South Africa): Religious cult recruits SA students.
• 25 April 2000.
  TC Daily Skiff (Texas Christian University): Church draws skepticism.
• 17 April 2000.
  CPNet: Are cults working your college campus?.
• 5 April 2000.
  Associated Press: Speakers say West Virginia University has cults on campus.
• 26 March 2000.
  The Sunday Times (UK): Faith Dealers.
• 22 March 2000.
  The Irish Times: “Trust in God and everything will be alright”.
• 22 March 2000.
  The Irish Times: The cult watchdog.
• 13 March 2000.
  U.S News and World Report: When a push becomes a shove – Colleges get uneasy about proselytizing.
• 28 February 2000.
  Philadelphia Inquirer: Disciples at forum deny accusations of being cult-like.
• 26 February 2000.
  Philadelphia Inquirer: Controversial group to hold a conference.
• 1 February 2000.
  Phosphore: Dans les filets de l’Eglise du Christ (In the nets of the Church of Christ). French media report.
• 28 January 2000.
  The Evening Standard (London): Cult recruitment goes into orbit.

2000

1999

• 19 November 1999.
  Imprint (University of Waterloo): Is a cult recruiting UW students?.
• 22 October.
  This is Lancashire (UK): Mystery woman in cult drive.
• 15 October 1999.
  Lancashire Online (UK): Cult may infiltrate schools.
• 30 September 1999.
  Daily Forty-Niner – Long Beach State University, CA: Cults target stressed, lonely students.
• 14 September 1999.
  Kansas State Collegian: Destructive religious group targeting Manhattan.
• 14 September 1999.
  Kansas State Collegian: Administrators concerned with students’ vulnerability to cult-like activity.
• 8 September 1999.
  The Diamondback: Cult task force preparing to write recommendation.
• 8 September 1999.
  The Washington Post: Task Force Considers Recruiting On Campus: Religious Freedom, Fear of Cults Collide.
• 1 September 1999.
  Jewish World Review: Cults on campus.
• 25 August 1999.
  The Boston Globe: A new refuge for walkaways: Center to aid ex-members of cults.
• 11 August 1999.
  The Baltimore Sun: Editorial. A report on the legislative task force examining reports that cults are recruiting across Maryland.
• 11 August 1999.
  The Washington Post: Panel studying cult recruiting at schools. A report from the University of Maryland.
• 5 August 1999.
  Real Estate Journal: Hope Worldwide buys Wayne Office Building
• 3 August 1999.
  The Christian Science Monitor: On campus, join carefully
• August 1999.
  Newsweek/Kaplan: How to get into college: The alarming growth of campus cults
• July 1999.
  InReview Online: The Fear of God: Critics call thriving Nashville Church a cult.
• 17-23 June 1999.
  Denver Westword: Too Much Church.
• 17-23 June 1999.
  Denver Westword: They Were Saved.
• 18 May 1999.
  Minnesota Daily: Cult awareness conference courts protest, debate.
• 8 May 1999.
  The Journal News (New York): Judge orders Purchase College to OK church service.
• 30 April 1999.
  This is Lancashire (UK): Cult recruits speak of ‘control’.
• 17 April 1999.
  The Journal News (New York): Judge: Church may stay at Purchase, leader must go.
• 16 April 1999.
  This is Lancashire (UK): Warning as cult moves in.
• 15 April 1999.
  Cambridge Town Online (Boston, USA): Alleged cult renting public schools.
• 11 April 1999.
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: ICOC leaders keeping quiet on recruiting church members.
• 9 April 1999.
  The Daily Nebraskan: Students make easy targets for questionable religious groups.
• 8 April 1999.
  UCLA Daily Bruin: No way out?.
• 6 April 1999.
  The Miami Hurricane (University of Miami): Student tried to leave cult.
• 4 April 1999.
  The Boston Globe: Christian group’s tactics spur probe at University of Massachusetts.
• 3 April 1999.
  The Journal News (New York): College becomes a religious battleground.
• 30 March 1999.
  The Miami Hurricane (University of Miami): Student Affairs warns of cult involvement.
• 18 March 1999.
  The Beacon (University of Portland): Controversial group recruiting on campus.
• 4-7 March 1999.
  The News Record (University of Cincinnati): A farewell to the Cincy Church of Christ.
• 4 March 1999.
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Letters to the editor: Coverage of the ICOC.
• 3 March 1999.
  The Northeastern News (Northeastern University): Clueless about cults.
• 1 March 1999.
  The News Record (University of Cincinnati): Student Activities Board suspends group for improper conduct.
• 28 February 1999.
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: ICOC involvement changes way former members see the world.
• 26 February 1999.
  Philadelphia City Paper: The Love Bombers.
• 22 February 1999.
  Associated Press: Tech ministers try to keep religious group off campus.
• 22 February 1999.
  Dallas Morning News: Ministers urge students to avoid religious group.
• 21 February 1999.
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Campus ministers warn against new movement.
• 21 February 1999.
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Church stirs concerns on Tech campus.
• 21 February 1999.
  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Church service shows strong spirit of unity.
• 18 February 1999.
  Graphic Online (Pepperdine University Newspaper): New Malibu church: cult or not?.
• 10 February 1999.
  The Northeastern News (Northeastern University): Letter to the editor: Church image holy misrepresented.
• 3 February 1999.
  The Northeastern News (Northeastern University): Banned group recruiting at Northeastern University.
• 22 January 1999.
  Daily Free Press (Independent student newspaper at Boston University): Boston Church back on campus.
• 22 January 1999.
  Daily Free Press (Independent student newspaper at Boston University): Former member tries to find peace after the BCC.

