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Oct. 8, 2012 1:22pm Billy Hallowell

Church of the End Times Leader Arrested | David & Dennis Stanley

Photo Credit: WBZ-TV

There’s a bizarre scenario unfolding in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, where two brothers, suspected of leading a cult, were charged with resisting arrest and disturbing the peace last week.

For quite some time, Pastor David Stanley and his brother, Dennis, have allegedly been engaged in odd and concerning behavior at a makeshift church inside the same building that houses their driveway paving business. Family members and the community, alike, have accused David and Dennis of cultish religious fervor.

Community members accuse the “Church of the End Times” of entering into concerning territory by using brainwashing, rituals and other sentiments that have no place in a mainstream Christian house of worship. Even Andrea Gault, David’s and Dennis’ mother, is speaking out against her sons’ activities.

“It’s definitely a cult,” she told CBS News. “I just don’t know what to do except try to bring the church down. I love my sons. But I pray this nightmare will be over soon.”

Below, see a YouTube video of David purportedly casting a demon out of a young man (caution: disturbing):

Beth Stanley, Dennis’ wife, also decries the church’s activities. She has secured a restraining order against her husband, who was once her high-school sweetheart, and is speaking out about the “Church of the End Times.” While she said the house of worship was once pure, the situation has now radically changed.

“When your husband brings home 10 girls and tells you to sleep downstairs while he sleeps upstairs with them – you realize it’s the end,” she told CBS. “He’s been brainwashed by his brother. He wants to live the life of a rock star – adored by many women through that fan club at church.”

WBZ-TV has more about the situation:

However, as CBS News notes, Dennis dismisses these claims, saying that his wife is “being greedy” and trying to get a leg up in divorce proceedings.

“She’s trying to get the house, the money – and everything else,” he said. “This is her way of going about doing it.”

The legal drama commenced when police, who admit community concerns about the church and the brothers’ activities there, tried to enforce the restraining order. Officials’ efforts led to a tense stand-off during which the brothers reportedly said they are “not bowing to men.”

Here’s one of David’s sermons:

The brothers are denying any wrongdoing and claiming that they are merely helping minister to troubled youths (police evicted seven teen girls from the home the day after the stand-off). David also denied that he is at the helm of a cult, claiming, “Jesus is Lord – not David. If we were a cult, then David would have to be God. No one is being controlled. No one’s been asked to do anything.”

However, Gault, their mother, maintains that there’s less-than-innocent behavior going on at the church, calling the house of worship “a crazy, crazy, crazy place.” Adding fuel to her accusations is the fact that police recently arrested two women with a stockpile of stolen jewelry, cell phones and painkillers; they listed their address as the “Church of the End Times.”

(H/T: CBS News)

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Rowgue
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:35pm
That’s all right out of the chuck manson handbook.

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- ShyLow
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:26pm
  Legalizing quads for the street, greatly reduces the amount of false prophets. Like the new 2013 Polaris Scrambler 850 with 77 hp,An American company…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYIMlvxUlKo&feature=related
- Miami
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:22pm
  Many evils are done in the name of God not by the Lord but by MAN. Back through the centuries, to the beginning of time once man recognized he could inflict torment on another to enrich himself with power or wealth.
  
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- Miami
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:37pm
  Come to think of it,
  
  This reminds me of Liberation Theology/Black Liberation Theology
  
  Freedom from one’s Sins. But if you are free from your Sins, you have no reason to accept Christ’s sacrifice. Thus you do not need a Savior, you can be your own savior. Dismantling the whole Christian Belief structure, is that not the intent of Liberation Theology…?
  
  It was when Ernesto “Che” Guevara came up with it. Latin America would not accept Marxism because it did not square with their STRONG Christian beliefs’ Thus, he had to take down their beliefs’ and Liberation Theology was born…!
  
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- Verceofreason
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:11pm
  More like Mormons.
  
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- LetUsReason
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:14pm
  In the last video, I don’t know what it is about the screaming, arguing children or the errant laser pointers, but they just make the shallow, nonsensical doctrine sound so….ummm….REAL! Do they have any pamphlets, by chance?
  
