"Five Hundred Best Heavy Metal Albums in the Universe. It also saw a reduced vocal role for Donny Osmond, who as a preteen had been the group's co-lead singer but whose voice was beginning to lower because of puberty; Alan, Wayne and Jay each took portions of the lead vocals on some of the songs. All songs written and composed by Alan Osmond, Merrill Osmond and Wayne Osmond except where noted. Crazy Horses (album) Crazy Horses is the tenth studio album by the American singing group The Osmonds, released in 1972. It reached number 14 on the ""Billboard"" Top LPs"
"his descendants still live in Cache Valley. Marriner W. Merrill Marriner Wood Merrill (25 September 1832 – 6 February 1906) was a pioneering settler of Cache Valley and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Merrill was born in Sackville, New Brunswick, the tenth of the thirteen children born to Sarah Ann Reynolds and Nathan Merrill. The family farmed, and Merrill later wrote of ""not having any opportunities of even a common school education."" Merrill left Sackville and worked briefly as a cook on a fishing schooner"
"this group was also known by the name ""Brethren in Christ"". Part of this group, led by John Swank, later broke off and merged to become part of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ. The Mennonite Brethren in Christ eventually contributed to the convergence of denominations of what is now the Missionary Church, USA, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The remainder of the Wegner/Swank Brethren in Christ became the Pentecostal Brethren in Christ before becoming part of the Pilgrim Holiness Church, which merged to become part of the Wesleyan Church. In addition a small group of members withdrew (primarily over a"
"Christian, which is used today by Aryan Nations (AN) churches. One of Swift's associates was retired Col. William Potter Gale (1917–1988). According to claims of unknown reliability, Gale had previously been an aide to General Douglas MacArthur, and had coordinated guerrilla resistance in the Philippines during World War II. Gale became a leading figure in the anti-tax and paramilitary movements of the 1970s and 1980s, beginning with the California Rangers and the Posse Comitatus, and helped found the militia movement. Numerous Christian Identity churches preach similar messages. Some espouse more violent rhetoric than others, but all believe that Aryans are"
"philosophy within the Christian Identity religious movement. The Christian Identity group Aryan Nations started to use various Nazi flags in its services, and its security personnel started wearing uniforms similar to those worn by Rockwell's stormtroopers. Two of Rockwell's associates, Matt Koehl and William Luther Pierce, formed their own organizations. Koehl, who was Rockwell's successor, renamed the NSWPP the New Order in 1983 and relocated it to Wisconsin shortly thereafter. Pierce founded the National Alliance. George Lincoln Rockwell is mentioned in the lyrics to the Bob Dylan song ""Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues"". In the lyrics to the song, the"
"prayer meetings. They also tended to disapprove of social amusements such as dancing, card-playing, and the theatre. While the high-church party disapproved of participation in inter-denominational voluntary societies, evangelical Episcopalians strongly supported them. Leaders such as Alexander Viets Griswold, William Meade, James Milnor, Stephen Tyng and Charles McIlvaine participated in societies such as the American Bible Society, the American Tract Society, the American Sunday School Union, the American Colonization Society, the American Temperance Society and the American Seaman Friends Society. According to church historian William Manross, evangelicals often preached to the ""outcast and the underprivileged"", which made them more aware"
"Assembly of Christian Soldiers The Assembly of Christian Soldiers is a white supremacist Christian Identity church that was established in 1971 by former Ku Klux Klansmen. At its peak, the church had approximately 3000 members organized into 16 congregations in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The Assembly of Christian Soldiers was incorporated in Alabama in August 1971 by Jessie L. Thrift, who was a former Grand Wizard of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a schismatic KKK group. Among the members of the church were a number of other well-known KKK members. The church was best known for its"
"Deas Vail Deas Vail () is an alternative rock band whose lyrics are influenced by their members' Christian faith. The band's name is a combination of Latin and old French, roughly translated as ""humble servant of God."" Their eponymous third full-length album earned them slots at Bonnaroo and a headlining performance at CMJ. Noted for having musical similarities to Death Cab for Cutie, Mew, Copeland, and Mae, Deas Vail was formed in the university town of Russellville, Arkansas in 2003. After a couple of years of touring, Deas Vail signed to Brave New World Records (founded by producer Mark Lee"
"Malcolm and Alwyn Malcolm and Alwyn were a popular British gospel beat music group in the 1970s. They played rock music influenced by Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and The Beatles with lyrics reflecting their conversion to Christianity. The duo was composed of Malcolm Wild and Alwyn Wall, who had been performing together in a band called The Zodiacs prior to their conversion. Malcolm and Alwyn recorded two albums in the early '70s before they disbanded in 1976, and a live reunion album in 1981 before again parting ways. The live album was recorded on 24 January 1981 at Calvary"
"snares of vice and sin, They are waiting for your hand, Guide them to the promised land. Kathleen Merrell White Kathleen Merell White (November 25, 1889 - April 1, 1973) was an American minister, author, and senior leader in the Pillar of Fire Church, a Protestant denomination founded in 1901 by Bishop Alma White, Kathleen's mother-in-law. She was born as Kathleen Merrell Staats on November 25, 1889, to Anna F. and William Staats. Over the course of her career with the Pillar of Fire Church she held numerous titles including Financial Agent, Superintendent of Schools, Vice President, and Assistant Superintendent."