1999

1998

• 9 December 1998.
  The Cincinnati Post: Ruling: Church group ‘harassed’ students.
• 2 December 1998.
  The Cincinnati Post: Ministry’s conduct, not its religion, at issue.
• 20 November 1998.
  The Cincinnati Post: University of Cincinnati told of church pressure tactics.
• 19 November 1998.
  Tommy Magazine (University of Southern California): Questioning the Los Angeles Church of Christ.
• 19 November 1998.
  Tommy Magazine (University of Southern California): Church Group banned on some campuses.
• 19 November 1998.
  The Cincinnati Post: University of Cincinnati weighing status of church. Group faces ban for practices.
• 18 November 1998.
  The Cincinnati Post: University of Cincinnati may ban Christian ministry group.
• 13 November 1998.
  Vanderbilt Hustler (Vanderbilt University’s student newspaper): Religious group still affecting students, soliciting on campus. The Nashville branch of the ICC come under scrutiny.
• 13 November 1998.
  Vanderbilt Hustler (Vanderbilt University’s student newspaper): McGugin Ministry Moves In.
• 13 November 1998.
  Vanderbilt Hustler (Vanderbilt University’s student newspaper): Lines can blur between religious sect and cult.
• 3 November 1998.
  CNews, The Canadian Press: Universities are fertile grounds for cults, officials say.
• Michelmas Term 1998.
  The University Record (Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland): Cult Friction in Ireland.
• 17 October 1998.
  Daily Telegraph Magazine: Conversion Course – Damian Thompson survives a week living with the London Church of Christ without being won over.
• 14 October 1998.
  BBC 2 Television (UK): “Living with the Enemy”: Documentary series in which people with opposing values, political convictions and cultural habits spend a week together. The London Church of Christ have been labelled by the press as the fastest growing cult in Britain, accused of targeting the young and vulnerable. Journalist and critic Damian Thompson joins the single sex household, where prayers begin at six in the morning
• 14 October 1998.
  Belfast Telegraph: Church leaders condemn cult. University takes action to protect student body.
• 13 October 1998.
  Signal (The Student Newspaper of Georgia State University): Georgia State University Church of Christ under scrutiny.
• 12 October 1998.
  The Eagle (American University): Group accused of cult status.
• 9 October 1998.
  Imprint (University of Waterloo): Letter to the Editor.
• 8 October 1998.
  Tribune Review (Pittsburg): Cult activity attracts attention at Pitt.
• 6 October 1998.
  Daily Bruin (UCLA): Distorted devotion.
• 5 October 1998.
  The Peak (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver): If you’re not careful, you may be next.
• 4 October 1998.
  The Province (Vancouver): “Cult” active at University.
• 28 September 1998.
  The Peak (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver): Cult recruiting on campus, chaplain warns.
• 22 September 1998.
  Emory Wheel (Emory University): Religious solicitation complaints prompt warning against group.
• 18 September 1998.
  University of Southern California Daily Trojan: Cult awareness panel discusses religious group.
• 10 September 1998.
  Rebel Yell (University of Nevada at Las Vegas): Emergence of cult suspected on campus.
• 1 September 1998.
  Associates Press: Religious group wins libel case against Singapore newspapers.
• 1 September 1998.
  The Straits Times (Singapore) Church wins appeal in libel case.
• 29 August 1998.
  The Tech (MIT): Some Advice on Cults: Before Joining a Cult, Be Sure to Ask the Right Questions.
• 18 August 1998.
  MSNBC: Some call a local church “cult-like”. A report on the Oklahoma City Church of Christ.
• August 1998.
  CSULB Union Newspaper (California State University, Long Beach): Under Their Thumb: High Pressure Groups on our Campus.
• 31 July 1998.
  The Evening Standard (London): An Underground menace.
• 9 July 1998.
  The Press (New Zealand): Cult masquerading as church, stepfather says.
• 5 July 1998.
  Sunday Mirror: Parents warned to be aware as cult targets Ulster.
• 2 July 1998.
  Missoula Independent: Soldiers of the Cross.
• 18-25 June 1998.
  The Boston Phoenix: True Believers.
• 26 May 1998.
  Irish Mirror: Join us or you will go to hell.
• 24 April 1998.
  The Tulane Hullabaloo: Concerns surfacing about new religious organization recruiting on campus.
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• 13 April 1998.
  New York Magazine: Beauty Worship: A controversial church preaches to models.
• 9 April 1998.
  Northern Star (Northern Illinois University): Campus Outreach stirs controversy.
• 10 March 1998.
  Signal (The Student Newspaper of Georgia State University): Religious freedom issue in Village eviction.
• 24 February 1998.
  Daily Free Press (Boston University): Boston University alumnus warns of cults.
• 30 January 1998.
  Varsity (Cambridge University, UK): Sect Scandal.
• 21 January 1998.
  The Manitoban (University of Manitoba): Aggressive religious group worries staff and students.
• January 1998.
  The Guardian (UK): Cults ‘target vulnerable students’.
• January 1998.
  Sunday Magazine (UK): True Stories: “I was damned if I’d let that cult steal my son!”.
• 3 January 1998.
  The Nairobi Christian Church/Richard Alawaye: Press release from the ICC in Nairobi, responding to accusations of cultism.
• 2 January 1998.
  The Vancouver Sun: Church denies coming between daughter, family.

