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Christian sect members who watched 8-year-old die get lengthy prison sentences

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The parents of an 8-year-old girl who died after they withheld her insulin, encouraged by members of a small Christian sect who believed God would save her, have been sentenced to at least 14 years in prison. Elizabeth Struhs died…[Continue Reading...]

‘Justice’: Sister speaks as killer cult jailed

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The sister of a young girl killed at the hands of religious fanatics – who left her to suffer and die for days after her insulin was taken away – says justice has been delivered for her “bright girl with…[Continue Reading...]

I thought I lived a normal life —at 40, I realized I was in a notorious cult-like church and ran away

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Ryan Carey had no idea that his seemingly normal upbringing in a sleepy suburb about an hour from Melbourne was anything but typical. His parents were members of a notorious and secretive Pentecostal cult-like church that preached doomsday prophecies and…[Continue Reading...]

Psychic ‘fraud and liar’ denied bail after airport stop in Sydney

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A woman accused of defrauding hundreds of thousands of dollars from Australians by performing "curse removals" and "spiritual cleanings" will remain behind bars over fears she could flee the country. Maria Williams was stopped at Sydney Airport with a one-way…[Continue Reading...]

Escaping Utopia review – there’s so much terrible detail about this cult it barely fits into the show

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Hello and welcome to another entrant in the popular television genre Do Try to Be Born a White Christian Man If You Can. This one is entitled Escaping Utopia, a three-part documentary series on Gloriavale, a secretive sect founded in…[Continue Reading...]

Religious cult guilty of killing girl urged to consider psych evaluation

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Members of a religious cult found guilty of killing a Queensland girl have been asked by a judge to consider having psychiatric evaluation before they are sentenced. Eight-year-old diabetic Elizabeth Struhs died in January 2022 while lying on a mattress…[Continue Reading...]

‘Run away screaming’: Dad’s religious cult warning after son convicted over Struhs death

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The father of one of 14 fringe-church group members convicted over the death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs is speaking out to warn others about the dangers of religious cults. Lachlan Schoenfisch and his wife Samantha were two of 14 members…[Continue Reading...]

Religious sect followers prayed and sang as an 8-year-old died. All 14 have been found guilty of manslaughter

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Fourteen members of a small religious sect in Australia have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an 8-year-old girl, who died after they withheld insulin needed to treat her diabetes because of their unwavering belief that God would heal…[Continue Reading...]

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