We have come into possession of a remarkable audio recording. It is a sound file dating from 2 or 3 years ago and is the complete recording of an Exclusive Brethren ‘Breaking of Bread’. You will find it at the end of this article.
It is remarkable for several reasons, not least of which is that this is today, the cult’s most secret event – nobody is invited to attend this weekly 6am Sunday service unless they are a fully-established and credentialed member of the Exclusive Brethren.
It was not always so…
The Exclusive Brethren have changed radically from their early beginnings in Dublin, Ireland. The origins of the Plymouth Brethren are closely linked with one important spiritual event: Communion or, more coloquially known as ‘The Breaking of Bread’ or the ‘Lords Supper’.
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The chatter press has been full of the sudden divorce of the completely over-rated Reality TV star Kim Kardashian from her sports star husband Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage following a lavish $10 million wedding.
There is absolutely nothing worth writing about in terms of the Kardashians, but a New Zealand writer has managed to achieve the amazing feat of associating the Exclusive Brethren cult with this equally strange woman.
How did she do that?
Catherine Woulfe, deputy editor for New Zealand’s Sunday magazine provides a 5 point worksheet for new Zealand politicians.
As far as we’re concerned, only one really matters:
4. Never overestimate your audience.
They are all kinds of stupid. You can do a really bad thing (say, schmooze with the Exclusive Brethren or earn squillions from your sham wedding) but just smile and say that you didn’t, and it’ll all be okay.
Ouch! Does Catherine know the Exclusive Brethren or what?
The New Zealand public certainly does. The foray by the cult into the world of politics was the brainchild of the current leader, Bruce D. Hales. As Catherine says: ‘they are all kinds of stupid’ …

Sure sign of a cult: nonsensical rules.
The following 2008 letter from Bruce D. Hales and other Exclusive Brethren leaders regarding the restricted use of portable phones and computers has been published before on peebs.net:
but not like this!
We have been sent an audio extract from a May 2008 Exclusive Brethren Care Meeting where the letter is being read, as instructed, to the assembled brethren.
This post marks the first time since the 1970 Aberdeen tapes where peebs.net has been able to play audio from a real Exclusive Brethren meeting.
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