1998

1997

• 27 December 1997.
  Atlanta Journal and Constitution: Boston Movement: Church or cult?.
• 27 December 1997.
  The Vancouver Sun: Daughter in Sect, Family in Tears.
• 17 December 1997.
  Daily Nation (Kenya): Mutiny in the church.
• 17 December 1997.
  Daily Nation (Kenya): The church in crisis.
• 9 December 1997.
  The Washington Post: Concerned About Campus Cults, Colleges Arm Students With Facts.
• 12 November 1997.
  Poly News, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: E-Board should tread with caution.
• 11 November 1997.
  The New Paper (Singapore): Judge on Central Christian Church Suit: The report was OK but Page 1 headline was not.
• 11 November 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): “Church not a cult” but loses all but one suit.
• 8 November 1997.
  The Knoxville News (Tennessee): Reaching out? or Breaking down?.
• 7 November 1997.
  The full Singapore Court Case Judgement.
• November 1997.
  YM Magazine (US): “My friends lured me into a cult”.
• October/November 1997.
  Link (The College Magazine): God on Campus.
• 31 October 1997.
  Cherwell (Oxford): Cult targets Oxford students.
• 30 October 1997.
  Thursday Night Live (ITV, UK): Television discussion programe hosted by Andrew Neil and Nicky Campbell about London Church of Christ, Scientology, The Family (Children of God), and other religious cults.
• 23 October 1997.
  Evening Standard (London): ‘The cult which has stolen my daughter’.
• 23 October 1997.
  Evening Standard (London): Action call by MP over London ‘Christ’ cult.
• 20 October 1997.
  BBC Thames Valley Radio (UK): A report into how to identify a religious cult. A member of the mainline Church of Christ was interviewed alleging that the ICC placed members’ names on contribution envelopes before asking them to make voluntary contributions. He also spoke of the confusion caused by the many names the ICC goes by. Reporter: Bill Heine.
• 10 October 1997.
  Times Educational Supplement: ‘Coffee, a chat and I was caught’.
• 5 October 1997.
  BBC Radio 4 (UK): A report prompted by Manchester Student Council making allegations that the Manchester International Church of Christ was a cult, and that one young female student had given them over one thousand pounds. Reporter: Judy Merry.
• October 5, 1997.
  The Sunday Post (Scotland): Cult Warning in Scotland.
• Oct/Nov 1997.
  The College Magazine: Selling Salvation.
• September 23, 1997.
  Varsity (University of Toronto): Cult-like group targets campus.
• September 16, 1997.
  The Daily Free Press (Boston University): Boston Church Still On Campus.
• 1 September 1997.
  Christianity Today: The Cost of Discipleship?.
• August 27, 1997.
  The Tech (MIT): Religious groups can often be divisive.
• August 7, 1997.
  The Eagle (Bryan-College Station, Texas): Church labeled ‘cult’ raises local concerns.
• July 18, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Expert witness testifies that church is a cult.
• July 17, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Church not a cult, says expert witness. Testified that its practices were not ‘strange, unnatural or harmful’.
• July 16, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Couples named at services.
• July 15, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Former leader compares church to Moonies cult.
• July 12, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Ex-leader: I was forced to marry woman member I did not love.
• July 11, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Church is ‘cultic’ says former leader. Tells court how leaders controlled lives of members.
• July 11, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Clash of leaders. Co-founder: I was abused repeatedly.
• July 10, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Magazine article written after warning from pastors.
• July 9, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Bad, good, great, awesome… Lawyer: Church rated its leaders this way.
• July 8, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Lawyers raise church practices.
• July 5, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Counsel: Leader used materials from churches ‘banned’ abroad.
• July 4, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Affiliated churches also labeled ‘cults’ court told.
• July 3, 1997.
  The Straits Times (Singapore): Head founder: Members not told to obey leaders.
• June 24, 1997.
  The Mirror (UK): School’s Out for sinister London cult.
• June 22, 1997.
  The Sunday Mirror (UK): Wimbledon striker weds his cult girl.
• May 20, 1997.
  The Weekly Journal (UK): Cults to be watched closely.
• May 12, 1997.
  The Mirror (UK): Pals.. at a price.
• May 12, 1997.
  The Mirror (UK): Cult Friction.
• May 7, 1997.
  The Badger Herald: Church group recruits in Madison.
• May 6, 1997.
  Daily Mail (UK): Friends fear for the star with a new goal in life.
• May 5, 1997.
  The Daily Cardinal: Controversial church gives first service.
• April 29, 1997.
  The Daily Cardinal: Minister reaches out to campus.
• April 29, 1997.
  Wisconsin State Journal: Cult suicides can serve as warning.
• April 27, 1997.
  ASU State Press (Arizona State University): Official warns against HOPE on Campus Religious Cult.
• April 19, 1997.
  Chicago Tribune: A mainstream mask on fringe cults – Groups push message of success, happiness.
• April 17, 1997.
  The Rainbow (California State University, Dominguez Hills): Students Face Disciplinary Action for Removal of Flyers.
• April 16, 1997.
  Parramatta Advertiser: Sydney Church of Christ investigated.
• April 15, 1997.
  The Daily Californian: Experts Combat Destructive Influence of Cults.
• April 10, 1997.
  Diamondback Student Newspaper: Cults at the University of Maryland.
• April 8, 1997.
  San Diego Source: The Price We Pay – A Closer Look.
• April 3, 1997.
  The Rainbow (California State University, Dominguez Hills): REAL Bible Club May be Linked to Cult Practices.
• January, 1997.
  Manchester Evening News (UK): ‘Cult turned my girl against me’.
• January 27, 1997.
  TIME Magazine: Cult Control: European Governments search for ways to contain the growing influence of religious sects without endangering freedom of belief..
• January 21, 1997.
  The University Daily Kansan (University of Kansas): Caught in a cult.

