Branch Davidians

The Branch Davidians, or simply, The Branch", are a new religious group. The reform movement believed themselves to be living in the last millennium, when the bible prophecies of Christ's second coming. 

 History 
The Davidians divided from the Adventists around 1930. Most of them had been removed from membership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church because of their beliefs. Then, in 1955, the Branch Davidians split from the Davidian Seventh-day Adventists.

 Waco siege 
See the main article: Waco siege

The name "Branch Davidian" is widely known for the Waco Siege of 1993 on their property near Waco, Texas. The 51-day siege, by the ATF, FBI, and Texas National Guard, resulted in the deaths of the Branch Davidians' leader David Koresh, 82 other Branch Davidian men, women, and children, and four ATF agents.

References

Other websites
The General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists

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