“Life goes on…” No word on whether jailed church leader Wayne Bent is still fasting today, but according to a copyrighted story in today’s Albuquerque Journal (subscription required), Bent’s followers are no longer fasting: “They were looking for deliverance from God,” said Sarah Montoya, an attorney for the church’s leader, Wayne Bent. Montoya spoke with […]
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Jeff Bent wrote about it on his church’s blog early Friday evening, and now the Albuquerque Journal‘s Web site has just published a similar story about the State’s apparent effort to check-in on the welfare of nearly 50-members of the Lord Our Righteousness church near Clayton, New Mexico. Church leader Wayne Bent and many—if not
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A STORY WITHIN THE WAYNE BENT STORY Her name is Trudy Sayer. Perhaps you’ve read her recent pleas to Strong City’s Wayne Bent in the comment section of this blog. As her parents have reportedly now given up both food and water in a “final fast”, Sayer hopes to hear from her mother and step-father
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(*note: the headline to this story originally used the words “hunger strike” instead of “fasting”. The former headline had been written minutes after Wayne Bent published his post. I had not read Bent’s entire post. While some may debate “hunger strike” vs. “fasting,” I feel fairness calls for the word “fasting” in this story’s headline.
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New Update: ( May 25, 2008 ) A reader of this blog has correctly pointed-out today that the Larry King Live videos are no longer available. Turns out the person who had posted these videos on Youtube has had his account suspended. Update: Rush transcript of Larry King Live program *** Here is a look
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Updates: Watch the program here. (May 9, 10:50am PST) I’ve been told Jeff Bent, son of arrested LOR church leader Wayne Bent, will also appear on tonight’s program. This is not yet confirmed. (May 8, 12:08pm PST) *** CNN’s Larry King Live is scheduled to include a segment this evening focussed on the The Lord
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One day after posting my video interview with former LOR church member Prudence Welch, I have received an e-mail from Welch’s mother. The e-mail comes from “Amana Travesser.” She identifies herself as the mother of Prudence Welch and concludes her message, “Sincerely, Amana (Louise Cline)” Welch’s mother lives at the Strong City church property in
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WELCH, A FORMER STRONG CITY CHURCH MEMBER, SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WAYNE BENT’S ARREST AND MUCH MORE… In a 46-minute *unedited* VIDEO interview with Beyond90Seconds.com, former member of the The Lord Our Righteousness church, Prudence Welch, speaks about today’s arrest of church leader Wayne Bent. Welch also shares her thoughts on the 15-years she says she
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Updates: Prudence Welch VIDEO interview about Wayne Bent’s arrest and much more (May 6) Breaking News: Wayne Bent arrested (May 6) Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) responds to this story in “comments” section (May 2) *** Let me say it right from the start. This post will be “video driven.” Videos that are well worth
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Beyond90Seconds. What does it mean? Back in my television reporting days, reporters typically received 70 seconds for their package (pre-recorded and edited segment of a news story). In many cases, the anchor(s) read a 10-second lead-in to introduce the reporter. And the reporter—whether at a remote location or in the studio—had 10 seconds of copy