"1970s program of using its tax-exempt donations to subsidize private, all-white segregated schools in the southeastern United States. Assembly of Christian Soldiers The Assembly of Christian Soldiers is a white supremacist Christian Identity church that was established in 1971 by former Ku Klux Klansmen. At its peak, the church had approximately 3000 members organized into 16 congregations in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi. The Assembly of Christian Soldiers was incorporated in Alabama in August 1971 by Jessie L. Thrift, who was a former Grand Wizard of the Original Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a schismatic KKK group. Among the members"
"Marriner W. Merrill Marriner Wood Merrill (25 September 1832 – 6 February 1906) was a pioneering settler of Cache Valley and a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Merrill was born in Sackville, New Brunswick, the tenth of the thirteen children born to Sarah Ann Reynolds and Nathan Merrill. The family farmed, and Merrill later wrote of ""not having any opportunities of even a common school education."" Merrill left Sackville and worked briefly as a cook on a fishing schooner based in Boston, Massachusetts, before returning on"
"witness the Jesus People street ministries, such as those in Haight-Ashbury, where he ministered himself. Some of the groups he met later incorporated as The Way East (based in Rye, New York) and The Way West (based in Mill Valley, California), groups that utilized Wierwille's PFAL class in their ministries. Wierwille also recruited a number of new members on his trip, marking a period of large growth for his ministry. Wierwille later merged The Way East and The Way West into The Way Inc., now the Way International. In 1982, during the ministry's 40th anniversary celebration, Wierwille installed L. Craig"
"he has had three children. Cherry has had an occasional acting career in LDS produced or oriented movies. He played an IRS agent in Mormon Kieth Merrill's 1981 film ""Harry's War"". He was also cast as a freed slave in the Mormon inspirational film """". Alan Cherry Alan Gerald Cherry (born 1946) is an African American who in the 1960s joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) against opposition. He was inspired by that period's general black surge toward greater freedom and opportunity. Blacks were and to some lesser extent still are rare among Mormons. In"
"The Christianaires The Christianaires was an American black gospel music group from Detroit, Michigan, they were active from 1989 until 2004. At its inception, The group consisted of two sibling pairs, two brothers, Arnold and Ronald Brown, and two more brothers, Paul and Tyrone Porter. Later on with the subtraction of Paul Porter and Ronald Brown, the group added George Carter and Charles Porter. They released ten albums with various labels during their tenure, and those were 1989's ""Walking with Me"", 1990's ""Ain't No Way I Could"" and ""Another Step Forward"", 1993's ""The Vision Becomes Clearer"", 1995's ""Thru the Storm"""
"century. The first of these two groups, led by Barton W. Stone began at Cane Ridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky. The group called themselves simply ""Christians"". The second, began in western Pennsylvania and Virginia (now West Virginia), led by Thomas Campbell and his son, Alexander Campbell. Because the founders wanted to abandon all denominational labels, they used the biblical names for the followers of Jesus that they found in the Bible. In 1801, the Cane Ridge Revival in Kentucky planted the seed for a movement in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley to disassociate from denominationalism. In 1803 Stone and others"
"Swift (Church of Jesus Christ–Christian), Conrad Gaard, Dan Gayman (Church of Israel) and William Potter Gale among others. The opposing faction is called One-Seedline Christian Identity and its adherents hold the view that all people are descended from Adam, but they believe that only Aryans (meaning Northern Europeans) are truly God's chosen people. Serpent seed Serpent seed, dual seed or two-seedline is a controversial religious belief which explains the biblical account of the fall of man by saying that the serpent in the Garden of Eden mated with Eve, and that the offspring of their union was Cain. This appears"
"""The Radio Collection 5"" (1991) Rachel Rachel (band) Rachel Rachel was a Contemporary Christian Rock musical group that was active in the early 1990s. The AOR group is best known as the first American female Christian rock group in the history of CCM. Members included Cheryl Jewell (lead singer), Heli Sterner (lead and rhythm guitars), Brynn Beltran (keyboards), Jennifer York (bass), and Jennifer ""Sparky"" Sparks (drums). Robin Spurs replaced Jennifer York on bass when York left the group after their first album. Rachel Rachel was first envisioned by bass player Jennifer York while working for a radio station in New"
