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Ex-Exclusive Brethren accuse church of tearing families apart: There are some pretty nasty stories Ruth Hill © RNZ Former members of the Exclusive Brethren allege the secretive sect is breaking up families, putting members in isolation and attacking their livelihoods in order to maintain control. Last week RNZ revealed the church, which gets millions of dollars in taxbreaks each year, is using private investigators and lawyers to fend off its critics. A chance remark to her ad...

Ex-Exclusive Brethren accuse church of tearing families apart 29 Apr, 2021 06:56 PM 12 minutes to read Wellington woman Lindy Jacomb, with her newborn daughter Aria, was excommunicated by the Exclusive Brethren 13 years ago, barely out of her teens. Photo / RNZ Wellington woman Lindy Jacomb, with her newborn daughter Aria, was excommunicated by the Exclusive Brethren 13 years ago, barely out of her teens. Photo / RNZ RNZ By Ruth Hill for RNZ Former members of the Exclusive Brethren allege the s...

Exclusive Brethren used Thompson and Clark to spy on former members 19 Apr, 2021 08:33 PM 14 minutes to read A generic photo of a man in his car doing surveillance with a camera. Photo / 123rf A generic photo of a man in his car doing surveillance with a camera. Photo / 123rf RNZ The Exclusive Brethren church has been using the controversial private investigators Thompson and Clark to spy on former members of the church. Over the past two years, Thompson and Clark has conducted hundreds of hour...

Investigative reporter Nicky Hager The Exclusive Brethren church has been using the controversial private investigators Thompson and Clark to spy on former members of the church. Over the past two years, Thompson and Clark has conducted hundreds of hours of surveillance on former members who have criticised the cult-like church. The private investigators have watched ex-Brethren from cars and parked surveillance vans and have taken photographs of people entering and leaving their homes. A gener...

By Rob McLean, Laura He and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Global stocks and US futures advanced Monday as Wall Street prepared for what could be another week of rocky trading fueled by small...

Business advocacy group calls on Pence to seriously consider invoking the 25th Amendment Jazmin Goodwin Statements from major companies and CEOs are flooding in after pro-Trump rioters stormed Capitol Hill on Wednesday. One of those included a statement from one of the largest business groups in the United States, the National Association of Manufacturers, calling on Vice President Mike Pence to “seriously consider” invoking the 25th Amendment to “preserve democracy."  “The outgoing...