The Mo Letters
Courtesy of Ex-Family.
Please note the First Plumbline Apologetics do not endorse the Mo letters, these teachings by David Berg and as such are believed to be doctrines of demons, please be aware some of the language is unsuitable for minors as it may contain racial and sexual content etc in the Mo letter writtings.
The
first Mo Letters were numbered alphabetically A - 0, but abandoned for a
numerical system, which went up to about 3000 at the time of Berg's death.
The Family continued to publish previously unreleased writings of Berg,
and its current leader Maria (Karen Zerby) continued to publish her own
writings which were also designated Mo Letter numbers. These publications
by Maria were released in GN's (Good News Magazines), and later designated
a GN numbering system. Like the Mo Letters, they were collected in Mo Letter
volumes. Thus a publication may be numbered ML#3201, Maria#447 and
GN#804 simultaneously, and collected in Vol 25
The Mo Letters
The index includes not only the infamous Mo Letters, but GNs (Good News
Magazines), FSMs (Family Special Magazines, and numerous other categories
of pubs which contain writings of their current day leaders.
The
Family's has produced many categories of publications such as: FFing Testimonies,
Heaven's Girl, New Wine, LinkUP, Grapevine, XN, END, Heaven's Library, Heaven's
Library Book, Blade, Eve, Kidland, International Prayer, Prayer List, FAR,
Reflections, Mountain Streams, Tracts, CLTP, HTK, Endtime Power, MLK, Kidz
Biz, FC Pub, Activated!, Word Basics, Memory Book, Preparatory Meetings,
12 Foundation Stones, Activated!, Meditation Moments, Wine Press, Living
Waters, Statements, Good Thots, Daily Food, CAT Studies, Activated Books,
Posters, Christian Digest, FBH, Family in action, Bíblia do Tempo
do Fim, CAEC GP Kids books, Kids, Free Zine ...
Founder Berg's writings were collected in a corpus of printed letters (called
Mo Letters [after his adopted name, Moses David]) to his followers and supporters.
By his death in 1994,
he had produced at least 3000 of these Mo Letters. Most of them were collected
and reprinted in Hong Kong, in several leather bound volumes.
exFamily.org
has included commentaries with some
Mo Letters:
1 The
Girl Who Wouldn't
2 IRFers
Beware
3 The
Christmas Monster
4 Old
Church New Church
5 Mountain
Men
6 The
Moon + More on the Moon
As
a condition for winning a landmark court case, The Family quietly acknowledged
wrongdoing on Berg's part for literature which endorsed adult-child sex
(see Peter
Amsterdam's Admission of Guilt).
The extent of control Berg continues to wield on his followers from beyond
the grave, and the thought control mechanisms employed in his writings continue
to be of interest to psychologists and researchers.
The GNs - Good News Magazines
Started in the 80s, these GN magazines originally contained a collection
of Mo Letters and other articles. In current day publications, GNs contain
letters by leader Mama Maria (Karen Zerby), and other leaders such as Peter
Amsterdam (Steve Kelly). Just as the Mo Letters, GNs are sometimes classified
GP or DO, the latter being "disciples only" and for internal use.
These
DO writings are particularly interesting to researchers of New Religious
Movements, and to those who have loved ones or relatives within the group.
The Family's leadership continues to teach strange new doctrines, enact
controversial policies, and demand the sacrifices of its adherents - practices
it would prefer to leave unexposed.
Booklets and Small Publications
Small pubs are dear to The Family. Since it's beginning in the early 60s,
The Family has produced small publications for its internal use. It began
with such pubs as the Set Card which was about 100 verses on a small piece
of paper that all members were required to memorize. Other booklets included
such pubs as The MOP and Daily Might, to pendants and bookmarks.
Educational Material
Internal:
Educational standards vary from home to home, but with
one common theme - home-schooling with constant Family indoctrination. For
most of its existence, the group has had excellent educational material
for young children, but in
the opinions of many experts, it also has an inbred
environment that does not sufficiently allow for the
development of critical thinking skills necessary for
tertiary education.
With emphasis on being mobile, the early COG developed
flannel cards and the MoLion readers for their young. Later,
the Childcare Handbook was instrumental in shaping
educational attitudes. Some material intended for daily
reading by children was deemed by judicial authorities
to be obscene and inappropriate.
The Family continues to struggle with the needs of its young
- for all the answers it claimed to have had, there now seem
to be more and more unresolved problems. Many parents
are unable to properly provide the quality and consistency required to home
school their children adequately.
External:
The Family produces anything from Videos to the "12 Foundation Stones"
and "Activated" series, designed for new converts and Fellow members
(part-time live-out members).
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