Director stands by show as exiled Gloriavale father claims ‘everything is vetted’
By Glenn McConnell | Stuff |
A shunned member of Gloriavale claims TVNZ’s documentaries about life inside the Christian community only show outsiders what leaders there want them to see.
But the show’s director says she is presenting an accurate account of life inside Gloriavale while other media look for “clickbait”.
John Ready left Gloriavale a year ago and has since been blocked from his family still inside the tightly controlled religious sect. He was a devout follower of the late Hopeful Christian for years, until his own children started getting older.
Further reading and video link: https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/104230140/director-stands-by-show-as-exiled-gloriavale-father-says-everything-is-vetted