1997

1996

• December 13 1996.
  Chronicle of Higher Education: Recruiting tactics of a religious group stir campus concerns.
• December 1996.
  Manchester Evening News (UK): Cult link with victims of distress.
• November 8, 1996.
  Manchester Metro News (UK): Church is no longer welcome at school.
• October 31, 1996.
  South Manchester Express (UK): Cult member cop resigns from his job.
• October 20, 1996.
  Mail on Sunday (UK): Blitz on the ‘sex and power’ cults.
• October 17, 1996.
  South Manchester Express (UK): Fight to free family from religious cult.
• October 10, 1996.
  Manchester Evening News (UK): Cult in love-bomb storm faces boot from school.
• September 8, 1996.
  Mail on Sunday (UK): Wedding hijacked.
• September 6, 1996.
  Orthodox News: The Wild Religious West in Moscow.
• June 9, 1996.
  Sunday Business (London): Religious cult used UK funds to bribe Indonesian Police.
• May 1996.
  Reader’s Digest (Australian Edition): The Church That’s Brainwashing Australians.
• April 5, 1996.
  Jewish Bulletin of Northern California: Teens learn dangers of cults at ALSJCC study session.

1996

1995

• November 13, 1995.
  Transcript – WBTV Charlotte, South Carolina: Ministry or Mind Control?.
• September 25, 1995.
  Alberta Report/Western Report: No fellowship with the ICC: Calgary churches shun a new Protestant neighbor.
• September 13, 1995.
  Yale Daily News: Church seeks to proselytize Yalies.
• September 3, 1995.
  The Washington Post: Campus Crusaders.
• September, 1995.
  Seventeen Magazine (US): “I got caught up in a cult”.
• August 28, 1995.
  The Phoenix Gazette: Arizona State University fears cults on campus.
• August 16-23, 1995.
  Time Out Magazine (UK): Homeless targeted.
• July 25, 1995.
  Camden New Journal (UK): School row over sect.
• June 1995.
  The Wichita Eagle published three articles under the main title of “A Question of Control”: They wrote about the church’s methods for discipling and recruiting new members, described why one couple left the Church, and analysed former members’ concerns about the church’s tactics.
• May 25, 1995.
  Craccum Magazine: Auckland University Students to disaffiliate ‘cult’.
• April 13, 1995.
  Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania): Cults target Ivy Freshmen.
• April 12, 1995.
  Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania): Cult or Personality? A radical religious group has a hold on students at Penn.
• April 1995.
  Woman and Home: Shrouded in Secrecy.
• February 16, 1995.
  Daily Kent Stater: Students warned of cults.

