Why Waco? : cults and the battle for religious freedom in America /
In the first balanced, authoritative account of the siege, James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher explore the powerful drama in Waco and the motivations of all the players, including the government, the media, the cultbusters, the Branch Davidians, and David Koresh himself. Tabor and Gallagher unflinching...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©1995.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.8501331 |
| Summary: | In the first balanced, authoritative account of the siege, James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher explore the powerful drama in Waco and the motivations of all the players, including the government, the media, the cultbusters, the Branch Davidians, and David Koresh himself. Tabor and Gallagher unflinchingly confront the most controversial accusations concerning the group's possession of illegal firearms, unconventional sexual practices, and child abuse. Without attempting to excuse Koresh's actions, they argue that the public has never been given the complete story. Tabor and Gallagher explain what really happened in Waco: Who were the Branch Davidians and what originally brought them to Mount Carmel? What led the government to attack? What role did the media play? And what lessons must we learn to avoid repeating this American tragedy? Using the events at Mount Carmel as a cautionary tale, the authors challenge Americans government officials, parents, the media, all of us - to rethink our stereotypes about unconventional religious groups. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520919181 0520919181 0585054746 9780585054742 0520201868 9780520201866 9780520208995 0520208994 |