The Brethren teach men to respect their wives at least twice a year in conference and virtually every Sunday in quorum meetings. (I can't believe I'm defending the Brethren... someone check the news... has Armageddon started today?) It's extremists like Gaz that aren't listening, not that the Brethren aren't trying to teach correct principles.
Well, maybe it is that Gaz is not listening or maybe it is that Gaz really believes he is interpreting the message as God wants him to?
I had a BIL who believes like Gaz (and BC), and feels his views are Godly. He believes he is right in line with the teachings of the Brethren. He could justify any sort of emotional abuse with talks from the Brethren, even though most of us would suggest he was misinterpreting them.
I think the Brethren are trying to care about women (in their own way) but are really missing the root of the problem, hence we have folks like Gaz, BC, my BIL, and many, many men who still don't get it.