Despite the entry of the Jesus Army into the charismatic mainstream,Hunt in Pneuma , p. 24 the church still attracted a range of viewsHunt in Pneuma , p. 40 and anti-cult groups like the Cult Information Centre,Sunday Mercury, 4 March 2007 (Birmingham, UK) The UK Cult Information Centre says that the mJA is on a list of religious groups it has concerns about. Spokesman Ian Howarth said: "We’re very concerned about the Jesus Army. Over the years we have had many concerns expressed about it. There have been no major changes that merit removing it from our list." Reported in Religion News Blog (retrieved August 2009) FAIRChryssides, p.161: FAIR carefully and consistently monitored the Jesus Fellowship Church's development, even from its early Bugbrooke days, giving it adverse publicity in its quarterly magazine FAIR News. Not only did FAIR give prominence to the fact that many members handed over all their possessions to the Church, and to its disputes with the Baptist Union and Evangelical Alliance, unjustly portraying Stanton as an authoritarian leader who claimed an exclusive 'hotline to God', ... and Reachout TrustReachout Trust 2008 Resource List (retrieved 15 October 9): (page 3) Fact Files ... F010 – The Jesus Fellowship – £0.30 still included the Jesus Army on their lists.
