Comments on: Breakout – David Tchappat’s escape from the Exclusive Brethren

By: Dear Void

Dear Void — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:35:42 +0000

[...] I read an amazing book. Breakout: How I escaped from the Exclusive Brethren is about a person who escaped from an even more strict churchified cult. I soo related to [...]

By: Vicki

Vicki — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:28:39 +0000

Thankyou David for such a great book.
I really believe these people should be investigated, the emotional turmoil they put their followers through is truly horrendous. I just don’t understand them at all. They really are the evil ones. This is abuse in the saddest way. This book truly was a great insight into this religious brain washing cult. The leaders worship money and big business and tell their followers how evil us worldly people are, but they quite willingly take our money and do business with the worldlies. Pretty Hypocritical. Wont eat with us but happy to do business. Why don’t you investigate them Mr Rudd or are they paying you as well?

By: Faith

Faith — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:30:07 +0000

I found David’s book really compelling. My Grandmother is an ex-EB and it was great to have an opportunity to fill in some of the puzzle pieces of my upbringing. There were so many ‘odd’ aspects of my childhood that make sense now after reading about what happens in the EB. A great read.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:33:11 +0000

I have read this book and also found it incredibly interesting and sad. I know several couples who are EB’s and lovely people but have some of their children living on the “outer”. I don’t know how they could cope with it just because the likes of Bruce Hales says they can’t see them. This case with Peter and Elspeth in Tasi soooo opposes Christian principles and is too sad for words.

By: Thomas Klein

Thomas Klein — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:03:09 +0000

I have read this book and found it quite fascinating. Although I am not Bretheren I have worked with th private schools, and I must say, the children are in a sad state of affairs. They have no concept of what the ‘real’ world is about and how much they are missing. This book just shows how much the Bretheren cover things up and how they use peoples emotions against them. I just dont understand why, if the Bretheren are so caught up in keeping their ‘cult’ strong by brainwashing the children, then why do they break family’s up and fight tooth and nail for people who want to leave not to have access.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:31:51 +0000

Thank you for letting us all know about the book release; I have ordered it from The National Library of Australia; it is a little bit pricey for us in the UK; but not too bad and there is little difference in price in pounds for the normal air mail and the express one (about £1 difference).

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:49:57 +0000

Well written. David says it how it was. Very little appeared to have changed from his time in the EB to when I was excommunicated in 1976. It is good that books like this are now available as it helps the “world” understand the struggles we go through long after leaving. If you are a non ex-EB, this book will give an insight into why ex-EB’s are different. A must read

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:34:23 +0000

A remarkably open and forthright book – well worth reading, even for those of us who already know a lot about being in the Exclusive Brethren and then leaving. Highly recommended.

By: John

John — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:52:09 +0000

It is about time the truth was told about this repulsive and destructive sect.
I saw David on the ‘Sunrise’ show last Thursday, and he was reluctant to us the CULT word, for fear of legal action. However, if it quacks like a duck, looks like a duck, and waddles like a duck….guess what it is. It is a full on cult, nothing more or less.

By: roddle

roddle — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:35:10 +0000

Easy to read and great reading for your partner if they are non-ex-EB. Although written very simply it is extremely graphic and is the best publication I have come across to date to help a non-ex-EB understand what it was like on a day-to-day basis in the EB. Personally I wasn’t surprised at the lack of spiritual references – I was no ‘Spiro’ myself and have few recollections of anything spiritual from the meetings even though I left many years before David. Care (assembly) meetings are mainly what I remember and this book shows nothing’s changed.