1995

1994

• December 10, 1994.
  The Grand Rapids Press: Looking for God: The Story of Christy Henderson.
• December 1, 1994.
  Birmingham Evening Mail (UK): Birmingham Church of Christ has ben told that it can no longer hire the lecture theatre in the Central Library for its Sunday services. Its contract to do so expires on 18 December 1994.
• November 30, 1994.
  Daily Nexus (University of California, Santa Barbara student newspaper): A Question of Faith.
• November 17, 1994.
  Birmingham Evening Mail (UK): An investigation by the Mail claimed the church had 350 members in the city, and although Birmingham and Aston Universities had banned it, the church was actively seeking recruits from the University of Central England at Perry Barr.
• November 17, 1994.
  Black Country Evening Mail (Birmingham, UK): Banned Church Cult Springs Up In Brum.
• November 15, 1994.
  The Daily Targum: Religious group accused of cult-like tactics.
• November 14, 1994.
  The Daily Targum: Leaders of campus ministries target Campus Advance.
• November 1, 1994.
  BBC1 “Kilroy”: A TV discussion programme about the International Church of Christ and other cults.
• October 25, 1994.
  Daily Herald (Du Page County, Illinois Edition): The Boston Church of Christ: A cult or a church?.
• October 18, 1994.
  San Francisco Chronicle: Leaving school to join sect.
• August 24, 1994.
  WestCountry Morning News (UK): Cult members face protest at university.
• August 20, 1994.
  The Guardian (London): Banned student cult ‘eyeing South-West’.
• July 25, 1994.
  Sir Geoffrey Holland, Vice-Chancellor of Exeter University (UK) issued a press release about the London Church of Christ.
• July 13, 1994.
  The Independent (UK): Wembley attacked over ‘cult rally’.
• July 12 1994.
  The Broadcasting Complaints Commission produced this report and judgement after the London Church of Christ complained about the BBC Newsnight investigation of July 1993.
• May 31, 1994.
  The Daily Telegraph (London): ‘Brainwash’ sect enlists Elgar for its Prom debut.
• May 31, 1994.
  The Times (London): Cult’s sour note at Albert Hall.
• May 31, 1994.
  The Guardian (London): Mercy for sinners, welcome for lookalikes, and anxious claims of mind control.
• May 30, 1994.
  The Daily Telegraph (London): ‘Brainwash’ sect seeks converts at Albert Hall.
• May 19, 1994.
  “Inside Edition”, CBS (USA): TV investigation into the ICC. (Repeated 4 August 1994)
• April 1994.
  Reader’s Digest: The ‘Church’ That’s Brainwashing Britons.
• January 1994.
  Der Spiegel (Germany): Soldaten fur Gott (Soldiers for God).

