This newsreel was provided by Mother Divine from the Father Divine archives. The Peace Mission has cut certain parts that show the “raciness” of a nightclub in Harlem and the references to Father Divine as “black” or “negro.” They don’t believe in or use these terms. Father Divine asked his followers to distinguish skin [...]
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March of Time Newsreel
Posted in Father Divine on December 20, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Miss Heddy’s Conviction
Posted in The Conviction on December 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Each follower of the Peace Mission Movement has a story about his or her conviction that Father Divine is the living incarnation of God. Miss Heddy’s conviction occured before the Swiss alps in 1940. At the time, she didn’t speak English and had not visited the United States. She had met a small group [...]
The Marriage of Father and Mother Divine
Posted in Father Divine, Marriage, Mother Divine on December 14, 2005 | 2 Comments »
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In the spring of 1996, Dr. Leonard Primiano (my college Folklore professor) called me with an event he wanted to record on video; did I have any time? The event was the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Father and Mother Divine. Who? Over the next two years, I would learn a lot about Father [...]
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