Cultic Studies Review, Vol. 5, No. 6, 2006, Page 38
News Summaries
Agape Christian Fellowship
A Tarant County, TX, jury has found Agape Christian Fellowship minister Terry
Hornbuckle guilty of sexually assaulting three women, two of them church members, one
of whom testified that she was a virgin when he drugged and raped her just after her 21st
birthday. Hornbuckle apparently used the drug benzodiazepine to induce drowsiness and
amnesia in the women. One said she didn‘t want to have sex with the minister, who was
counseling her after a split with her boyfriend, but added that he exploited her emotional
vulnerability and his position of authority. Hornbuckle, an alleged ―meth addict,‖ had his bail
revoked when he failed drug tests while in custody.
The board of Agape Christian Fellowship has fired church founder Terry Hornbuckle
following his conviction on charges that he raped three women, two of them former
congregants. Hornbuckle, whose wife is being evaluated as his successor, is now serving a
15-year prison sentence. A church statement said its bylaws prohibit a person convicted of
a sex offence from serving in an official capacity.
All Stars Project
The City of New York is poised to provide a $12 million tax-free city bond to the All Stars
Project to help the youth program refinance an earlier City bond and make improvements
at its Manhattan headquarters. Some say the bond is payment for support given by leaders
of the Independence Party — notably Lenora Fulani and Fred Newman — to Mayor
Blumberg‘s election campaigns. Complaints and investigations allege that the All Stars
Project is used to lure the unwary into Newman‘s ―social therapy‖ practice and into Fulani‘s
Independence Party. Attempts by the All Stars to present programs in City schools have
been rebuffed.
Amish
The Amish community has been able to accept the recent Pennsylvania schoolhouse
murders, and other tragedies, because of an approach to life called ―yieldedness,‖ which has
a strong pacifist element, a willingness to ‗turn the other cheek,‘ and a strong tendency to
forgiveness.
Arcadian Fields Ministries
Phillip Disasio, leader of Arcadian Fields Ministries, accused of sexually assaulting nine
boys who suffer from physical or mental disabilities, has told a Cleveland judge that having
sex with children is a sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws. ―I‘m a pedophile,‖ Disasio
said. ―The only reason I‘m charged with rape is that no one believes a child can consent to
sex. The role of my ministry is to get these cases out of the courtrooms.‖
Aryan Brotherhood
Three Montgomery County, TX, men with criminal records who are thought to be Aryan
Brotherhood sympathizers have been indicted for building a pipe bomb that exploded
under a truck in June. Investigators have learned that the suspects conducted surveillance
of local law enforcement officers, photographing them and their vehicles.
Dallas-area Aryan Brotherhood leader Jason “Trooper” Hankins, as well as two other
men and a woman, and Hankins‘ lieutenant, Clayton Dale ―Tiger‖ Jameton, have been
arrested and charged with murder in what may be one in a number of drug ring-related
killings in the region. The shaved-headed and tattooed gang members ―cut a tough profile in
the subdivision of modest, 25-year-old brick homes.‖ ...A Santa Ana, CA, jury has
deadlocked as to whether Aryan Brotherhood prison gang leaders Barry “The Baron”
News Summaries
Agape Christian Fellowship
A Tarant County, TX, jury has found Agape Christian Fellowship minister Terry
Hornbuckle guilty of sexually assaulting three women, two of them church members, one
of whom testified that she was a virgin when he drugged and raped her just after her 21st
birthday. Hornbuckle apparently used the drug benzodiazepine to induce drowsiness and
amnesia in the women. One said she didn‘t want to have sex with the minister, who was
counseling her after a split with her boyfriend, but added that he exploited her emotional
vulnerability and his position of authority. Hornbuckle, an alleged ―meth addict,‖ had his bail
revoked when he failed drug tests while in custody.
The board of Agape Christian Fellowship has fired church founder Terry Hornbuckle
following his conviction on charges that he raped three women, two of them former
congregants. Hornbuckle, whose wife is being evaluated as his successor, is now serving a
15-year prison sentence. A church statement said its bylaws prohibit a person convicted of
a sex offence from serving in an official capacity.
All Stars Project
The City of New York is poised to provide a $12 million tax-free city bond to the All Stars
Project to help the youth program refinance an earlier City bond and make improvements
at its Manhattan headquarters. Some say the bond is payment for support given by leaders
of the Independence Party — notably Lenora Fulani and Fred Newman — to Mayor
Blumberg‘s election campaigns. Complaints and investigations allege that the All Stars
Project is used to lure the unwary into Newman‘s ―social therapy‖ practice and into Fulani‘s
Independence Party. Attempts by the All Stars to present programs in City schools have
been rebuffed.
Amish
The Amish community has been able to accept the recent Pennsylvania schoolhouse
murders, and other tragedies, because of an approach to life called ―yieldedness,‖ which has
a strong pacifist element, a willingness to ‗turn the other cheek,‘ and a strong tendency to
forgiveness.
Arcadian Fields Ministries
Phillip Disasio, leader of Arcadian Fields Ministries, accused of sexually assaulting nine
boys who suffer from physical or mental disabilities, has told a Cleveland judge that having
sex with children is a sacred ritual protected by civil rights laws. ―I‘m a pedophile,‖ Disasio
said. ―The only reason I‘m charged with rape is that no one believes a child can consent to
sex. The role of my ministry is to get these cases out of the courtrooms.‖
Aryan Brotherhood
Three Montgomery County, TX, men with criminal records who are thought to be Aryan
Brotherhood sympathizers have been indicted for building a pipe bomb that exploded
under a truck in June. Investigators have learned that the suspects conducted surveillance
of local law enforcement officers, photographing them and their vehicles.
Dallas-area Aryan Brotherhood leader Jason “Trooper” Hankins, as well as two other
men and a woman, and Hankins‘ lieutenant, Clayton Dale ―Tiger‖ Jameton, have been
arrested and charged with murder in what may be one in a number of drug ring-related
killings in the region. The shaved-headed and tattooed gang members ―cut a tough profile in
the subdivision of modest, 25-year-old brick homes.‖ ...A Santa Ana, CA, jury has
deadlocked as to whether Aryan Brotherhood prison gang leaders Barry “The Baron”
