The basis of The Family's philosophy was that Hamilton-Byrne was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and a living god. The group has an inner circle who justify their actions by their claim to be reincarnations of the Apostles of Jesus. The children studied the major scriptures of these religions and also the works of fashionable gurus including Sri Chinmoy, Meher Baba, and Rajneesh. The Family taught an eclectic mixture of Christianity and Hinduism with other Eastern and Western religions on the principle that spiritual truths are universal. She pleaded guilty to the remaining charge of making a false declaration and was fined $5,000. In June 1993, Hamilton-Byrne was charged with conspiracy to defraud and to commit perjury by falsely registering the births of three unrelated children as her own triplets, but those charges were eventually dropped. The group's headquarters was raided by the police on 14 August 1987 and all children were removed from the premises. The Family-also called the Santiniketan Park Association and the Great White Brotherhood-is an Australian New Age group formed in the mid-1960s under the leadership of yoga teacher Anne Hamilton-Byrne (born Evelyn Grace Victoria Edwards 30 December 1921–13 June 2019). Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points.
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