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Jared Earl
died December, 1987
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"he was ostracized and victimized - with devastating results."
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There is almost a comical component behind the reason Jared Earl was excommunicated. Radios and television have always been banned among the Exclusive Brethren. By contrast, it can be surprising to learn that almost every Exclusive Brethren meeting room has had state-of-the-art amplification systems installed for the past fifty years. As many EB boys discovered, a simple length of cable can easily act as a radio aerial if carefully positioned and then connected to an amplifier. Using this technique, Jared Earl had fine-tuned access to several local radio stations. Under the pretext of carrying out Saturday afternoon maintenance work on his local Exclusive Brethren meeting room, Jared would deploy his cable and attempt to supplement his income by betting on local dog races. As can be expected, the Exclusive Brethren did not see the funny side when Jared was discovered by an unexpected visitor one Saturday afternoon, who naturally reported him to the local priests. It was early 1980's and during the harsh Symington era. Jared was immediately shut-up and subsequently withdrawn-from. Rather than risk a level of sympathy for his mischievous behavior, a manufactured story was circulated that described Jared Earl as being "mentally unstable" - as if this was sufficient reason to separate him from his wife and six children. To those better informed, they were quietly told that Jared suffered from "a gambling addiction".
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