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		<title>Australian Prime Ministers allows talks with group he called &#8216;extremist cult&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22868"><img src="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/graphicspics/bruce-hale.jpg" alt="Exclusive Brethren cult leader Bruce Hale" width="90" height="90" border="0" style="float:left;padding-right:5px;" title="Exclusive Brethren cult leader Bruce Hale"></a> Kevin Rudd appears to have made peace with the <a href="http://www.apologeticsindex.org/251-exclusive-brethren-2">Exclusive Brethren</a>, whom he <a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19093/exclusive-brethren-31">publicly derided</a> as an "extremist cult" in his run to The Lodge, by allowing for secret talks between church and government representatives. <br /><br /> Many of the Exclusive Brethren</strong> movement&#8217;s teachings and practices are abusive to such an extent that this movement can rightly be labeled as an <a href="http://www.apologeticsindex.org/a04.html">abusive church</a>, and possibly even as a <a href="http://www.apologeticsindex.org/c45.html">cult of Christianity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Brisbane Christian Fellowship: Ex-cult members speak out over abuse</title>
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