Arkansas Evangelist’s compound raided, six children removed
Posted by Brett Singer at 6:45 AM on September 23, 2008
Arkansas police raided Tony Alamo Christian Ministries on Saturday. The church, located near Texarkana, was raided because of suspicions that children are being abused there. The six children are currently, "in the custody of the state Department of Human Services," according to CNN.
Tony Alamo (that name!) is denying any shenanigans. "It's a hoax…They're just trying to make our church look evil … by saying…that I rape little children. … I love children. I don't abuse them. Never have. Never will." Then he compared himself to Jesus Christ, saying that, "Jesus is living within me." Yeah, that's what I used to tell people. Then the doctors switched my meds and I'm much better now.
I do wonder why the only way to find out what's going on in these places is to do a huge dramatic raid. CNN reports that, "About 100 agents raided the 15-acre site on Saturday and met with no resistance." Did they really need that many officers of the law to take six children into custody? Of course, if they had found armed guards, I guess that would be a different story. Whatever the facts turn out to be, I hope the kids are OK, or as OK as a kid could be after this sort of experience.
Image/source: CNN
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