ABC out of Australia just aired BIG BRETHREN, a documentary about the horrors associated with the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church.
But did the doc go far enough in exposing this cult?
In the streets of suburban Sydney lies the spiritual headquarters of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church — a secretive, ultra-wealthy organisation whose $22 billion business empire stretches around the globe.
Former members and even the Australian Prime Minister have accused the religious group, once known as the Exclusive Brethren, of operating like a cult, while its leader Bruce Hales and his family live in luxury, at the centre of a network of thousands of companies worldwide.
This week on Four Corners, former members tell reporter Louise Milligan about the psychological manipulation, surveillance, and threats the church allegedly uses against them, as well as attempts to intimidate them and buy their silence.
Big Brethren charts how some companies that support the church have amassed billions and are now under scrutiny from the Australian Taxation Office.
Whistleblowers also reveal the group’s attempts at political penetration, including covert election campaigning, despite members traditionally being discouraged from voting.
CHAPTERS
- The Brethren
- The unlikely home of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church
- Bruce Hales
- The corporate structure
- COVID tenders
- ATO raid
- Escaping the church
- 'It felt like an assault on democracy’
- Family estrangement
- Influence in the United States
- A man on the run
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