Ever heard of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
I went down to St Simons Island, Ga. for Memorial Day. We went over to the mainland to Brunswick to buy some fresh shrimp right off the shrimp boat.
We saw a big 120 foot sailboat moored at the next dock. To my surprise, the guys invited us on board for a tour, they said it was open to the public.
It is a wooden sailboat. The hull is made of Brazilian Epay wood. The interior cabins are very plush, and completely lined with Brazilian mahogany.
Turned out the boat was built in Brazil by an Italian millionaire. He took it up to Brunswick, didn't even have the masts on it. He ran low on money and interest in sailing after a while, and he gave it to this religious group a year ago, he got a big tax write off for donating it to a religious group. This group is named the Twelve Tribes of Israel. We finally figured out that this was why they were giving free tours of the boat, they were hoping to get some new recruits to get some cash up to help pay for finishing up the boat.
I looked at the web site. They have about 40 communities all over the world, including a farm near here in Asheville NC. If you join, you have to give them all your property, but you can share their property. You live on a commune with 40 or 50 of these guys.
They won't allow you to have a pet dog. That was the killer for me, as my grandmother said, "Love me, love my dog." I won't be joining.
Anybody ever heard of these guys?
http://www.twelvetribes.org/
We saw a big 120 foot sailboat moored at the next dock. To my surprise, the guys invited us on board for a tour, they said it was open to the public.
It is a wooden sailboat. The hull is made of Brazilian Epay wood. The interior cabins are very plush, and completely lined with Brazilian mahogany.
Turned out the boat was built in Brazil by an Italian millionaire. He took it up to Brunswick, didn't even have the masts on it. He ran low on money and interest in sailing after a while, and he gave it to this religious group a year ago, he got a big tax write off for donating it to a religious group. This group is named the Twelve Tribes of Israel. We finally figured out that this was why they were giving free tours of the boat, they were hoping to get some new recruits to get some cash up to help pay for finishing up the boat.
I looked at the web site. They have about 40 communities all over the world, including a farm near here in Asheville NC. If you join, you have to give them all your property, but you can share their property. You live on a commune with 40 or 50 of these guys.
They won't allow you to have a pet dog. That was the killer for me, as my grandmother said, "Love me, love my dog." I won't be joining.
Anybody ever heard of these guys?
http://www.twelvetribes.org/
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There are 13 tribes, don't you watch Battlestar? 0 -
communist cult. 0 -
Yeah, they're the guys who will be set up to rule the world after the Apocalypse. 0 -
This is the first I've heard of them. Before I could sign the deed and write the check, you said I can't take my dog. Guess I'll have to wait for the next group. 0 -
Ahhhh.....suggest you pass on the Kool-Aid. And research Jim Jones and the People's Temple. Or Heaven's Gate. Or any other dozen loonies of your chosing. 0 -
I'm pretty sure that they stopped at Portland's Rose Festival a few years ago. Toured their boat, took some tracts, left the boat, threw out the tracts.
Seemed pretty innocuous, but so do they all.
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If any of you want to sign over all your property to me I'll let you keep your dogs.[:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D] 0 -
I found it very interesting the way up north in Afghanistan near the border with Iran and Turkmenistan in a city call Herat archaeologist found Christians that still spoke Aramaic, one of the two languages that Jesus spoke. Could they be of the so called lost tribe? 0 -
I just thought of a Twilight Zone episode.
An old hillbilly was out hunting with his hound dog. The hound dog jumped in the creek to get a raccoon, the hillbilly jumped in after him. They both drowned.
The old guy and his dog went into the afterlife. They were walking down a dirt road. They came to a wooden gate. There was a nice looking fellow standing there. He told the hillbilly, "This is the Pearly Gate. Welcome to Heaven. We have been expecting you."
The hillbilly said that was great. Then "St Peter" told him, "You have to tie up the dog to the fence here, no dogs allowed in Heaven."
The hillbilly told "St Peter," "No thanks, I don't go anywhere without my dog."
So, the hillbilly and his dog walked on down the road. In a little while, they came to another wooden gate. There was a nice looking fellow standing there. He said, "This is the Pearly Gate. Welcome to Heaven. We have been expecting you."
The hillbilly said, "I am not coming in without my dog."
St Peter said, "Of course you may bring the dog. Dogs are welcome in Heaven."
The hillbilly told him about the other gate that wouldn't let his dog in.
St Peter said, "I am glad you didn't go in that gate. That wasn't Heaven."0 -
quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
I just thought of a Twilight Zone episode.
I saw that one. Best Twilight Zone I can recall. [:)]0 -
just the ones in the bible, not this modern day cult 0
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