TY  - GEN
T1  - Why Waco? : cults and the battle for religious freedom in America
A1  - Tabor, James D., 1946-
A2  - Gallagher, Eugene V.
LA  - English
PP  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
YR  - 1995
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocm42855061
AB  - 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?
AB  - 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.
OP  - 252
CN  - BP605.B72 T33 1995eb
SN  - 9780520919181
SN  - 0520919181
SN  - 0585054746
SN  - 9780585054742
SN  - 0520201868
SN  - 9780520201866
SN  - 9780520208995
SN  - 0520208994
KW  - Koresh, David, : 1959-1993.
KW  - Branch Davidians.
KW  - Koresh, David, : 1959-1993
KW  - Branch Davidians
KW  - Davidianer
KW  - Davidiens : Waco (Etats-Unis) : 1993.
KW  - Koresh, David.
KW  - Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993.
KW  - Cults : United States.
KW  - Affaire de la secte des Davidiens de Waco, Waco, Tex., 1993.
KW  - Cultes : États-Unis.
KW  - RELIGION : Eckankar.
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT : New Thought.
KW  - RELIGION / Comparative Religion
KW  - Cults
KW  - Texas
KW  - United States
KW  - Massensuizid
KW  - Sekten.
KW  - Liberté de conscience : États-Unis.
KW  - Waco, Affaire de la secte davidienne de (1993)
KW  - Sectes : États-Unis.
KW  - Waco, Affaire de la secte dravidienne de (1993)
KW  - nouveau mouvement religieux : Koresh, David : Etats-Unis.
KW  - Cults.
KW  - 1993
KW  - Sects.
KW  - Texas.
ER  -