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In Reply to: Re: "Chronolog" was the name, posted by Perry on June 01, 2005 at 13:24:01:
Despite what the NBC archive website says, you do have to register to search the database. I've requested a copy of footage for posting at the xfamily website. It will take some time for the NBC archival footage people to respond to my email. I couldn't find the first (earlier) film in the archival database, but then, I didn't want to put a lot of time into refining my search terms. In the meantime, here is the film's catalog entry:
Title CHRONOLOG: CHILDREN OF GOD REVISITED -- CALL ME MOSES
Media_Id M720623
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Synopsis JEREMY SPENCER'S CHILDREN OF GOD GROUP IS SHOWN RECORDING A DEMO RECORD IN ABOSTON STUDIO. ROBERT ROGERS: JEREMY SPENCER -- ONCE THE LEAD GUITARIST WITH THEENGLISH ROCK GROUP FLEETWOOD MAC -- IS A CHILDREN OF GOD (COG) CONVERT; THEWRITER JOHN HOFFMAN AND OTHERS HAVE RECEIVED LEAKED DOCUMENTS REVEALING THEINNER WORKINGS OF THE GROUP. THOSE DEVILISH CHILDREN OF GOD BOOK AUTHOR JOHNHOFFMAN: THE WORD FOR THEM IS HYPOCRISY. FORMER COG MEMBER: COGS ARE POSING TOBE SOMETHING AND UNDERNEATH ARE NOT THAT AT ALL. SEEN ARE: COGS SINGING. ROGERS:ONE RESULT OF PRESSURES AND ACCUSATIONS IS THAT COGS HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THEIRCOLONY SMALLER AND LESS CONSPICUOUS; BUT DESPITE THE CONTROVERSY THEY HAVECONTINUED TO GROW; THERE IS A NEW COLONY ON DEATH ROW AT THE ELLIS BRANCH OF THETEXAS STATE PRISON SYSTEM. SEEN ARE: CONVICTED MURDERERS AND RACISTS ON DEATHROW SINGING AND SITTING IN CELLS. ROBERTS: THIS IS CALLED THE CATACOMBS COLONY;CONVICTS HEARD OF COG THROUGH A REHABILITATION WORKER. CONVICT: COG MEANSEVERYTHING TO ME; IT INTRODUCED ME TO THE LORD AND HELPED ME REALIZE IM NOT THEONLY ONE WHO NEEDS HELP. SEEN ARE: A THANK COG MEETING; MRS GOOD ADDRESSINGPARENTS. ROGERS: THE COG ORGANIZED TO COUNTERACT THE BAD PUBLICITY COGS NAME HASBEEN RECEIVING; FOR SUCH MEETINGS COGS DRESS IN BUSINESS ATTIRE AND LOOK LIKEBUDDING INSURANCE SALESPEOPLE; THERES NO MENTION OF THE MORE RADICAL COGDOCTRINES. A THANK COG PARENT: THERES NOTHING I WOULD RATHER HAVE THAN MYDAUGHTER BEING A MEMBER OF COG. ROGERS: NOT ALL PARENTS FEEL THAT WAY: WILLIAMRAMBERT HAS TRIED TO KIDNAP HIS DAUGHTER KAYE FROM COG. RAMBERT: KAYE WASKIND-HEARTED BEFORE; WHEN SHE BECAME A COG MEMBER SHE SAID SHE WOULD KILL ME IFHER LEADERS TOLD HER TO. COG LEADER JOHN TREADWELL: WERE STRIVING TO HELPEVERYONE. SEEN ARE: STILLS OF DAVID BRANT BERG AND HIS FAMILY. ROGERS: DAVIDBERG FOUNDED COG AND CALLS HIMSELF MOSES; HIS LETTERS GUIDING THE GROUP ARECALLED MO LETTERS; HE PULLS THE STRINGS; HIS MOTHER WASAN EVANGELIST; HISLETTERS REVEAL MEN OBSESSED