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Head of religious sect charged with bigamy
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Feb 14 2008 3:04 AM
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Asif
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Yisrayl Hawkins was being held at the Taylor County Jail, with bail set at $10 million. Bigamy involves having more than one spouse at the same time. Additional information about the charges was not immediately available.
Hawkins, who founded the sect in 1980 after leaving the Abilene Police Department, was arrested in Callahan County on Tuesday afternoon.It was unclear if Hawkins had an attorney. A message could not be left at the House of Yaweh’s office in Abilene on Wednesday morning.The House of Yahweh is an Old Testament-based group with a 50-acre compound near Clyde.Several hundred of its followers changed their last names to Hawkins in honor of its founder. Hawkins changed his name from Bill to Yisrayl in 1977.
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 MidWest - 2/15/2008 11:10:15 PM
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| House of Yahweh is more related to Judaism than it is Sikhism. This photo on this page http://www.religioninsight.com/2008/02/14/-head-of-religious-sect-charged-with-bigamy.html is misleading, because their services do not take place in a center like this (Mosque?). The men wear kippah's much like the Jews do (although the Jews will not claim any similarities other then dietary observances and belief in the Law of the Old Testament.). So maybe the tags could be changed? or is this something that can be tagged by others? Thanks. |
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