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Article: CULT FRICTION; This is footballer Marcus Gayle being baptised by the Church of Christ, a religious sect which takes 10 per cent of its members' pay cheques. The picture is taken from the cult's promotional video. Now it's leaders are out to convert his Wimbledon team-mates . . and the rest of the Premiership 's stars.(Features)
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- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 12, 1997
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The Wimbledon striker is a big fish. But to the evil, mind-bending cult that has snared his soul - and 10 per cent of his colossal income - Marcus Gayle is just a beginning.
The sinister London Church of Christ wants the rest of the Premier League team. And Gayle is its bait.
Bosses of the American-based religious cult are already bragging that by the end of next season every player and executive of Wimbledon will be baptised into its church.
"Wimbledon will be known as the Church of Christ team," one of its leaders boasted to a former member of ...