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Aggressive Christianity Missionary Training Corps
Abbreviation
ACMTC
Type
Christian New religious movement
Classification
Christian fundamentalist
Theology
Biblicist
Structure
Hierarchical
General
Deborah Green (arrested)
Region
United States (New Mexico)
Language
English
Headquarters
Fence Lake, New Mexico
Founder
James and Deborah Green
Origin
1981 Sacramento, California
Separated from
Salvation Army (1981)
Ministry
1
Other name(s)
Holy Tribal Nation Free Love Ministries Life Force Team (all formerly)
Official website
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 militant Christian fundamentalist new religious movement. 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.
ACMTC's starting location was Sacramento, California, and it finally settled east of the rural town of Fence Lake, in Cibola County, New Mexico, 60 miles (97 km) south of Gallup.[1][2][3]
In August 2017, Deborah Green and her son-in-law Peter Green were arrested on charges of sexual abuse of children. Peter Green, a manager at the ministry's Fence Lake location, was charged with 100 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a child, while Deborah Green faced charges of child abuse, negligent abuse and criminal sexual penetration. Deborah Green's son Joshua Green was also arrested and charged with failure to register the birth of his son.[4][5]
Four other members of the ministry in New Mexico, Amos River, Victoria River, Ruth River and Timothy River, were also arrested in August 2017 on felony charges of failure to register the births of their 11 children.[6] The ACMTC went under investigation by the Children, Youth and Families Department of New Mexico.[4]
In September 2018, Deborah Green was sentenced to 72 years in prison after being convicted of child rape, kidnapping and child abuse.[7] James Green pleaded no contest to child abuse charges and in December 2018 was sentenced to ten years in prison.[8] However, Deborah was released on January 28, 2022, following a complete dismissal of her charges.[9][10][11] James Green was released from prison on May 4, 2023.[12]
^"On the Frontlines-Ministry with the Native Americans". Royal Regiment Raiders. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
^"All Tribes Spirit Army Messenger". Cospgs-aggressivechristianity.homestead.com. All Tribes Spirit Army. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^"Ministry Facts". Life Force Team. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
^ abHarris, Chris (August 24, 2017). "Leader of Military-Style Christian Sect in New Mexico Accused of Sexually Abusing Young Girl". People (magazine).
^Hesse, Josiah (August 22, 2017). "Cops Accuse Christian Commune of Abusing and Raping Children". Vice (magazine).
^Contreras, Russell (August 24, 2017). "4 more religious sect members arrested in New Mexico". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017 – via www.washingtonpost.com.[dead link]
^Jackie Kent, 'Aggressive Christianity' cult leader gets 72 years in prison, krqe.com, 27 September 2018.
^New Mexico sect co-leader faces up to 10 years in prison, Associated Press via abqjournal.com, 8 December 2018.
^"Caselookup - NM Courts". caselookup.nmcourts.gov (This is the official NM Courts Case Lookup cite, whereby one may type in a name -- in this case, "Green Deborah" -- and verify the status of a particular case, so long as said case is viewable in public records. These records do verify Mrs. Green's release on January 28, 2022.). Retrieved December 30, 2023.
^"Religious sect leader sentenced for child abuse released". KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos. February 1, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
^"Aggressive Christianity--Home of Shim Ra Na Holy Tribal Nation". aggressivechristianity.net (The second article down on their website homepage appears to be a copy of court documents that were responsible for initiating the release of Mrs. Green.).
^"Aggressive Christianity--Home of Shim Ra Na Holy Tribal Nation". aggressivechristianity.net (The first main title on their homepage cites the date of Mr. Green's release as being May 4, 2023.).
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