Lance Christie

Lance's story so far

Lance Christie, is a mild and polite type of critic. He quotes biblical scripture and insists on the goodness of the people still inside the Exclusive Brethren. Christie had been a high-profile Brethren member until March 2017, in what is a common story, the church hierarchy had him "shut up and shunned" by everyone he had known his entire life.

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He had been booted out of his family home of 21 years, they changed the locks, prevented him from accessing his bank accounts, threw him out of his business and had his name removed as a shareholder at the UK Companies Office. His crime: questioning the leadership. He has until recently been in a legal battle for the return of some of the property. But worst by far, he was cut off from most of his family.

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He says “I will not give up until the awfully destructive doctrine of separation imposed on the brethren from 1959 onwards is obliterated.” The Brethren’s Separation Edict “destroys families by completely isolating those who have been expelled thereby causing them to lose everyone and everything they love.”

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Christie’s only crime, he believes, is that he has challenged the credibility of the leader. “I’m trying to shine the light of truth into what I’ve realised is a dark place. What I thought was a true Christian organisation, which made a few mistakes, has turned out to be a cult.”

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INTERESTS

• Wholesomeness and Life Balance

• Public Speaking

• Physical and Mental Wellbeing

• International Co-ordination and Teamwork

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VALUES

• Family

• Compassion

• Justice

• Guilelessness

• Reconciliation

• Care