1994

1993

• December 15, 1993.
  “Fifth Estate”, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp): TV investigation into the ICC.
• December 8, 1993.
  Chicago Tribune: State Panel studies church recruiting.
• November 23, 1993.
  TAZ-BERLIN (Germany): Spring ins Feuer, Laß dich Taufen!.
• November 15, 1993.
  Minnesota Daily: Minneapolis/St Paul Church of Christ examined.
• November 11, 1993.
  Merton local paper (UK): Controversial cult using borough hall.
• October 15, 1993.
  Leeds Student Independent Newspaper (UK): Cult on Leeds Campus.
• October 15, 1993.
  “20/20”, ABC (USA): TV investigation into the ICC.
• September 30, 1993.
  The Weekly Journal (London): Religious cult denies recruiting accusations.
• September 27, 1993.
  The Independent (London): Mission funding discussed on tape: Cult church ‘planned to divert cash for UK use’..
• September 22, 1993.
  The Central Florida Future: Alpha Omega’s tactics questioned.
• September 14, 1993.
  The Tech (MIT): Don’t trust ICC’s claims of reform.
• September 13, 1993.
  The Tech (MIT): ICC Meet Two Criteria for Cult Status.
• September 10, 1993.
  The Times Higher Education Supplement (London): Cult sued by former chaplain.
• September 10, 1993.
  The Tech (MIT): Do not dismiss Church of Christ outright. A letter from a student at MIT.
• September 10, 1993.
  The Tech (MIT): Cult is a four-letter word. A letter from a member of the ICC at MIT.
• September 7, 1993.
  The Voice (London): Unchristian behaviour.
• September 2, 1993.
  The Tech (MIT): Christian Student Association has cult ties.
• July 20, 1993.
  The Belfast Telegraph: A report on how the International Church of Christ had targeted both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for recruitment.
• July 19, 1993.
  BBC Radio 4 “Sunday”: A serious investigation into the practices and finances of the London Church of Christ. Reporter: Christopher Morgan.
• July 18, 1993.
  Scotland on Sunday (UK): A report by Ray Clancy on how students in Edinburgh and Glasgow are being targeted by the International Church of Christ.
• July 16, 1993.
  BBC2 “Newsnight”: Serious television investigation into the practices and finances of the London Church of Christ. Reporter: Sue Bishop.
• July 11, 1993.
  The Daily Telegraph (London): Church sect targets student freshers.
• July 6, 1993.
  The Times (London): Students’ Union takes on campus church cults.
• June 24, 1993.
  Barnet Advertiser (UK): Front page article warning students about the dangers of joining the London Church of Christ.
• June 23, 1993.
  BBC Radio 4 “Face the Facts”: In-depth investigation into the practices and finances of the London Church of Christ. Reporter: John Waite.
• June 22, 1993.
  Camberley News (UK): Town target for recruiting – claim. ‘Beware this cult of evil’.
• June 17, 1993.
  Nashville Scene: Binding Ties, The Disciplined Disciples of the Boston Movement.
• May 23, 1993.
  London Weekend Television (UK) “The London Programme”: TV investigation into the activities of the London Church of Christ. Reporter: Trevor Phillips
• May 19, 1993.
  NewsCenter 5, WCVB Boston/ABC (USA): “Consumed by the Faith”: TV investigation into the ICC.
• May 7, 1993.
