Ladyloafer
Justified & Ancient
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article in the Graun about the Bruderhof community in sussex.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...the-strangely-alluring-world-of-the-bruderhof
there is a documentary on bbc on thursday and presumably on the iplayer afterwards.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-...the-strangely-alluring-world-of-the-bruderhof
In the radical religious community, no one owns or earns anything, everyone sings constantly and the booze flows freely. Where are the drawbacks?
I’m spending 24 hours with the Bruderhof, a radical Christian movement founded a century ago in Germany. In brief, it recognises the Bible’s authority over everything, placing emphasis on the New Testament’s Acts 2 and 4 and the Sermon on the Mount, which direct followers to embrace communal living and lifelong service to others. In its 100-year history, the group has moved around – Europe, Paraguay, North America – fleeing Nazis and wars. Now there are 3,000 or so living in communities worldwide, including some 300 here in the Weald. They have let the cameras in, for a BBC documentary, to show the world what they do. They might as well let the press in, too; hence my presence.
there is a documentary on bbc on thursday and presumably on the iplayer afterwards.