I never had anything to do with the ADF but reading the comments it seems to be the very definition of an organisation with a tainted egregore.

I looked at the website, "We've been going strong for 36 years, so take a look at what we've been doing for so long and consider joining us on our path!"

Why has it lasted so long? It seems there is a need for this kind of organisation but it needs to be disbanded and a new one needs to be built without any of the old guard allowed to join.