  Daily Mirror (UK): The hellfire club: Inside the Sinister Sect preying on Britons.
• April 28, 1993.
  Santa Monica College: Cult scandal responsible for students’ masochism.
• April 21, 1993.
  Santa Monica College: Church criticized for high pressure.
• April 7, 1993.
  The Independent (UK): Dump your boyfriend for Jesus or be damned.
• March 19, 1993.
  The Gateway (University of Nebraska at Omaha student newspaper): Cults In Nebraska #3: Former member warns of cult’s ability to control
• March 12, 1993.
  The Gateway (University of Nebraska at Omaha student newspaper): Cults In Nebraska #2: Nebraska has history of cults
• March 6, 1993.
  Manchester Evening News (UK): Banned cult finds haven at town hall.
• March 5, 1993.
  The Gateway (University of Nebraska at Omaha student newspaper): Cults In Nebraska #1: Religious sects target young adults
• March 5, 1993.
  Daily Telegraph (UK): Journalist Pamela Coleman talks to the mother of a young woman who has left the London Church of Christ.
• February 1993.
  The Guildford Diocesan Herald (UK): What happens when your child joins a cult?
• January 22, 1993.
  The Evening Standard (London): Worry over ‘disciples’ as church sect expels 400.

1993

1992

• December 30, 1992.
  The Times (UK): Love and sects on the streets.
• December 20, 1992.
  The Sunday Telegraph (UK): A report on how London Church of Christ members have been canvassing homeless people for the last four months.
• November 19, 1992.
  The London Student (UK): A report on how, even though they have been banned from the campus, the London Church of Christ continues to target students at University College London.
• November 13-16, 1992.
  The Big Issue (UK): A report by Lucy Johnston on how the London Church of Christ is targeting homeless people.
• November 9, 1992.
  University Times (California State University), Los Angeles: Cults on Campus: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing.
• September 29, 1992.
  Student Life (Washington University): Cult group returns: Church of Christ meets illegally in Wydown.
• September 25, 1992.
  Daily Nebraskan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln): Lincoln Christian Church leader denies charges.
• September 19, 1992.
  Omaha World Herald: University of Nebraska-Lincoln official says church preys on lonely.
• September 16, 1992.
  Lincoln Star: Students warned about ‘cult’ church.
• September 15, 1992.
  Lincoln Star: Parent support group’s ad warns students about church.
• September 14, 1992.
  Daily Nebraskan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln): Cult steps up campus efforts, official says.
• June 8, 1992.
  Time Magazine (Letters): Bible thumping in Boston.
• May 18, 1992.
  Time Magazine: Keepers of the flock.
• May 3, 1992.
  Lincoln Journal-Star: College parents are concerned about Lincoln Christian Church.
• March 4, 1992.
  The Daily Northwestern: Peddling Salvation: Chicago Church of Christ high-pressure tactics spark criticism.
• February 24, 1992.
  The Observer/Broward Community College: Student Life receives additional complaints about religious group.
• February 10, 1992.
  The Observer/Broward Community College: Allegations ignite controversy toward Bible Study Group.

