tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:24:46 +0000This site is dedicated to educate anyone who will listen to what is really behind the curtains of the Twelve Tribes. If you or a love one is considering interacting with this group, please read through this website and the attached links first.http://yattt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Voice)Blogger27125YoneqAndTheTwelveTribeshttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-404258107200693851Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:17:00 +00002008-03-14T23:30:08.485-05:00Do you want some hips and thighs with that burger?Fast food restaurants don’t advertise the number of calories, fat or cholesterol that is in their food. They don’t tell you if you “Have it your way” you may gain ten pounds and not fit in your bathing suit come summer. Instead, they attempt to sell you on an experience and they take advantage of your hunger and desires to draw you into their http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/MoT_nRxiOng/do-you-want-some-hips-and-thighs-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)41<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/MoT_nRxiOng" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/do-you-want-some-hips-and-thighs-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-7278119022334098318Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:29:00 +00002008-03-27T19:20:31.773-05:00The Twelve Tribes leader and self proclaimed apostle and prophet (who also considers himself the return of the Biblical Elijah) goes by the name "Yoneq". His birth name was Elbert Eugene Spriggs. Spriggs has gone on record as defining his new name as meaning "a Twig". The word "Yoneqet" is used in this manner in Ezekial 17 speaking of an eagle that breaks off the top most "twig" of a cedar (1). http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/-Qbg3sO7Juw/parable-of-twig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/-Qbg3sO7Juw" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/parable-of-twig.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-1357021931695561776Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:32:00 +00002008-02-25T11:43:55.836-06:00I created a separate page dedicated to help people research and determine if a group, such as the Twelve Tribes, can be considered a cult as defined below by Janja Lalich:"A cult can be either a sharply-bounded social group or a diffusely-bounded social movement held together through shared commitment to a charismatic leader. It upholds a transcendent belief system (often but not always religioushttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/lnsum4Sqg9s/new-page-yoneq-and-twelve-tribes-litmus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/lnsum4Sqg9s" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/new-page-yoneq-and-twelve-tribes-litmus.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-7082793482389319950Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:12:00 +00002008-02-21T08:41:46.526-06:00The following testimony was made in 2006 and was part of an ABC radio program with Rachel Kohn. No matter where they are in the world, the affect they have on an individual's life is very consistent.See if you know anyone in the Asher Community picture to the right.Rachael Kohn: What was the group that you decided to join?Guest: The group’s known as the Twelve Tribes, or the Community, they’re http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/TOw0OXArHrI/ex-testimonies-part-v-testimony-from-ex.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/TOw0OXArHrI" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/ex-testimonies-part-v-testimony-from-ex.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-4956766904944527946Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:02:00 +00002008-02-19T14:29:08.497-06:00The life of the typical Twelve Tribes member is very simple. Women's dresses and "Sus" pants are hand made and most other clothes are bought at thrift stores. Much of the communities organic food is self grown. Members have given up all their possessions and do not have worldly treasures such as TV's, radios, jewelry, expensive cars etc. Ex-leaders and members often talk about the frugality ofhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/XPgLMtPKNr0/twelve-tribes-money-machine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)38<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/XPgLMtPKNr0" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/twelve-tribes-money-machine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-196585988403881183Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:09:00 +00002008-02-15T14:14:57.200-06:00I have created a collection of news reports starting around 1977 and going through 2008 and have provided links to these documents in a separate page (click on link below). I plan to add any new news I discover or you report to this page going forward. Heed the warning label. I have reported both positive and critical news reports. Engage your thinking caps and discern the truth from the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/GKb2Hzp0W2E/twelve-tribes-news-new-yattt-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/GKb2Hzp0W2E" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/twelve-tribes-news-new-yattt-page.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-350621743207783919Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:32:00 +00002008-02-14T12:35:14.345-06:00I will add the following video clips to the appropriate past postings for new viewers. But for those of you who have been following my posts, attached below are the final videos I had not previously included. These video's had some off-air conversations that needed to be edited out before they could be published and it took me some time to educate myself on how to do that. Enjoy.Video #7 - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/bAoC_57Dxqs/michael-painter-and-james-howell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/bAoC_57Dxqs" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/michael-painter-and-james-howell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-8870524947161184302Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:20:00 +00002008-02-15T01:30:49.844-06:00You listened to Noah Jones and Zeb Wiseman's testimonies. They left the TT years ago. Wouldn't it be good to hear from some more recent defectors?I have heard from some internal TT sources that more senior level elder's children have chosen to leave the Twelve Tribes. My sources