Tragedy Puts Spotlight On Obscure Church; Organization's Leaders Stunned by Slayings of Members, Longtime Pastor

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The Living Church of God, a relatively new organization born of a split over religious doctrine, counts only several thousand members worldwide but spreads its word through weekly telecasts on 150 stations in several countries.

Saturday's shootings in Brookfield brought the relatively obscure church into the spotlight in a tragic way.

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Tragedy Puts Spotlight On Obscure Church; Organization's Leaders Stunned by Slayings of Members, Longtime Pastor

The slayings came on Saturday, the church's day of worship as practiced in the time of the Old Testament. Members, who believe the Bible is the literal word of God, were gathering as they do throughout the country in small groups at rented halls, ho...

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