My stepsons are doing alright althought they could be doing better. The article ran in Parade magazine on a Sunday during the Passover and Easter season. Parade magazine has never answered my inquiries. I have tried to find some of the Newsday articles but living outside of New York it is hard for me to research the Newday archives, without the exact dates. Thank you for any current informati
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We Got my stepsons out in 1982, but sadly the damage was already done and they were only 7, 6, and 4. They were so afraid that something was going to happen to their mother and father because that is what Hickman told them would happen if they told what he did to them. You would not happen to have a copy of the Parade Magazine that exposed Hickman. I would love to see a copy of that again.
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Hi Miranda and Richard, Who is running the group in Maine since Coons is at Hickman's side. Do you know what part of Maine they are in? I would love to hear more about the beliefs and teachings. Do they have a web site? Thank you so much for letting us know, I hope someone can do something about this group that seems like it will never go away. Do they have a grou
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Hickman to our family was not small potatoes. I guess being Christian to begin we would look at things from a different view. I can appreciate your view as joining with Hickman was making you Christian or a Xian, but you must see that the Christian people who joined were also changed in a way that made them not really Christian anymore. No Christian or Jew or anyone should be made to live u
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My stepsons and their mother were involved with a Jack Hickman who called himself "Abba". They were abused but we were unable to have him prosecuted although we brought charges. This was many years ago and I suppose he is dead. Any information any one has on him would be appreciated. I am haunted by what he did to these boys and how it tore the family apart.
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