Bevan Malcom
Bevan Malcolm’s 1980 suicide is one of the best researched examples of a death directly attributable to the evil doctrines of the cult known as the Exclusive Brethren. Convincing evidence that the 38-year old father of eight was intensely pressured by the Exclusive Brethren before he committed suicide led Timaru coroner Edgar Bradley to state:
“There is no doubt in my mind that there is a direct link between the pressures exerted by some members of the Exclusive Brethren Church and this suicide.”
With remarkable insight, the Timaru Coroner also stated:
“When religion ceases to be concerned with love, humility and tolerance then, whatever it is, it is certainly not Christian.”
