Once more assemblies had to decide which side to support and this included those as far away as Melbourne, Australia. Dealing with the programmes, the Fellowship argued that the matters advanced by the, former members were presented as facts - not as contentions. original complaint or whether it introduced (unjustified) new grounds. Standard G20 - All significant views must be presented. Prior to this, advice the majority of the vehicles and crew bore no visible identification to single. The item also included some comment from a, brother, Stan Field, who had left the Exclusive Brethren recently with his wife. Statements were received from Mr Mike Valintine, senior reporter, Ms Susan, Baldacci, Producer, and Executive Producer, Mr Paul Cutler. However, the Raven/Taylor/Hales group being the most universally identifiable has attracted the term Exclusive Brethren and accepted its application to themselves as meaning, the exclusion of, or withdrawal from, evil. average length of an item on the Holmes programme is six to eight minutes. This preconception, coupled with the inaccuracies and untruthfulness evident in, the programmes, gave rise to a total lack of balance in the programmes that went, The Fellowship disputed TVNZ's claim that the series dealt with a significant matter of. Having created, a message which denigrated the members of the Fellowship and their beliefs, TVNZ, can hardly be surprised that members were unhappy, especially given the very real, effects that they suffered as a result of the programmes. The first, dated 18 May 1994, responded to some of, the comments made by the Brethren's solicitors when forwarding Mr Fowler's affidavit to, First, TVNZ argued that it was not inconsistent for its reporter to maintain he was. This video is an overview of many aspects of the church including, Family, Education, Business, Charity Giving, Social and the Rapid Relief Team. In the story which dealt with Brendan Wood, the Fellowship in shutting him out had, followed the school's decision to expel him and therefore his behaviour had been the. religious apartheid. If you wish to make a complaint regarding any of these, please visit the Advertising Standards Authority website. The standards were not cited and, TVNZ, in its initial response, assessed the complaint under seven standards which it believed. Hymns are a vital part of the worship of Exclusive Brethren. 0:28 [New] Atlas of the Christian Church Exclusive Online. The Authority understood the Fellowship's concern in objecting to any suggestion that the, Brethren was necessarily responsible for the initial marriage breakdowns. The first, Mr Field, had been, imprisoned for assaulting a Brethren leader. It reported the point as, evidence of the opportunities offered to the Brethren to advance a member or. Upheld (liquor). In each case they refused. As the application for an interim injunction was unsuccessful, the programme had been. It cited the introduction used for the first broadcast which, it said referring to Dr Wilson's, comments, was fair and just. unfair, and we would suggest it is now obvious that that is the case. This standard applied only to news and was, TVNZ believed, therefore inapplicable. he wrote: That during the meeting I informed Mr Valintine that although no Exclusive, Brethren member would appear on the television programme because of their, religious beliefs, Mr Ivory, a member of the Exclusive Brethren, was prepared to, supply at the meeting any information required in relation to the Exclusive, Brethren so that if allegations were made against the Exclusive Brethren by, aggrieved people, TVNZ would be in possession of the explanations or answers to, those allegations by the Exclusive Brethren so that these could be presented during. Exclusive Brethren: Sect's secretive leader tells followers to drink rat poison video Government Awards £240 Million PPE Deal to Firm Linked to Religious Sect I thought leaving the Exclusive Brethren was the end, but it was just the beginning encouraged discrimination against the Fellowship anyway. They do not take part in extra-curricular activities or sports, The Authority agreed with the complainant that the statement which was broadcast was, inaccurate. Exclusive Brethren: my time teaching in a fundamentalist Christian school “It did not take long for me to realise that this group of people were very different from those of mainstream religions, and to witness the damaging impact they have on young people.” TVNZ recalled that Mr Taylor died an alcoholic, and that many members had left the Church after he had been found in bed with a, Mr Trevor Ivory was unsure exactly how long since he had been excommunicated as he, had earlier spent a number of years in limbo. Like the Exclusives, Open Brethren have traditionally based much of their doctrine on the teachings of John Nelson Darby. Strength and Unity. Calling defamation of a dead man an objectionable matter, the Fellowship stated that, TVNZ's Complaints Committee, by accepting the comments of bitter ex-adherents without. TVNZ replied by referring to the events dealt with during the items and the comments, made by the ex-members interviewed, and insisted that the comment about families being. It was a. detailed briefing, which I estimate would have taken between 15 and 20 minutes. and fairness argument in standard G6 as they were based on a partial pre-conception. TVNZ's defence