"daughters. William O'Bryan William O’Bryan (6 February 1778 – 8 January 1868) was a Methodist preacher and founder of the Bible Christian movement. O'Bryan was born William Bryant at Gunwen farm, Luxulyan, Cornwall and was converted to Wesleyan Methodism. In 1815 he changed his surname to O'Bryan, wishing to assert his presumed Irish ancestry. On 18 October 1815 he founded, with 22 members, the Bible Christian sect later known as ""Bryanites"". Following his split from the Wesleyans in 1815 his family moved from Kilkhampton to Badash Farm, Launceston, Cornwall, where the Bible Christians held their first two conferences. The farm"
"her sister were sent away for a few days because they had joined the Methodist Society. The Bible Christians were gaining more members and after Mary and Ann returned the numbers soon included their mother and five more of her children. They became part of this break away sect, sometimes called Bryonites, that was led by Cornishman William O'Bryan who had left the Methodist church in 1815. She attended the fifth quarterly meeting of the Bible Christian church which was held on her aunt's property. The Bible Christians were revivalists like the early Methodist church, but they refused to conform"
"American Atheists' funds, and there was speculation that the trio had absconded. David Roland Waters, a convicted felon and former employee of American Atheists, was convicted of murdering O'Hair, Jon Garth Murray, and Robin Murray O'Hair. The bodies were not found until Waters led authorities to their burial place following his conviction. Madalyn Mays was born in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 1919, the daughter of Lena Christina (née Scholle) and John Irwin Mays. She had an older brother, John Irwin Jr. (known as ""Irv""). Their father was of Irish ethnicity and their mother was of"
"Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps (abbreviated ACMTC; also known as the Holy Tribal Nation, the Free Love Ministries, or the Life Force Team) is a Christian fundamentalist, Biblicist, theocratic cult. The ministry, founded in 1981 by James and Deborah Green (sometimes collectively referred to as ""the Generals""; James is often called ""General James"" and sometimes ""Jim""; Deborah is referred to as ""General Deborah"", formerly ""Lila""), still retains its military structure, partially based on the original pattern of the Salvation Army. Moving from its starting location in Sacramento, California, it has now settled east of"
"performs with the Calvary Chapel Worship Band as well as operating a record label, Footstep Records. He also ministers via radio with the program ""Sound Truth"". Wall is currently senior pastor at Calvary Chapel in Westminster, London, England. Malcolm and Alwyn Malcolm and Alwyn were a popular British gospel beat music group in the 1970s. They played rock music influenced by Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan and The Beatles with lyrics reflecting their conversion to Christianity. The duo was composed of Malcolm Wild and Alwyn Wall, who had been performing together in a band called The Zodiacs prior to their"
"Biblical name of God was ""Yehovah"" (of which ""Yahweh"" is a variant) used terms such as ""God"" outside the classroom.<ref name=""The Sacred Name Broadcaster (4/1999)""></ref> Believing that liberalism was undermining the Church of the Brethren denomination to which he belonged, Meyer and his wife began to look for alternative religious groups<ref name=""Inroducing (11/1991)""></ref> including Sacred Name Movement groups. Meyer returned to Bethel in 1964, was ordained in 1965, and in 1966, aged 30, founded the Assemblies of Yahweh based on his radio ministries.<ref name=""The Sacred Name Broadcaster (2/1989)""></ref> As head (""directing elder"") of the Assemblies of Yahweh, Meyer gave up"
"Ajalon (band) Ajalon is a Christian progressive rock trio from Seattle. Their name is taken from the Bible (), loosely meaning ""Grace in the midst of the fire"". Ajalon was started in 1994 by Wil Henderson, Randy George and Dan Lile. In 1996 they sent a demo tape to Rick Wakeman, keyboardist of the progressive rock group Yes, and after listening he signed them to his label ""Hope Records"". The same year the band released their first album ""Light at the End of the Tunnel"". Among their musical influences one can hear Yes, Genesis and Marillion. It was not before"
