The Jesus Christians – Part 1

The media coverage of the Jesus Christians tends to outweigh their size. Most people who have heard of them recognise the name ‘The Kidney Cult’, derived from an initiative where numerous members have donated one of their kidneys to a stranger. What may be surprising is that the person who first suggested that name was the Jesus Christians’ founder himself, Dave Mckay.

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Links:

• JC History 1981 - 1996 — Jesus Christians official website, accessed December 2024
• Australians find godliness in latrines and sewers of Madras — by Tim McGirk, The Independent, 25 June 1994
• Kidneys for Jesus — Jon Ronson’s 2003 documentary
• Comments on Kidneys for Jesus — The Jesus Christians’ response to Jon Ronson’s documentary, accessed December 2024
• Blood sacrifice and Blood sacrifice (part two) — by Jon Ronson, The Guardian, 6 April 2002
• Why did we leave the Jesus Christians, led by Dave McKay? — by Sue, Making it Real, undated
• The Rise and Fall of the Jesus Christians — by Ross, Making it Real, 2013
• Australian Christian group fights claim it was linked to leader of Kenya starvation massacre doomsday cult — by Elle Hardy, The Guardian, 28 November 2023
• The Guardian's Shakahola Article by Elle Hardy | The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly — the Jesus Christians’ commentary on The Guardian article, undated

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