Tony Alamo testified Monday afternoon in custody hearings for two pairs of sisters removed Sept. 20 from his Fouke, Ark., amid allegations of sexual abuse.

Earlier in the day, the parents of 20 children seized Nov. 18 by the Arkansas Department of Human Services learned they will not wake up with their children on Christmas morning this year.

“Only our faith could bring us through this difficult time,” said the father of six whose children were taken out of a Ford Excursion as it headed from Fouke toward Texas one week ago. “Only our faith in God.”

Alamo’s d...

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