"William P. Merrill William Pierson Merrill (1867–1954) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, pacifist, author, and hymn writer. He was acknowledged during his time as one of the most influential ministers in America. He is probably best remembered as the author of several well-known hymns, including ""Rise Up, O Men of God"". William Merrill was born on January 10, 1867, in Orange, New Jersey, to George and Emily Merrill, both of English descent. During his youth, the family moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts, and then back to New Brunswick, New Jersey. Merrill earned his B.A. (1887), A.M. (1890), and D.D. (1904) from"
"coupons, and using power tools. With Rachel Rachel Brynn Gersmehl Brynn (Beltran) Gersmehl is an American Christian musician from southern California who writes in the Contemporary Christian genre. She is best known for her involvement in the AOR group Rachel Rachel, the first all-female Christian rock band, with whom she wrote and performed two #1 songs. Brynn currently lives with her husband Mark Gersmehl, a member of the rock band White Heart, and their son in Nashville, Tennessee. Brynn was born in California, and grew up as a “Valley Girl” in California’s San Fernando Valley. As a child she played"
"""The Church of Jesus Christ"" to recover some documents in Theron Drew's possession, but the lawsuit was unsuccessful. Church of Jesus Christ (Drewite) The Church of Jesus Christ is a schismatic organization in the Latter Day Saint movement which was organized in 1965 as a fracturing from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). In the early 1950s, Theron Drew, a member of the Strangite church, met Merl Kilgore, who at the time was the leader of another Latter Day Saint group called ""Zion's Order of the Sons of Levi"". Drew was convinced that Kilgore was the"
"William O'Bryan William O’Bryan (6 February 1778 – 8 January 1868) was a Methodist preacher and founder of the Bible Christian movement. O'Bryan was born William Bryant at Gunwen farm, Luxulyan, Cornwall and was converted to Wesleyan Methodism. In 1815 he changed his surname to O'Bryan, wishing to assert his presumed Irish ancestry. On 18 October 1815 he founded, with 22 members, the Bible Christian sect later known as ""Bryanites"". Following his split from the Wesleyans in 1815 his family moved from Kilkhampton to Badash Farm, Launceston, Cornwall, where the Bible Christians held their first two conferences. The farm is"
"Christians; The Medowie Christian Volunteers; Australian Christian Volunteers, and Voices in the Wilderness. The name 'Jesus Christians' was selected in 1996. (""A Change of Name"", August, 1996) In 1983 Australian media followed members of the community who offered to do free work for one day for any family or business which requested their assistance. In 1984 group member Boyd Ellery was sentenced to three months prison in Sydney for burning an Australian dollar note in a statement about trusting God and not money. The protest was broadcast on national television by Mike Willisee. In January 1985 the group glued Australian"
"and area seventy. In 2012, he became the president of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. A. Roger Merrill Ariel Roger Merrill (born May 2, 1945) was the general president of the Sunday School organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2004 to 2009. He was the nineteenth man to serve in that position. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ariel Carden Merrill and Edith Horsley, Merrill grew up in Carmel, California and served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Texas Mission in the 1960s. Merrill married Rebecca Rippy in the"
"allied with the Black Guerilla Family and United Blood Nation, and enemies to the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia. Conservative Vice Lords (CVL): A primarily African-American gang that originated in the St. Charles, Illinois Youth Center outside Chicago.[7] In Chicago, CVL operated primarily in the Lawndale section and used profits from drug sales to continue its operations and used prisons to train and recruit new members.[8] Aryan Brotherhood: A white prison gang that originated in California's San Quentin Prison amongst white American prisoners in 1964. Its emblem, ""the brand,"" consists of a shamrock and the number 666. Other identifiers include"
"Church of Jesus Christ (Drewite) The Church of Jesus Christ is a schismatic organization in the Latter Day Saint movement which was organized in 1965 as a fracturing from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite). In the early 1950s, Theron Drew, a member of the Strangite church, met Merl Kilgore, who at the time was the leader of another Latter Day Saint group called ""Zion's Order of the Sons of Levi"". Drew was convinced that Kilgore was the ""One Mighty and Strong"" prophesied in Mormon scripture and that Kilgore should become the successor of James Strang,"