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'''Pastor Fletcher A. Brothers''' is a fundamentalist preacher and author from [[Rochester, New York]]. |
'''Pastor Fletcher A. Brothers''' is a fundamentalist preacher and author from [[Rochester, New York]]. |
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[[image:fletch-head.jpeg|left|frame|Fletcher A. Brothers]] |
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He is best known as the founder of '''Freedom Village''', a [[reform school]] operated from a [[Christian Fundamentalism|Christian Fundamentalist]] perspective and founded in [[Starkey, New York]] in [[1981]]. The campus building was the site of the defunct [[Lakemont Academy]], a secular boys [[boarding school]]. Freedom Village also operates an office in [[Burlington, Ontario]] and recruits many students from [[Canada]]. |
He is best known as the founder of '''Freedom Village''', a [[reform school]] operated from a [[Christian Fundamentalism|Christian Fundamentalist]] perspective and founded in [[Starkey, New York]] in [[1981]]. The campus building was the site of the defunct [[Lakemont Academy]], a secular boys [[boarding school]]. Freedom Village also operates an office in [[Burlington, Ontario]] and recruits many students from [[Canada]]. |
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Patterned somewhat after the reform homes established by [[Lester Roloff]], FV uses a far less physical discipline, and as such has been less controversial than the Roloff Homes and other Fundamentalist [[boot camp]]s. Representatives of FV have been invited to speak at [[public school]]s in the [[USA]] and Canada. There has been concern expressed, however, about restrictions placed by FV on contact between students and their parents. |
Patterned somewhat after the reform homes established by [[Lester Roloff]], FV uses a far less physical discipline, and as such has been less controversial than the Roloff Homes and other Fundamentalist [[boot camp]]s. Representatives of FV have been invited to speak at [[public school]]s in the [[USA]] and Canada. There has been concern expressed, however, about restrictions placed by FV on contact between students and their parents. Parents are only allowed to visit their children on a pre-arranged basis and only after three months, and children are not allowed to leave until after one year. |
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Brothers' fund-raising activities have occasionally drawn criticism as well. In [[1993]], a Federal Bankruptcy Court judge forgave 85% of Freedom Village's $21-million debts. |
Brothers' fund-raising activities have occasionally drawn criticism as well. In [[1993]], a Federal Bankruptcy Court judge forgave 85% of Freedom Village's $21-million debts. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.freedomvillageusa.com/ Freedom Village USA] |
*[http://www.freedomvillageusa.com/ Freedom Village USA] |
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*[http://www.freedomvillageusa.com/canada.html Freedom Village Canada] |
*[http://www.freedomvillageusa.com/canada.html Freedom Village Canada] |
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*[http://freedomvillageusa.com |
*[http://freedomvillageusa.com/victory_today_radio.htm Archive of Victory Today radio programs] |
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*[http://buffaloreport.com/030325richardson.html Public rally, private property—and please buy something on your way out] ''Review of a Freedom Village "I Love America" rally by Chuck Richardson'' |
*[http://buffaloreport.com/030325richardson.html Public rally, private property—and please buy something on your way out] ''Review of a Freedom Village "I Love America" rally by Chuck Richardson'' |
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Revision as of 02:38, 7 August 2005
Pastor Fletcher A. Brothers is a fundamentalist preacher and author from Rochester, New York.
He is best known as the founder of Freedom Village, a reform school operated from a Christian Fundamentalist perspective and founded in Starkey, New York in 1981. The campus building was the site of the defunct Lakemont Academy, a secular boys boarding school. Freedom Village also operates an office in Burlington, Ontario and recruits many students from Canada.
Patterned somewhat after the reform homes established by Lester Roloff, FV uses a far less physical discipline, and as such has been less controversial than the Roloff Homes and other Fundamentalist boot camps. Representatives of FV have been invited to speak at public schools in the USA and Canada. There has been concern expressed, however, about restrictions placed by FV on contact between students and their parents. Parents are only allowed to visit their children on a pre-arranged basis and only after three months, and children are not allowed to leave until after one year.
Brothers' fund-raising activities have occasionally drawn criticism as well. In 1993, a Federal Bankruptcy Court judge forgave 85% of Freedom Village's $21-million debts.
Like Roloff, Brothers has preached on radio, and indeed uses radio as a recruiting tool. FV produces the daily 30-minute "Victory Today" radio show, featuring his preaching and occasional interviews of FV staff or students.
The schools own a large stable of show horses called "Reins of Freedom" that are often presented at both religious and secular gatherings.
External links
- Freedom Village USA
- Freedom Village Canada
- Archive of Victory Today radio programs
- Public rally, private property—and please buy something on your way out Review of a Freedom Village "I Love America" rally by Chuck Richardson