Update (June 8, 10:50am PST): I received a brief e-mail from Wayne Bent this morning. Bent wrote, “About 40 people have joined me in the present fast.” One day after The Lord Our Righteousness church leader Wayne Bent (aka Michael Travesser) announced that he is fasting until a girl is returned to her parents, some […]
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New Mexico church leader now fasting
By Mark Horner on June 6, 2008 in 7 virgins, churches, cults, KOB, law enforcement, Michael Travesser, New Mexico, News, religeon, Strong City, true crime, Union County, virgin, virgins, Wayne Bent
(*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. […]