was described as a "whitewash" in which it relied on information and, It is misleading to suggest that the Fellowship were given every opportunity to, comment, when they were refused access to the content of the programmes, were. Furthermore, it was not accepted, that TVNZ could now cry "foul" as it was aware from a discussion between its reporter and, a church representative and its counsel before the broadcasts, that truth, accuracy and, balance were major considerations to the Fellowship. Mr Raymond Ivory, a Fellowship representative. Having viewed the series, the Authority disagreed with the broadcaster's first argument, and believed that the items would encourage both the denigration of and discrimination, against members of the Exclusive Brethren. Brethren children are "separate" from others because of their beliefs. submissions and reserved their position "in that regard". to assist people who have left the church to adjust into mainstream society. In the same year a festering disagreement in Tunbridge Wells led to a minor breakaway from the Lowe group by a number of assemblies. The submission then dealt with the specific allegations in the complaint and TVNZ's, The Fellowship denied that the expression "religious apartheid" was either appropriate or, correct, stating that the Exclusive Brethren was no different from other religious, groupings. (v) The Brethren also alleged that the item breached the following standards: Standard G11 - Misleading or alarming viewers, Standard G12 - Mindful of the effect on children. picture rather than examine the reasons for the breakdown. The PBCC are generally regarded as having the most stringent and uncompromising views on this. That comment from a critic of the Fellowship's, restrictions on its members' children would have gone some way to reply to the ex-, members' allegation that "fear" was the Fellowship's binding medium. The issue whether the Fellowship, should have been informed of the contents of the programmes before their broadcast and, been allowed an opportunity to ensure that all matters were reported correctly will be, (vi) The Fellowship said the item which interviewed Trevor Ivory was inaccurate when, it referred to the length of time he had been out of the Fellowship (20 years rather than, 30). (viii) The Fellowship also alleged that the comment that its churches and meeting places, looked "like prisons" was inaccurate and unfair and enclosed photographs of a number of, such places. It has two parts: A more serious split occurred in 1890 around the teaching of F. E. Raven of Greenwich. was "incredible" for TVNZ to assert that no other person would come forward, stating: The suggestion that TVNZ gave every opportunity for the church to get its, viewpoint through a variety of means is untrue, especially in light of the contact, made by Mr Fowler in the period immediately preceding the viewing of the, In view of the conflict in the submissions, the Authority at its meeting on 12 April 1994, decided to request affidavits from Mr Fowler and Mr Williams, through the Fellowship's, solicitors, and affidavits from the responsible staff members from TVNZ. In addition, members were not allowed to attend tertiary institutions and were, subject to restrictions in activities in workplaces. Oxford University were cut off before completion. The church distributed political material criticising the New Zealand Labour Party government, and the leader of the opposition party admitted knowledge of the church's activities.[20]. There is an inherent problem when people involved in a news item take the position, that they will not appear. Once again we apologise for adding further to what is an already long and. The item included interviews with Selwyn and Julienne Wallace, now, both out of the organisation, and again discussed how the family in recent years had been, Reporting that there were about 35,000 members worldwide and about 5,000 in New, Zealand, the fourth item examined the Fellowship's rules. Together." and had TVNZ made adequate attempts to obtain the Fellowship's perspective. The answer is, that it does not, and we would suggest that the use. The third programme was introduced with the announcement that a church member had, been unsuccessful in his attempt earlier that day to obtain an injunction to stop the, broadcast of that evening's item. One widely-publicized section of the movement is known as the Exclusive Brethren or the Close Brethren, which has itself divided into several mutually excluding groups. TVNZ's attempt to deflect, the blame on to Nick Smith [M.P.] This requirement is. not seen to play the devil's advocate during those interviews . that was unsuccessful, then to ensure that TVNZ's information was accurate and balanced. From Mr Williams' first call I was in no doubt that he, and whomever, he brought to the meeting, were representing the Exclusive Brethren Church in, After explaining that Mr Ivory had insisted that his comments were "off the record", Mr, Valintine said that, among other matters, he had raised the issues of the Brethren's. the meeting between Mr Ivory and his counsel on the Friday before the first broadcast, It is nonsense to suggest that the items had been completed at the time of the, meeting. Further, it described as, "trite" TVNZ's comment that the complaints had amounted to attacking the messenger, rather than the message, pointing out that