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Article: Branch Davidians worry that group's end may be near.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2004
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Byline: Howard Witt
WACO, Texas _ The faithful gather every Saturday, the day they keep as Sabbath, waiting for their Messiah to return to the scene of his immolation here in a weedy field they call Mt. Carmel. They've been waiting for 11 years now, and they vow to go on waiting for as long as it takes until David Koresh comes back to lead them to the promised land.
There aren't many Branch Davidians left, their numbers having dwindled over the years due to death and dispersal and disillusion. Only half a dozen show up for the Saturday prayers; another 20 or so less fervent believers are thought to live in the area.
But most religious cults do ...