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- LetUsReason
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:22pm
  @ VERCE
  
  Leave it to the liberals to show how “tolerant” they are, right? I still love you. And there’s nothing you can do about it.
  
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- BBEV
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:02pm
  Miami——-Make one that is Hi-way legal I would buy one.
  
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- Max jones
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:05pm
  He can’t preach…can’t teach .probably can’t play guitar either……c’mon boy one or the other. no more lukewarm.
  
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- Ridd1ck
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:14pm
  Verseofreason you obviously no nothing about Mormons. Educate yourself before making a fool of yourself.
  
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- ZengaPA65
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:22pm
  Yeah so what’s new? ALL churches are idolatrous neo pagan cults.
  
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- WATER-THE-TREE
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 10:07pm
  Jesus with the power of the Holy Spirit and Authority from GOD just said ” come out of him” and they did, pretty simple and direct. This group are a bunch of loons, It is a shame for a man to have long ****.. Jesus did not have long ****, He was a jew, jews did not have long ****.. They would not have had to pay Judas 30 pieces of silver point him out, He would have stuck out like a sore thumb if He had long ****!
  
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- darkknight91
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 1:31am
  Water, you’re as ignorant as they come. You conveniently left out the rest of that verse. Paul said if there be contention, we have no such custom. Jesus was a Nazarene. The Nazarite vow assured men didn’t cut their **** or drink alcohol. The prophecy of Samson was a double prophecy for Jesus. Samson only lost favor with God when he cut his ****. Under your beliefs, God is a hypocrite. Get real.
  
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- KyleD
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 6:50am
  Why are people talking about quads?
  
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- kadster01
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:33am
  Holy smokes! I’m glad there is a link in the sidebar of this article to the other one about 20% of Americans being atheist, agnostic, or unaffiliated with any religion. If the remaining 80% see this, that number might just grow! This is MA? I would expect to find it down in AL or someplace like that instead.
  
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Truth4SureNuff
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:27pm
Whack jobs, both the brothers and any gal that would have them.

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- turkey13
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:42pm
  Cool – Take the paving money and give it to the Church and then put it in your pocket tax free.Can you imagine doing a paveing job and collect $3,000 and actually amke $3,000.Pay out $1,000 for expenses and the Church deduction and get a refund from the IRS.
  
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KickinBack
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:27pm
3:30 mark…If that’s the sound of (their) angels, I’ll just keep my demons with me thank ya very much..

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wordsofwisdom
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:15pm
This sounds like two guys that found a way to attract girls & get all the sex they want. I do how ever believe that this kind of behavior is more & more being a part of the nutritive. This song helps put it into perspective called “The End Times” http://www.twitmusic.com/cyou_in_song/songs/the-end-times They mat be right about the end of time part?

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makamae
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:14pm
Wow, what a bunch of whackos! “My foot casts you out” – Seriously? Have these guys even seen a Bible before?

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Stone Cold Truth
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:14pm
Here’s a tip: If your preacher sleeps with random church members and has Eddie Van Halen’s haircut, you might be in a cult.

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- RogueCop
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:05pm
  sounds like a good new Jeff Foxworthy bit, “you might be in a cult if……”
  
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- Quigley
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:36pm
  Sounds like something out of Big Love and the LDS Cult?
  
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- LetUsReason
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:20pm
  @ QUIGLEY
  
  Have you ever been to an LDS meeting? Consider this a personal invitation. In fact, come with me on Sunday. We can be friends.
  
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- crazyrightwingmom
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:52pm
  Let: Quigley would be surprised, wouldn’t he/she? Very quiet, except for all the children, classes where people sit and learn and ask questions. Nothing terribly exciting, except for the good feelings inside.
  
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- LetUsReason
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:58pm
  @ Crazy
  
  True. All that weirdness about becoming more like Christ and forgiving your neighbor might bore him to tears.
  
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- vehoae
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:21pm
  StoneColdTruth: I could enumerate a number of situations where pastors and priests have become well known for sexual immorality, often conducted amongst their flock. Nobody tried to close down their religous organizations, however, Don’t misunderstand me – I do not support the type of religious shinanigans described by Billy Hallowell. But, are we in favor of freedom of speech, or aren’t we? So-called conservatives and U.S. patriots have been screaming “bloody murder” over efforts by Islamists here and abroad to annihilate Americans and all people of Jewish heritage because of their spiritual and political ideologies. Outrage abounds over the White House’s blatant statements of intent to dislodge the freedom of speech amendment from our Constitution.
  