WITH DOOMSDAY AND SECRECY AND FAR-OUT THEORIES OFCHRISTIANITY. DAVID BERGS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW SARA BERG: HE THINKS HE IS GODSALMIGHTY PROPHET. FORMER COG: WE WERE TAUGHT BERG MADE TRIPS TO HEAVEN. FORMERCOG: BERG PUTS HIMSELF IN THE BIBLE PROPHECY OF DAVID. FORMER COG: RIGHT BEFOREI LEFT WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BERG SAYING HE WAS GOING INTO HIDING TO AVOIDPRESSURE BUT HE WOULD STILL BE THE TOP LEADER. BERGS DAUGHTER BISHOP FAITH BERG:HE DOES NOT KEEP HIMSELF UNDER A VEIL OF SECRECY. BERGS SON BISHOP HOSEA BERG:BERG IS RETIRED NOW AND WRITES US LETTERS OF INSPIRATION; HE RETIRED TWO YEARSAGO AND DOES NOT TAKE ACTIVE PART IN COG ACTIVITIES; BRETHREN HAVE FAITH IN HISSUGGESTIONS STILL. SARA: I HAVE NO DOUBT HE IS IN COMPLETE CONTROL SINCE LEADERSTELEPHONE HIM FOR ADVICE AND COME BACK TO A PRAYER MEETING AND CONVICT SOMEPROPHECY SUCH AS THUS SAITH GOD. SEEN ARE: COGS SINGING. ROGERS: MOST COGS HAVENEVER SEEN BERG; HE HAS REFUSED TO MEET NBC NEWS; HE APPEARS TO USE HIS POSITIONAS GODS PROPHET TO PREACH AND PRACTICE THINGS THAT ARE DECIDEDLY UN-CHRISTIAN.FORMER COG: A LEADERSHIP MEETING I WAS IN WAS HELD IN THE NUDE AND WIFE-SWAPPINGWAS ACCEPTED. HOSEA: THATS ABSOLUTELY FALSE -- WE DONT CONDONE THAT. FORMER COG:MOSES SAID A WIFE WAS A POSSESSION AND THEIR POSSESSIONS WERE TO BE HELD INCOMMON. FAITH: FILTHY LIES; PEOPLE MUST BE AWFUL JEALOUS OR FULL OF THE DEVIL TOSAY THINGS LIKE THAT. SARA: THEY TEACH AND PRACTICE A MAN CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONEWIFE; IVE SEEN BERG WITH TWO AT A TIME; HE TOOK MISTRESSES AND I SAW HIM IN ASEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE GIRLS.AVAILABLE ON 34 FILM XFER: 88F1138 (WR) & ON FILM: AIR PIX & TRKORIG A&B&C ELEMENTS & FC TRK FOR PARTS 1-3 IN LOC 2-50UNABLE TO VERIFY ALL IDS EXCEPT HOFFMAN. FOOTAGE NOT SCREENED -- INFO FROMPROGRAM ANALYSIS CARD & SHOT LIST.Producers: NBC
Places London, England;Copenhagen, Denmark;Ellis, Texas;Boston, Massachusetts;
Personalities Hoffman, John;Spencer, Jeremy;Rambert, William;Treadwell, John;Berg, David Brant;Berg, Sara;Berg, Faith;Berg, Hosea;Good, Mrs;Treadmill, John
Subjects CHILDREN OF GOD;Cults;FLEETWOOD MAC-MUSICAL GROUP;WORSHIPPING & WORSHIPPERS;AUTHORS & LITERARY WORKS;Singing;SINGING & SINGING GROUPS;Prisoners;RELIGIOUS OFFICIALS;MEETINGS;Family;FAMILIES & FAMILY LIFE;Evangelicals;EVANGELICALISM & EVANGELICALS;Christianity;CHRISTIANITY & CHRISTIANS;INVESTIGATIONS;Nudity;NUDITY & NUDIST COLONIES;DECEPTIVE PRACTICES & FRAUD;Sexual Behavior;WIFE SWAPPING;Speeches;CHRONOLOG;Prisons;PRISONS & REFORMATORIES;FILM TRANSFER
Dates 1972-06-23
Reporters Rogers, Robert
Assignments Chro
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Media_Type Film
