Tony Alamo

The person at the left no longer looks like your average Elvis impersonator. Nope, he's taken on the appearance of the archetypal child molester. Considering the various charges this "man" now faces, the stereotype fits perfectly. It looks like Tony Alamo will finally get the justice he deserves. I hope and pray that the ex-members, especially those most recent ones, will have the courage to step forward and provide their testimony. This man deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison, then can go on and receive the judgment that only God can provide.

For those unfamiliar with this character, the figure to the left is, in fact Tony Alamo, leader of the Alamo Foundation, or Alamo Ministries or New Jerusalem Church - several variations of the same "ministry." It is a "ministry" that has ruined the lives of at least hundreds, perhaps thousands, who came in contact with Tony and his wife Susan back in the 1960s and up to current times. Tony spreads his hate and tarnished version of Christianity on several hundred radio stations, at least he used to until his arrest. His show was even aired, remarkably, in New York City. I guess New Yorkers aren't so savvy after-all.

Many people, especially those in the southwest are familiar with finding "tracts" from the Music Square Church awaiting them on the windshield of their cars after a shopping trip or among the junk mail in the mailbox. Mr. Alamo, self-described "prophet and strongest Fundamentalist Christian in the world" is in fact facing serious charges now in a Texarkana court following his widely reported arrest in September of 2008.

There are many things Tony "Papa" Alamo would not like you to know about him. He would not like you to read the testimonies of former members featured at Alamo Foundation Discussion Board and he probably doesn't want you to know about the strange court battle he had over his wife's corpse (Tony Alamo Fights for Dead Wife's Corpse). He probably doesn't want you to know that he has had at least 7 public marriages since the death of his soulmate and partner in crime, and we're not even counting the countless rumoured marriages to daughters of members and ex-members forced into his service, many of them reportedly . No, Mr. Alamo wants you to believe he is truly a man of God. Well, judge for yourself - start at the home page of Alamo Ministries: Alamo Ministries Home Page. Be sure to read through all the diatribes about how the Vatican is involved in some vast conspiracy for your soul (Paranoid Conspiracy Theories) Alamo's venomous rants against the Catholic Church earned his group "hate group" status from the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2007. Do these sound like the words of the "strongest Fundamentalist Christian in the world?"