I breathed a sigh of relief after I heard of the murder and suicide. I had expected a corrective on the scale of Jonestown or the Branch Davidian debacle. Or even Oneida.

A few of the second generation have survived the sexual abuse and are raising the third generation today. I have a nephew doing just that.

She was born in 1973, had an up-close and personal look at David Berg (lived in his house for two years), was a close friend of Ricky Rodriguez for years, and has lived in World Services almost all of her life. Her story is pretty contrasted to Mr. Lattin’s statement: “the further you got away from Berg, the better off your (might want to fix that typo, BTW) were”

It’s also interesting to note the accounts from those who grew up in World Services that tell a very different story, Ricky’s sister Techi included, at http://www.myconclusion.com. I don’t want to make this comment a link-fest but type in “Techi” in the search bar on My Conclusion – something isn’t adding up between their two stories.

I could go into the inaccuracies in what Mr.
Lattin has said here, or I could reiterate what I know to be the truth, but it’s already been written better than I can say it (Google “the family dossier” for the official version and go to My Conclusion for the personal touch) and what I feel is more relevant is this: if you’ve never heard of The Family International and you’re interested in finding out more, you’re going to find plenty to chew on from both sides; favorable and unfavorable. But please do yourself the favor of looking at both sides throughly. It’s easy to read one book or article about The Family and let that be the foundation of your perspective on our group, but let your mind stay open for just a little bit longer and poke around a little more before you form an opinion.