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None of these things are true. No 12 person group is worthy of an encyclopedia page. Branch Davidians are NOT remotely connected to Adventists except as some former members may have left the Adventist church or been disfellowshipped. What the world knows as Branch Davidians is the group that died at Waco. The Waco survivors ceased to exist as a religious group of any consequence. I will seek page protection and or other measure to preserve the integrity and usefulness of this page if this effort is not stopped and the accurate information restored. Legacypac ( talk) 19:09, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
I tend to disagree when you say "None of these things are true." I do not mean to be argumentative, but maybe you do not know all the facts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Branch93 ( talk • contribs) 20:38, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
There are more Branch Davidians around today than what we give them credit for. Branch93 ( talk) 15:38, 15 March 2019 (UTC)branch93
In the infobox under the label "Branch Davidian" is the number 12. What does this number represent? 139.138.6.121 ( talk) 04:17, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
The Branch Davidians had their identity stolen by David Koresh. They are not at all a part of his group like the article starts to state. Basically the Branch Davidians prophet was Victor Houteff they had more and their current prophet is Trent Wilde. (Correction: The original Branch Davidian prophet was Benjamin Roden.)
I'm not clear what the symbolism is on their flag (e.g., Star of David on Christian sect's banner and a serpent). If anyone knows of a RS to add that, I think it would have some value.--Surv1v4l1st ╠ Talk║ Contribs╣ 02:46, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
A major thing happened during the Passover season of 1984 in the Branch Davidian movement. It splintered into several factions and was never unified again. One of these factions was of course the "Branch Davidians" that came to national attention in 1993. But you can make a very good case that these people are not actually Branch Davidians. For example, one of the surviving members, David Thibedeau, complained that he had never heard of Branch Davidians and considered himself a "Student of the Seven Seals." Also, there is documentation that they called themselves at one point Davidian-Branch-Davidians. The reason the media ended up calling them "Branch-Davidians" in 1993 is for lack of a better term. Bible Students is too generic, and "Students of the Seven Seals" is too much of a mouthful. Koreshians seems like a good choice but while he was alive, Koresh himself forbad that title to be used by his followers. Dbunds ( talk) 16:50, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
An armed taking of the building, then? This is significant since it is still claimed that when the ATF arrived, they were just a bible group in their own home, minding their own business and thus in no way terrorists. Also, did the rightful owners not file a property law suit? Don't they have a land registry in Texas? 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:753A:39BE:71D8:D020 ( talk) 16:57, 25 March 2023 (UTC)