It was 1985 when Khalil Amani kissed his two children goodbye, told his wife he loved her and ran off, hopping on the first city bus he saw to escape a religious group that he believed would kill him.

Yahweh Ben Yahweh and 15 followers eventually were convicted on counts that included murder, attempted murder, racketeering, arson and extortion In October 1990, the mayor of Miami presented Yahweh ...

After a 1986 double-murder, the Miami-based Nation of Yahweh was at risk of losing its good name among city leaders, who saw the religious sect as champions for the poor. When police showed up at the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Khalil Amani could hear wailing coming from the next room. Standing guard at the Nation of Yahweh’s “Temple of Love” in Miami, Amani slowly turned a corner ...