A former member of the Exclusive Brethren has revealed the secretive religious sect has been transferring large sums of money across the world, possibly to fund political campaigns in Australia and the US.

The leader of a Christian group that advocates the destruction of mosques, casinos and bottle shops has met Peter Costello to “prophetically prepare” the Australian Treasurer for the prime ministership.

In Australia, the so-called Exclusive Brethren — a cult of Christianity — attacks one of its critics.

Federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd has labelled the Exclusive Brethren an extremist cult and called on Prime Minister John Howard to reveal what was discussed when he met its senior members recently.

Australia’s Treasurer Peter Costello today admitted meeting the Exclusive Brethren many times but said it was “no crime”.

Australia’s Prime Minister John Howard said today he was astonished that people thought it odd for him to meet members of the Exclusive Brethren religious sect.

The Prime Minister of Australia has met in private the most senior leaders of the Exclusive Brethren, including a man who is being investigated by police over his huge spending on Mr Howard’s election campaign in 2004.

The seven representative charges relate to four women, all former Exclusive Brethren members, and date from between 1951 and 1985.

An evangelical Christian sect that considers television and computers evil is in talks with the British Government about sponsoring a city academy, it became clear last night.

“Jim Taylor Jr’s edicts became increasingly bizarre – Sisters had to wear their hair hanging down their backs, covered in a headscarf; all adult Brethren must be married – and then he started to go to bed with married Sisters.”

Australian police is to investigate a company set up by the Exclusive Brethren — a religious cults whose hypocritical leaders tell their members not to vote, while trying influence elections themselves.

A city council in Australia is accused of allowing the Exclusive Brethren, a controversial religious sect, to bankroll its legal case against an adult store.

The Exclusive Brethren hypocritally tried to influence elections — but now want the government to stop mentioning it.

Police are investigating claims from three women that they were sexually abused by a reportedly senior member of the Exclusive Brethren sect when they were children.

The Government has lashed out at the Australia-based Exclusive Brethren church, accusing it of lying about its involvement in trying to sway the results of elections in New Zealand.

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