The God squad : a study of the Full Gospel Mission of Waipara, New Zealand / by Romilly Fraser.

By:

Fraser, Romilly [author]

Contributor(s):

Family Unity and Freedom of Worship (Auckland, N.Z.) [issuing body]

Publisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Family Unity and Freedom of Worship Group, [1978]Copyright date: ©1978Description: 31 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 34 cmOther title:

God squad : a report on a study of the Full Gospel Mission of Waipara, New Zealand [Cover title]

Subject(s):

Contents:

Introduction -- The Full Gospel Mission -- A chronology of events -- Aspects of the God squad affair -- Recommendations -- Appendices.

Summary: "A big news story in New Zealand during 1977 revolved around a small Christian sect called the Full Gospel Mission. The sect was accused of being a subversive terrorist organisation, and the fact that over twenty of its members were Air Force personnel lent spice to the publicity. The group was in possession of considerable quantities of arms and ammunition, and several members appeared in courts to justify their purpose in owning these firearms. Public and media attention was intense, and for a period it seemed as if the spectre of international terrorism had breeched that effective barrier -- isolation -- that insulates New Zealand from overseas trends. This report is the result of an investigation made by the author, the secretary of a group which undertakes to uphold freedom of religion, in response to allegations of persecution toward the Full Gospel Mission. The Mission (popularly known as "The God Squad") emerces as a unique group in the social pattern of New Zealand, with an idealism that unifies them yet sets them apart"--Page 1.

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Introduction -- The Full Gospel Mission -- A chronology of events -- Aspects of the God squad affair -- Recommendations -- Appendices.

"A big news story in New Zealand during 1977 revolved around a small Christian sect called the Full Gospel Mission. The sect was accused of being a subversive terrorist organisation, and the fact that over twenty of its members were Air Force personnel lent spice to the publicity. The group was in possession of considerable quantities of arms and ammunition, and several members appeared in courts to justify their purpose in owning these firearms. Public and media attention was intense, and for a period it seemed as if the spectre of international terrorism had breeched that effective barrier -- isolation -- that insulates New Zealand from overseas trends. This report is the result of an investigation made by the author, the secretary of a group which undertakes to uphold freedom of religion, in response to allegations of persecution toward the Full Gospel Mission. The Mission (popularly known as "The God Squad") emerces as a unique group in the social pattern of New Zealand, with an idealism that unifies them yet sets them apart"--Page 1.