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Many members of Ted Patrick's network see the Jesus sects not only as heretical but Communistic as well. William Rambur, of Chula Vista, a retired Navy lieutenant commander and a Roman Catholic whose own daughter is still with the Children of God after three attempts on his part to "rescue" her, says: "I can't come out and say they are affiliated with any known Communist organization, but their methods, teachings and way of life would indicate a Communist organization in some form. They follow that pattern of mindcontrol and taking over youth. They talk about...
...Rambur, who now teaches high school auto mechanics, denies that Patrick's methods inhibit religious liberty. "We say, they had freedom of religion before they joined these groups and we're giving it back to them...
...Rambur claims that the deprogrammers have had cooperation from the police, but the law is ambiguous. A Texas woman, Mrs. Bernard Parmetter, for example, armed with a can of Mace, abducted her son Lee. But authorities, in turn, forced her to release him because he was 21. Dan Voll, who was seized in New York, has filed an assault charge against Patrick; his lawyer, John LeMoult, argues that most deprogram ming raids involve assault and unlaw ful imprisonment. But since parents are involved, federal officials do not in prac tice deem the abductions kidnaping...
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