Genesis II Church / MMS (Miracle Mineral Solution)
Religious-front organisation marketing 'Miracle Mineral Solution' (chlorine dioxide bleach) as a cure for autism, cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases. Founder Mark Grenon and three sons convicted in US federal court 2022–23.
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BITE breakdown
+1 for the 2020+ federal convictions of the Grenon family for distributing chlorine dioxide as a fake COVID cure.
Profile facts
In context
Genesis II Church of Health and Healing was founded by Jim Humble in 2010 as a religious wrapper around the Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS) — actually industrial bleach. Promoted as a cure for autism (CD/CDS protocols), cancer, malaria, and COVID-19. The Grenons were arrested in 2020, extradited from Colombia, convicted 2022, sentenced to 12+ years each. Multiple deaths attributed to MMS protocols, particularly in autism contexts.
Key control doctrines
- MMS / chlorine dioxide as universal cure
- Religious-freedom wrapper around medical claims
- CD protocols including child dosing
Recovery resources
- ICSA
- Quackwatch MMS resource
See the full curated list at /resources.
Legal cases & controversies
- USA v. Grenon (2022)
- Multiple FDA warnings
- Multiple alleged deaths from MMS dosing
Evidence by BITE axis
- MMS protocols followed at home
- Children dosed with chlorine dioxide
- Online community members purchase 'sacrament'
- Substantial ongoing financial commitment
- Genesis II broadcasts authoritative
- Mainstream medicine framed as conspiracy
- Critical media framed as Big-Pharma attack
- MMS as universal cure
- Mainstream science framed as deceived
- Conspiratorial worldview
- Vulnerable parents (especially autism) targeted
- Fear-based framing of conventional medicine
- In-group community of MMS-protocol followers
Timeline
- 2006Jim Humble publishes MMS book
- 2010Genesis II Church founded as religious wrapper
- 2020Grenons arrested for COVID claims
- 2022Grenons convicted; multi-year sentences
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- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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