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The Grail Movement refers to an organisation originating in Germany around the late 1940s and inspired by the work of Abd-ru-shin, principally In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message.

Abd-ru-shin (1875-1941) never founded any such organisation in his lifetime, nor was he ever considered a member of one. The movement as it exists today was formally organised by followers. "In the Light of Truth is published and distributed by the Grail Movement, with headquarters in Austria; there is practically no scholarly research available on the Grail Movement,and the only good and relatively recent overview by outsiders is a research paper written by two German Protestant theologians: Karin Verscht-Biener and Hans-Diether Reimer, Die "Gralsbewegung", Stuttgart. Evangelische Zentralstelle für Weltanschauungsfragen, 1991 (Series "Orientierungen und Berichte", N° 18).."

The Grail Movement has been described both as a new religious movement and as a cult. Most members reside in Western Europe (primarily Germany and France), and claims to have hundreds of members in Britain and thousands worldwide. It can also be found in Quebec, Canada and in some West African countries such as Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire.

The world view of members of the Grail Movement is based mainly on the work In the Light of Truth, written by Oskar Ernst Bernhardt and published under the name Abd-ru-shin, which believers consider to be more important than the Christian bible. The original teachings of Jesus Christ, however, form a central theme throughout the Grail message.

Worldwide, there are about 20 000 members of the Grail Movement. A declaration of the personal commitment to adhere to the principles of the Grail message can be made by a request for the “Sealing”; a Grail Act (ceremony) that takes place during one of three annual festivals. This, however, is a personal decision on the part of the individual and leads neither to commitment to an organisation nor to formal links with other adherents.

Religious teaching leads to inhumane atrocities

Authorities believe that both cases by the perpetrators were due to the teachings of the Grail Movement in accordance with their beliefs.

“The teachings of the Grail Movement concentrate on the effort to become a better independent human being,” said Artur Zatloukal, leader of the Grail Movement in the Czech Republic, who is quick to distance the group from Adam’s activities. “We believe that each person is responsible for his or her own actions and thus any sectarian tendencies go against our teachings,” he said..

• Slave Labor and Death

Grail Movement leader, Jiří Adam, who had been using female pensioners as slave laborers,some for as long as 20 years and causing the death of one of them in 2006. Adam served as the groups spiritual leader for close to 20 years. In 2000 he had all his followers sign over all their property and forced them into hard labour.

““I’ve never seen a case like this,” said detective Oldřich Kříž, who took part in the investigation. “The women looked like concentration camp victims.”

• 2008:"Followed order from leader of religious cult"

In 2008, the Grail Movement was implicated in a case of cannibalism, sexual abuse, torture and child abuse (physical) in the Czech Republic. Klara Mauerova, Barbar Skrlova and four others stand accused in the shocking abuse case. Klara Mauerova, 31 admitted to torturing her two sons and feeding their flesh to relatives in court proceeding. In court testimony it was discovered that the abuse of the children was co-ordinated via text messages sent by a leader of the Grail Movement cult;who was known only as the "Doctor" .

External links

Official Website, The Grail Movement

Publications

Grail Movement Books

Author

• In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message, Vol. 1(Paperback),by Abd-ru-shin, Grail Foundation Press, 1998,ISBN 10 157461-000-7
• The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord's Prayer,by Abd-ru-shin,Grail Foundation Press,1995, ISBN 10 157461004X
• Knowledge for the World of Tomorrow, by Herbert Vollmann, Grail Message Foundation,Germany, 1975,ISBN 10 3878600747
• What Lies Behind It...?, by Herbert Vollmann, Grail Message Foundation, 1977, ISBN 10 3878600836
• Concerning Grail Activities, by Vollmann, Grail Acres Publishing Co Ltd, 1998, ISBN 10 3878601166
• From the Heart of Africa, by Irmingard Bernhardt, Grail Message Foundation,Grail Acres Publishing Co Ltd, 1981,ISBN 10 3878601018

References

1. "HEALING FOR THE MILLENIUM:MASTER DANG AND SPIRITUAL HUMAN YOGA, by Jean-François Mayer, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)". cesnur.org.
2. "Boy 'skinned, eaten by family' = The Australian".
3. "Czech Republic: Cult Mum Feeds Sons' Flesh To Relatives, Court Hears". myfoxatlanta.com.
4. "Cult Mum 'Caged And Tortored Sons'". SkyNews.com.
5. "Cannibal mum fed son's flesh to relatives". Metro.co.uk.
6. "Sect leader accused of slavery, By Ondřej Bouda,". The Prague Post.
8. "Sect leader accused of slavery, By Ondřej Bouda,". The Prague Post.
9. "Sect leader accused of slavery, By Ondřej Bouda,". The Prague Post.
10. leader accused of slavery - Prauge Post
11. "Cannibal mum fed son's flesh to relatives". Metro.co.uk.
12. "Boy 'skinned, eaten by family' = The Australian".
13. "Cult Mum 'Caged And Tortored Sons'". SkyNews.com.
14. "Czech Republic: Cult Mum Feeds Sons' Flesh To Relatives, Court Hears". myfoxatlanta.com.
15. "Cult family 'dined on little boy's flesh'". Adelaidenow.com.au.
16. "Boy 'skinned, eaten by family' = The Australian".

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