say that Arthur Nunnally's son (Tom) and his wife (Sarah) who is the daughter of Tom Wall have left along with one of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/w2r1K8_yuUc/late-breaking-tt-news-more-members_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/w2r1K8_yuUc" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/late-breaking-tt-news-more-members_13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-2237419187542225654Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:30:00 +00002008-02-14T12:35:52.914-06:00We have seen a pattern when it comes to the leadership of the Twelve Tribes. It goes like this: Yoneq (Spriggs) writes and distributes a teaching (these are either made up, twisted from scripture or plagiarized from other religions)Hakam (Wiseman) demonstrates and enforces this teaching to his elders and apostolic workers.This is then passed down to heads-of-households http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/l4Df781qH8w/pattern-of-lies-and-path-of-destruction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/l4Df781qH8w" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/pattern-of-lies-and-path-of-destruction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-2606726318650845006Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:10:00 +00002008-02-14T12:36:12.919-06:00The continued video testimonies from Michael Painter and James Howell.Michael Painter was in the Communities for 18 years and started many of the Communities’ "cottage industries," and James Howell was Spriggs personal secretary and third in command for over a decade.Video #18 Video #19 Video #20 Video #21 Video #22 Video #23 Return to Home Pagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/HVQpIPkwens/michael-painter-james-howell-videos-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/HVQpIPkwens" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/michael-painter-james-howell-videos-18.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-3187193301377537155Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:15:00 +00002008-02-14T12:36:28.808-06:00This video was created around November of 2004. If you are an ex-member of the TT you may see some friends or family in this video. There are two men I consider very dear friends and brothers.Return to Home Pagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/qCbNDBJV7tY/ex-testimonies-part-iv-david-pike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)61<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/qCbNDBJV7tY" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/ex-testimonies-part-iv-david-pike.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-2037087358716588767Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:39:00 +00002008-02-14T12:36:46.166-06:00The Twelve Tribes can continue to spin the truth (or more accurately, their lies) about child abuse and the “great and happy life of children in the community”. Attached below are two testimonies of children of high level leaders in the Twelve Tribes who were born and raised and “escaped” the “life” that they describe as far different than the picture portrayed by the Twelve Tribes propaganda http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/aX4ZutrXyyc/ex-testimonies-part-iii-children-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/aX4ZutrXyyc" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/ex-testimonies-part-iii-children-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-6695078364344394205Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:20:00 +00002008-02-14T12:37:03.109-06:00The following Testimony is from a member who left about 10 years ago but was only able to get the TT out of his mind around 2 years ago due to the devastating affect of the thought reform tactics the TT employs.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The last time I lived with the TT was 10yrs ago. I went back and forth several times over the years. I probably only http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/K-W-wJAGGtQ/personal-testimonies-of-ex-members-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/K-W-wJAGGtQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/personal-testimonies-of-ex-members-part.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-807426026172590490Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:28:00 +00002008-02-14T12:37:18.144-06:00The following story is from an ex-member:I thought I would share a little of my story. It took me along time to accept that I didn't need to live as a member of the TT before I could be accepted by God.It took a lot longer than 4 years. I was still defending them on Factnet not more than two yrs ago. I Have grown up you might say since that time.It takes courage to face the truth of one's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/OiNDJUYCrdg/personal-testimonies-of-ex-members.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/OiNDJUYCrdg" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/personal-testimonies-of-ex-members.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-1807024707299219145Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:27:00 +00002008-02-14T12:37:32.991-06:00Reliable sources report that the Ithaca Community Coordinators for the Twelve Tribes, Elahav and his wife and kids have left the Twelve Tribes. Details are sketchy but our thoughts and prayers go out to this man and his family. Elahav - If you have access to this site and need some help, contact VOOCITD@gmail.comPLACE REMAINING POST HERE.Return to Home Pagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/Yl-a6nxIIEI/late-breaking-tt-news-more-leaders.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/Yl-a6nxIIEI" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/late-breaking-tt-news-more-leaders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-8551612799939501394Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:11:00 +00002008-02-14T12:37:47.256-06:00Interview with Michael Painter and James Howell, 1/23/93.Michael Painter was in the Communities for 18 years and started many of the Communities’ "cottage industries," and James Howell was Spriggs personal secretary and third in command for over a decade.Video 11Video 12Video 13Video 14Video 15Video 16 Video 17 Return to Home Pagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/OIagcA4-YQU/interview-with-michael-painter-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/OIagcA4-YQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/02/interview-with-michael-painter-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-5385305014517216855Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:54:00 +00002008-02-14T12:38:23.195-06:00 WHY I LEFT ELBERT EUGENE SPRIGGS “TWELVE TRIBES COMMUNES”The reasons why a past member left the Twelve Tribes group. The past member that wrote this has wished to remain anonymous. Formerly known as: Northeast Kingdom Community Church, Church of God, The New Apostolic Order in Messiah, The Church in Island Pond and generally, The Communities (Friendship-love-dogma-shame-guilt-fear-) Warning: Thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/tRoPrNBDFao/89-reasons-why-one-ex-member-left.