A fairly classic case of Exclusive Brethren financial muscle was felt in England’s Yorkshire Moors when the North Moor Education Trust’s bid was approved by East Riding Council.  Members of the community are somewhat outraged, not least because some had plans to use the premises for community support services such as for the Scouts or Guides.  Now it seems that the old school buildings will be used to indoctrinate another generation of Exclusive Brethren.

Members of nearby Gospel Halls and Chapels will be relieved that the media are learning to distinguish between the Exclusive Brethren and the other, far less harmful Plymouth Brethren off-shoots.  (For more information on the differences, check out the Peebs.Net Archives.)

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