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Gloriavale: The Hopeful Christian interview
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Gloriavale: The Hopeful Christian interview

: By Jehan Casinader – Stuff – 15/05/2018 [Audio link in article] This story was first published in 2015, but has been republished after Hopeful Christian died after a battle with cancer on Tuesday. “Did you know”, Hopeful Christian whispers, “that some medical vaccines contain the embryos of aborted fetuses? Did…
Watch the first and only TV interview with Gloriavale leader Hopeful Christian, where he revealed inner-workings of secretive religious sect
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Watch the first and only TV interview with Gloriavale leader Hopeful Christian, where he revealed inner-workings of secretive religious sect

: | 1News | Sunday | TVNZ 1’s Sunday show carried out the only sit-down television interview with Gloriavale leader Hopeful Christian over a decade ago. Reporter Janet McIntyre was given access to Gloriavale residents and shown around the property by Christian himself, to see the inner-workings of the religious sect…
Gloriavale: The Return
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Gloriavale: The Return

: TVNZ | Local Documentary | May 2018 saw TVNZ premiere an exclusive Gloriavale mini-series.  Gloriavale: The Return This May, TVNZ OnDemand will premiere an exclusive Gloriavale mini-series. Catch up with familiar faces, and meet some new ones too. Join us for another visit to Gloriavale, New Zealand’s most fascinating isolated community.…
Secretive religious community Gloriavale’s ‘Declaration of Commitment’ – revealing the rights members must sign away for the rest of their lives
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Secretive religious community Gloriavale’s ‘Declaration of Commitment’ – revealing the rights members must sign away for the rest of their lives

: By Paul Hobbs, 1News – 07/04/2018 [Video can be viewed in article link]. For the first time, the full details of Gloriavale’s “Declaration of Commitment” document can be unveiled. It includes an array of sweeping waivers, including how the religious group tries to legally bind people to a lifetime of…
Finding Lilia
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Finding Lilia

: | Sunday | TVNZ | When SUNDAY first met Lilia Tarawa, she’d been brainwashed. Born in the isolated religious sect Gloriavale, the 16 year old had been raised to believe everyone in the outside world was destined to burn in hell. Her life was one of obedience and submission. A…