  A question was posted asking when was the last time these two brothers read the bible. Those who do, in fact, read the bible should not ignore prophecies in both the O.T. and N.T., warning of the rise of Lucifer and his ilk during the end times. The responsibility of children of God and believers in Christ Jesus is to be strong and try to set people such as these two men on the right path. If we cannot accomplish that, Christ’s admonition is to shake the dust off our feet and walk away from them.
  
  Lord, come quickly.
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:03pm
This type of behavior is more islamic than anything. Except…muslims consider such radicalism …maninstream. In this situation…the radicals use the name ‘Christian’ but they want power and you can use any religion’s name and still have the same radicalism.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:14pm
  Nice try.
  
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- 00100111
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:53pm
  Not everything is Islamic, man.
  
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- Miami
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:42pm
  No this is Liberation Theology
  
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JUSTPLAINZAK
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:57pm
if it’s not Torah, it’s nothing. “churches” like this are from the adversary.

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- The_Jerk
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:06pm
  The New Testament isn’t Torah… so?
  
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blair152
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:57pm
Jesus said: “Many people will come to you in my name saying ‘Lord, Lord,’ they’ll be gentle as lambs but
they’ll be wolves in sheep’s clothing.” He was right.

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- Miami
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:46pm
  Ernesto “Che” Guevars, Dr. James Cone
  
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term limits for congress
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:54pm
Such dummies! They should have named it MOSQUE of the End Times. It would be illegal to question them. Dunces!

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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:00pm
  lol
  
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- randy
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:07pm
  Or Scientology.. And then they would have been fine.
  
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JQuentinEvermann
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:52pm
Next thing you know, he’s gonna ask people to drink his blood and eat his flesh! Or cut off the tip of their penis! Or what they can and can’t eat, and on what days, and maybe to fast. Or am I thinking of another church?

This is no different than any other religion. Get over it and hand out his tax exemption.

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- termyt
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 2:07pm
  And you know that because your monkey ancestors told you so.
  
  Some of the allegations bear investigation – such as the plethora of teen girls at a man’s house, but nothing here looks like a call for government action to me until such an investigation warrants it.
  
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- tradcatholicgirl
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 9:27pm
  Wow, can you be more bigoted or offensive?
  
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- JQuentinEvermann
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 2:37pm
  I’m not Black, so I took it as a reference to evolution, not my race…but still, maybe I should be offended? I’ll ponder this for a bit. :p
  
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Cherbear
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:51pm
Wow, I’m speechless. I watched as much as I could tolerate and clicked in on spots; when he started brushing that girls **** with his fingers, it was the end for me.

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Blitz
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:49pm
“I never knew you”.

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bdandsl
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:49pm
Obama supporters act like their in a cult. [don't tell me facts, I know what I'm told by my messia obama]

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JULIKINS209
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:46pm
The Muslim Religion is a cult.

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iblvingd
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:45pm
Evil in every sense of the word, and people being blinded by such.

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The Gooch
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:39pm
Fie on your claim at The Blaze. I did believe the details. Still waiting for the moment I’m supposed to be shocked….

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TAXEVERYONE
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:38pm
Are they Elizabeth Warren supporters?

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:34pm
Absolutely another crazy cult trying to hide behind the word “church.”

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denkat56
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:34pm
false prophets shall rise up.

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ColoradoMaverick
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:34pm
Now we know where Obama has been going to worship since he left the racist reverend Wright’s church.

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moreteaplease
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:33pm
Looks like Gary Oldman when he played in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”

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Psychosis
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:31pm
the world is full of mental midgets

these nuts are just the most recent to be found taking advantage of the terminally stupid

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Calm Voice of Reason
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:30pm
Jesus Tweakers. Every small town has them.

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- Ohello
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 10:58pm
  Many more in Urban places than small towns.
  
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starman70
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 1:29pm
Jesus predicted such!!

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