Robert DeGrimston
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Robert DeGrimston (born August 10, 1935) was a founder of The Process Church of The Final Judgment
(popularly referred to as The Process) in the 1960s. He was born in Shanghai
, China
.
Created in partnership with Mary Anne MacLean ("The Oracle")(born November 20, 1931, Glasgow
, Scotland
), they met while they were members of the Church of Scientology
in London. The Process held that God is made of four separate parts equally worthy of worship -- Jehovah
, Christ
, Lucifer
and Satan
--- and that a person must worship all four in succession to gain enlightenment. Their newsletter was in vogue during the era of flower power
, and featured articles about the Rolling Stones, Charles Manson
and the like.
Robert and MaryAnne divorced in 1974, at which point MaryAnne and several original members of the group continued as the Foundation Church of the Millennium, which later became Best Friends Animal Society
.
The Process Church of The Final Judgment
The Process, or in full, The Process Church of the Final Judgment, commonly known by non-members as the Process Church, was a religious group that flourished in the 1960s and 1970s, founded by the English couple Mary Anne and Robert DeGrimston...
(popularly referred to as The Process) in the 1960s. He was born in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Created in partnership with Mary Anne MacLean ("The Oracle")(born November 20, 1931, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
), they met while they were members of the Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. The Church of Scientology International is the Church of Scientology's parent organization, and is responsible for the overall ecclesiastical management, dissemination and...
in London. The Process held that God is made of four separate parts equally worthy of worship -- Jehovah
Jehovah
Jehovah is an anglicized representation of Hebrew , a vocalization of the Tetragrammaton , the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible....
, Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
, Lucifer
Lucifer
Traditionally, Lucifer is a name that in English generally refers to the devil or Satan before being cast from Heaven, although this is not the original meaning of the term. In Latin, from which the English word is derived, Lucifer means "light-bearer"...
and Satan
Satan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
--- and that a person must worship all four in succession to gain enlightenment. Their newsletter was in vogue during the era of flower power
Flower power
Flower power is a slogan used by the American counterculture movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The expression was coined by the American Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in...
, and featured articles about the Rolling Stones, Charles Manson
Charles Manson
Charles Milles Manson is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders carried out by members of the group at his instruction...
and the like.
Robert and MaryAnne divorced in 1974, at which point MaryAnne and several original members of the group continued as the Foundation Church of the Millennium, which later became Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends Animal Society, founded in its present form in 1984, is an American nonprofit 501 organization that is one of America’s best known animal welfare rescue groups. Best Friends works in outreach programs with shelters, other rescue groups and members nationwide to promote pet adoption,...
.
External links
- Friends find their calling, Lou Kilzer, Rocky Mountain News
- Best Friends and the Process, The Skepticaltheurgist
- Preparing for the Fiery End: Process, Bill Beckett, Harvard Crimson
- A profile of The Process, Gary Lachman
- Writings by Robert deGrimston, founder of The Process Church