1992

1991

• August 5, 1991.
  Daily Telegraph (London): University plays host to cult church.
• May 9, 1991.
  Colorado Daily: Students in dorms say ministry lures the weak.
• April 25, 1991.
  The Minnesota Daily: Group’s Mind Control failed to work.
• February 26, 1991.
  Lincoln Journal: Lincoln women experience church’s relentless pursuit.

1991

1990

• November 15, 1990.
  The Forum (St Louis Community College at Florissant Valley): New cult awareness group plans to educate, inform.
• October 30, 1990.
  Student Life (Washington University): Group denied registration: SU says IMPACT violates constitution.
• April 27, 1990.
  The Tech (MIT): WILG acts on complaints about BCC.
• March 4, 1990.
  San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Sunday: Cult recruiting flourishing quietly on college campuses.

1990

1989

• October 17, 1989.
  The Tech (MIT): Boston Church of Christ recruitment tactics subject of controversy. Seth Gordon presents an extensive analysis of the activties of the Boston Church of Christ.
• March 21, 1989.
  The Tech (MIT): Church of Christ member’s attitudes on other religions are unfair and bigoted.
• January 23, 1989.
  Thames Television (UK): ‘Reporting London’: a television investigation into the activities and recruitment methods of the London Church of Christ.
• January 22, 1989.
  The Mail on Sunday (UK): Campus ban on ‘brainwash’ cult.
• January 8, 1989.
  Sunday Mercury (UK): Banned sect moves into Midland universities – cult menace alert to students.
• Date unknown.
  The Northern Star / Northern Ill.: Dangers of cult perplex Northern Illinois University officials.

1989

1988

• September 19, 1988.
  Associated Press: Boston Church accused of cultism.
• July 1988.
  Christian Chronicle: Picketeers protest discipling church practices.
• April 16, 1988.
  The Milwaukee Sentinel: Church evangelists’ approach to Marquette University students stirs concerns.
• April 15, 1988.
  Journal (Marquette University): Marquette University students describe pitches by evangelists.
• April 13, 1988.
  Journal (Marquette University): Marquette University slaps ban on evangelists.
• March 20, 1988.
  The Boston Globe: Allegations of cult tactics don’t halt church’s rise.
• March 20, 1988.
  The Boston Sunday Globe: Come, all Ye Faithful.

1988

1987

• November 5, 1987.
  Gospel Advocate: The Hierarchy of Discipling Churches.
• September 18, 1987.
  The Wellesley News: Former member exposes cult.
• September 14, 1987.
  A letter from the Boston University Dean of Students to Russell Ewell, evangelist with the Boston Church of Christ.
• August 19, 1987.
  The Boston University Dean of Students wrote this letter to Al Baird, elder of the Boston Church of Christ.

1987

Pre-1987

• Date unknown.
  Don Vinzant and F.H. Martin wrote this research paper as a year by year look at some negative evaluations, criticisms, warnings, etc. concening submissionistic, authoritarian discipleship/shepherding groups.
• April 14, 1977.
  The Memorial Church of Christ wrote this letter to Wayne Geiling of the Heritage Chapel Church of Christ.
• Date unknown.
  Excerpts from “What Does the Boston Movement Teach?” by Jerry Jones, Th.D.
• Read ‘Close To The Edge’, the newsletter produced by former members of the International Churches of Christ.
• Details of many more of the books and articles which have been published about the ICC have been made available online.

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