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/tRoPrNBDFao" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/89-reasons-why-one-ex-member-left.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-4769960988212455548Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-02-15T22:53:35.039-06:00The Twelve Tribes leadership will tell you that every instance of child abuse within the Edah (church) is due to ignorant members who "misunderstood and inappropriately applied" Sprigg's teachings. One such leader told me in a conversation on FactNet, specifically, "Many people have received help for trying to apply spiritual principles without love because of the fear of doing wrong and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/8D6AxD-5WrI/open-letter-for-pilgrum-current-tt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/8D6AxD-5WrI" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/open-letter-for-pilgrum-current-tt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-4830982013114152068Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:58:00 +00002008-02-14T12:39:14.169-06:00These teachings are not meant for public consumption and are not even given to new members until they are deemed "ready" to "receive" them. The following teaching is one of the most horrific examples of why the Twelve Tribes members practiced abusive measures in disciplining their children. The Apostle who supposedly spoke directly from God, tells his followers to beat children until they have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/ZI7q0THWOu0/elbert-eugene-spriggs-teaching-on-child.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/ZI7q0THWOu0" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/elbert-eugene-spriggs-teaching-on-child.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-7048660703610265932Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:46:00 +00002008-02-14T12:39:28.753-06:00Keli – I extended the virtual “right hand of fellowship” to you in responding to your email questions and you abused this offer. You have been trained well by your oppressors. Here is your fruit so that you and others may judge the character of the Twelve Tribes: <!--[endif]-->You send me an email under your pre-tribe name (Michael Markuson) and from an optimum online email id ( http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/lWnhGXk70Ek/open-letter-to-keli-alias-michael.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)46<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/lWnhGXk70Ek" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/open-letter-to-keli-alias-michael.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-6083848928672557006Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:48:00 +00002008-02-14T12:39:43.763-06:00Elbert Eugene Spriggs - Early Years After starting Twelve TribesGene and Marsha Spriggs at the Asheville NC CommuneInterview with Michael Painter and James Howell, 1/23/93.Michael Painter was in the Communities for 18 years and started many of the Communities’ "cottage industries," and James Howell was Spriggs personal secretary and third in command for over a decade.Video 1 Video http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/6aXmh7kK5jk/michael-painter-and-james-howell-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/6aXmh7kK5jk" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/michael-painter-and-james-howell-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-8115627606416339825Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:48:00 +00002008-02-14T12:40:04.080-06:00You voted, I heard and here it is. Yoneq's teaching on lying. These teachings are not meant for public consumption and are not even given to new members until they are deemed "ready" to "receive" them. The following teaching was also one of Yoneq's earlier writings. Again I will state up front, "These words are from Elbert Eugene Spriggs (Yoneq) and his opinions are not shared by VOICE or any http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/87Tcoot_VKA/you-voted-i-heard-and-here-it-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/87Tcoot_VKA" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/you-voted-i-heard-and-here-it-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-7412158644400687952Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:07:00 +00002008-02-14T12:40:23.146-06:00Yoneq wrote “Phase 2 – Lying” after the Island Pond incident where elders and parents deliberately withheld information concerning the names of children and their parents so that the police and the DA could not issue proper warrants which require this information be provided. “At the Raid, the state didn't have the right to have the names of the elders and the children to carry out a grossly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/ZFkFU9S9h2s/coming-soon-yoneqs-reasoning-for-why-it_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/ZFkFU9S9h2s" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/coming-soon-yoneqs-reasoning-for-why-it_22.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1450341062631545575.post-6641358378258018621Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:33:00 +00002008-02-14T12:40:40.289-06:00Pursuant to our goal to educate people on what the Twelve Tribes is behind the veil of their simple lifestyle, cute children, folk dances and eclectic cafe's, I will start a series exposing Yoneq's "inner" teachings. These teachings are not meant for public consumption and are not even given to new members until they are deemed "ready" to "receive" them. I will start with one of Yoneq's earlier http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~3/TTyK1vnunxg/yoneqs-teaching-on-race-and-slavery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Voice)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YoneqAndTheTwelveTribes/~4/TTyK1vnunxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://yattt.blogspot.com/2008/01/yoneqs-teaching-on-race-and-slavery.html