From Cult to Hope: Experts and former members to speak in Timaru
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Australasia’s first cult conference has had a spin-off for Timaru with an international expert and Gloriavale leavers to speak on the long-lasting impact of breaking free.
From Cult To Hope, the first event of its kind in the region, will be held on November 2 and 4, and is a collaborative initiative between the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust and Te Rito South Canterbury, and is supported by the Olive Leaf Network.
Leavers’ Support Trust manager Liz Gregory said the sessions had come about following the recent Decult conference in Christchurch, which she attended, where there were a host of international experts.
“The experts have made themselves available so we thought we would make the most of them being here,’’ Gregory said.
Saturday’s session would be hosted by the trust, with a panel of former Gloriavale members discussing the characteristics of a religious cult, Gloriavale’s doctrines and beliefs and the impact it had on their lives, and their recovery.
Gregory said the session would be suitable for those who want to understand former cultists.
Content retrieved from: https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360467326/cult-hope-experts-and-former-members-speak-timaru.
