No novels, radio, television, dancing, films ...

Members of the sect are not allowed to possess radios (if they buy a car with one it has to be removed), or television sets; they cannot go to dances, to films, take holiday trips, drink alcohol (except for medicinal purposes—my grandmother drank a glass of brandy for these purposes every night), go to restaurants, play cards, gamble in any way, wear jewellery, smoke cigarettes or a pipe or cigars, eat black pudding (it contains blood—banned in Leviticus), play team sports, enjoy (as opposed to suffer) music, or in fact do anything except attend sect meetings every day of their lives unless illness prevents their attendance. Sisters are not permitted to cut their hair, wear slacks, skirts of less than calf-length (their knees must be covered when they sit down), sleeveless dresses or makeup.

Exclusives are permitted to seek the advice of medical practitioners, undergo operations and blood-transfusions, and take drugs where prescribed. Any illegal drug-taking is banned, however, and also methods of healing such as colour therapy (spiritual healing), hypnotism and spiritualism. Such methods of healing have from time to time had a considerable vogue amongst page 8 sect members. Most 'evil pleasures' listed art banned either because they involve group activity which would compromise an Exclusive, or because they are wanton pleasures to replace the true joy to be found in the continuous worship of God.

Members of the sect are warned of the imminence of the wrath of God which can be expected to be unleashed on any child who disobeys his or her parents. One sixteen or seventeen-year old member of the sect in Wellington, for example, disobeyed his parents a couple of years ago by riding a motorcycle. When he had an accident and consequently suffered concussion, sect members were told that this was a warning from God. (At a meeting shortly after the incident, a member told the sect that God had had the grace not to harm the miscreant's whole body but simply to "touch him on the head". This was to be a moral lesson to all sect members and parents were warned to be continually alert to what their children were up to.)