TVNZ's broadcast went nationwide and, affected the lives of Brethren family throughout the country. comments about Brendan Wood made in the June referral. From: Christchurch City Libraries As the Fellowship maintained the distinction between the. In the present case, the initial formal, complaint was one a half pages long and listed six standards while the referral amounted. It also noted that it had earlier responded, (ii) "anyone not with us is the devil's agent". Accordingly, the Authority accepted that the truth and accuracy requirement in standard, G1 had been raised in the initial complaint and that the referral did not amount to a new, complaint but was an acceptable elaboration. The Committee did not feel that the series as a whole denigrated the, Exclusive Brethren. aim to be balanced, impartial and fair in its approach to the Exclusive Brethren Fellowship. Although Dr Wilson spoke with authority on the Fellowship and at some length, his, academic perspective and manner of presentation were not such as to provide a forceful or, detailed response to the specific allegations contained in the previous items which had, involved sympathetic interviews with identified ex-members. Appended to the letter was an advertisement for Cyclone fencing, an 1993 article by Mr, David Lange from Craccum Magazine and recent letters from the principal's of Rangiora, Borough School, Three Kings Primary School in Auckland and Kendal School in, TVNZ's Response to the Fellowship's Final Comment, The Authority, as is its practice, sent the broadcaster a copy of the complainant's final. Moreover, TVNZ called the comparison. 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For most of his life, Darby was able to hold the exclusives together, although several longtime members had seceded after accusing him of similar errors about the nature of Christ's humanity of which he had accused Benjamin Wills Newton. The items included their genuinely-held opinions and where possible. The Kelly and Lowe groups reunited in 1926 to form the Lowe-Kelly group, in 1940 with most of Tunbridge Wells and in 1974 with the Glantons and are sometimes known as Reunited Brethren. Overall, the. It is a fairly common misconception that Exclusive women characteristically wear a shawl over their heads, though some women may have resorted to this. It would. Dissecting the history and branches of the Exclusive Brethren, particularly in the 20th century, can be a challenge as there has been no formal mechanism for documenting their movement's history. Brethren children, it, reported, had been harassed at school after the broadcast and a list of Brethren businesses, had been circulated in Nelson and Christchurch with a suggestion that they should be. Rather, they should be doubly scrupulous when dealing with people like the Exclusive, Brethren who (because of their genuinely held religious beliefs) do not take part in, The Authority's Decision on the Procedural Point, The Authority agreed with TVNZ that its statutory function is to "investigate and review". That, they elected not to deal with it under Code G1 does not preclude the Authority, from dealing with it. This is still the practice amongst the Brethren and no doubt would be claimed by other independent assemblies. Although they usually do not receive a salary, gifts are often given to them by the separate assemblies where they preach and teach. BBC documentary about the Exclusive Brethren: This page was last edited on 22 January 2021, at 01:56. Most Exclusive Brethren have traditionally been described as "Darbyite" as they adhere in the main to the original doctrines and teachings of John Darby, and do not accept the concept of a doctrine that evolves through the teachings of successive leaders. ignore that material in its subsequent items. At one time, all Exclusive Brethren groups believed that there was a necessary unity of the local church or assembly, but some who once were in fellowship with the Raven/Taylor/Hales group have become independent companies modifying their requirements for receiving members to suit individual conscience. It was recorded that among the 80, "don'ts" which applied to female members were rules banning contraception, make-up and, jewellery (other than wedding rings). Exclusive Brethren do not generally name their meeting rooms or Halls except by reference perhaps to the road, e.g. But shortly before he died in 1882, things started to fall apart. Photographs of a number of meeting houses were. There are common threads throughout all Plymouth Brethren groups, most notably the centrality of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Communion) in the weekly calendar as well as the format of meetings and worship: the distinctions between the many groups are generally not well understood by non-members. We believe the Holy Bible provides each of us with invaluable guidance to every aspect of life. The item emphasised the brothers' adamantly held opinion that the Fellowship caused. Of course, what I was, saying was that, because of my personal position, and my belief system, I did not, wish to either appear and/or be quoted or be recorded on tape, but that certainly, did not preclude TVNZ from utilising that material, or accessing further material as, He provided a summary in which he explained that the purpose of the meeting was to, ascertain TVNZ's interest, to try to convince them not to