Theophila Pratt is reclaiming her life – fighting back against the legacy of her brutally confining and abusive childhood in the West Coast fundamentalist cult of Gloriavale. The ability to appreciate the smallest of life’s freedoms and not to take…[Continue Reading...]
A former member of the high-profile New Zealand sect Gloriavale has written a book about her life and she’s launching it at an event in rural east Auckland. Theophila Pratt, who was named Honey Faithful at birth, was born and…[Continue Reading...]
Ushered into her parents’ bedroom with her eight brothers and sisters, the eight-year-old girl felt bewildered. “Protected” from the “wicked outside world” by a strict religious community, she had been brought up to accept the teachings of the sect -…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
Gloriavale’s leader has made a public apology for any “pain and suffering” experienced by its members. He offered thanks to all members who have reported abuse to New Zealand’s authorities - acknowledging previous leaders breached their trust and did not…[Continue Reading...]
The BBC has picked up a premium doc series on a group of people’s clandestine escape from a New Zealand cult. Escaping Utopia is a three-part investigation into Gloriavale Christian Community – New Zealand’s extreme religious cult – and the true stories of…[Continue Reading...]
When Pearl Valor reflects on the key reasons that led to her and husband Paul breaking away from the reclusive Gloriavale community, one stands out above the rest: “We wanted to give our kids a better life than we had.”…[Continue Reading...]
A new documentary about a secretive New Zealand "cult" uncovers the openly submissive lifestyle of women in the fundamentalist Christian community. The third documentary in the series reveals how the Gloriavale society, based in Haupiri, in the South Island, imposes…[Continue Reading...]
That’s according to the a first-of-its-kind test of public opinion curated by Talbot Mills, which asked people what should happen to the controversial West Coast commune. There have been allegations of sexual abuse, physical abuse, labour exploitation and more recently,…[Continue Reading...]
After years of allegations of forced labour, slavery, and sexual and physical abuse, the future of Gloriavale is being considered by its former residents. The Gloriavale Leavers' Trust has released a discussion document, where it asks what needs to happen…[Continue Reading...]
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