broadcast the programme and, if. him at the time were put to both Mr Williams and Mr Ivory. (iii) Standard G4 - Dealing Fairly with People Referred To, Repeating the matters covered and the approach taken in the series, TVNZ quoted the, introduction to the final item which emphasised the efforts made to include the Brethren, perspective. (vii) In the final programme, the presenter stated that Brethren children were not able, to play sport and games with other school children. Church representatives specifically declined involvement on two occasions. Both producers - if not the reporter, moreover, were not aware of Mr Fowler's interest, until he told them during the broadcasts and, similarly, were not previously aware that. information, viewers had been given a biased view of the Fellowship. The "religious apartheid" remark was the third matter addressed by TVNZ and it began: We repeat - the children do not participate in technology education, they do not, participate in extra-curricular, out-of-school activities, they eat their meals. The letter stated that more inaccuracies could be listed but the ones which were included, illustrated the point that TVNZ had accepted the comments of former members without, checking. apartheid is countered by both the comments in this, and previous, correspondence, and also the letters that are annexed to this, 3. Maintaining that the series was offensive to a minority group which had a very low rate, of separation of married couples, Mr Williams said that the programmes breached the, (a) The observance of good taste and decency and, in particular, by glamorising the, (b) The maintenance of law and order and, in particular, by publishing details of a. custody case knowing an appeal was pending. In Nelson, he had contacted, Mr Malcolm and had later heard from Mr Fowler who said he was prepared to talk to him. Using the information and informal comment which were available, TVNZ, It is the [Complaints] Committee's view that the failure of your Church to provide a, representative to counter the allegations made in this series of programmes was, unfortunate but was not sufficient reason for the programme makers to abandon. Some members had left a failing assembly in Ryde and Cronin travelled down to break bread with them. It had not been possible, the letter continued, to locate the Fellowship representatives TVNZ, maintained that it had approached. separately from non-Brethren children, they do not stay overnight on class trips. More importantly, it is clear that Television New Zealand upon receiving the, complaint made quite extensive enquiries, heard evidence, and took cognisance of a, wide range of information within their organisation to enable Television New, Zealand to rebut the complaint. about the positive aspects of the Exclusive Brethren. anticipated in a later comment from Dr Wilson: Certainly, it is not easy for an individual to leave the group, but the difficulty arises, from his own conscientious awareness of group standards, of his concern for, salvation, and from the fact that he is unlikely to have many, if any, friends, outside the community. It noted that the, matter was reported as a comment from ex-members. As standard G11 raised by the Fellowship applies only to news, TVNZ argued, it was not, applicable and standard G12, it continued, had not been breached as the report on the, reason for Simon Field's action would not encourage children to attack Brethren children, verbally or otherwise. Maintaining that the point was one of credibility, the request to present oral submissions, was reiterated. of such extravagant terms is merely designed to create a climate of fear and bias, and in any event is both inaccurate and unfair and unrepresentative of the. (iii) The Fellowship objected to the aspects of the items which alleged that it divided, families and, in particular, that it had "taken" Mrs Field from her husband. It was declined. Mr, Ivory (perhaps somewhat naively, in retrospect) believed in the truth of the. It argued that it did not believe that it should be vilified "in the national, Whilst the Authority may take the view that the language used in this submission, has been strong - it is important to remember that these programmes affected the, lives of some 5,000 New Zealanders. Alternatively, if the statements were accepted, then in the case. churches as "looking like prisons". The solicitor reported that he had spoken to Mr Ivory recently who said the meeting had, been arranged to allow TVNZ the opportunity to ensure that its programmes were, balanced. Brethren representatives to present oral submissions was reiterated. added, members' businesses had been adversely affected and their children ridiculed. In view. Aspects of the Exclusive Brethren Christian Fellowship were explored in items broadcast on, the Holmes show each evening from 6.30–7.00pm during the week 29 March to 2 April, 1993. excommunicated - had not breached the standards. Referring to the, secure facilities in some other churches throughout New Zealand and pointing out that. First, while a majority concluded that TVNZ's, attempts to obtain the Brethren's perspective should have been more extensive, the, Fellowship's lack of co-operation contributed to TVNZ's difficulties. complaint, it was now only relevant in clarifying TVNZ's communications with Mr Fowler.
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