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Misogyny, horrific abuse and ‘free love’ in cults explored in new book

November 4, 2022: By Catherine Hubbard | Stuff | GRAPHIC WARNING: Content in this story may upset some people. Journalist and author Anke Richter’s new book about Kiwi cults will certainly open eyes.…

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Surviving and diving into the world of cults as an outsider

October 30, 2022: By Naomi Arnold | Stuff | How do you write about people suffering from severe trauma without making it worse? What are the boundaries between journalist and subject? Naomi Arnold…

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From Centrepoint to Gloriavale, why are we still naive about sexually dangerous cults?

October 20, 2022: By Dr Caroline Ansley | The Spinoff | This month’s Gloriavale hearing has been chillingly evocative of the abuse Dr Caroline Ansley endured as a child at Centrepoint in the…

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Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control

October 12, 2022: A chance meeting with a former resident of Bert Potter’s Centrepoint community started journalist Anke Richter on what became a decade-long deep dive into groups that exert high levels of…

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Gloriavale’s last stand

August 30, 2022: By Dr Liz Gordon |Insight Aotearoa | Blog It is difficult to fathom the arguments being made in court about the ‘Gloriavale six’ – six women who revealed that women…

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Unconditional Love – Zion’s Gloriavale story (Extended version)

April 15, 2022: Hope Project Video Link: Unconditional Love – Zion’s Gloriavale story …

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Janja Lalich: how normal people end up in cults like NXIVM

February 27, 2021: Saturday Morning | RNZ | It’s a myth that only “stupid weird crazy people” get tied up with cults, says cult expert Dr Janja Lalich. Idealism is what these people have…

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How To Spot A Cult and Avoid Getting Recruited!

December 5, 2019: | DangerTV | YouTube | Gloriavale Chapter commences at 14:18 Watch this full length documentary on Cults and how to spot when you’re being recruited for a cult. These experts…

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Hopeful Christian dies: What now for Gloriavale?

May 16, 2018: | Stuff | Paula Penfold and Eugene Bingham | Phil Cooper is an exuberant, boisterous – and openly emotional – guy. But he’s uncharacteristically quiet when he calls and with…

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A Story of Redemption

December 15, 2016: | Laidlaw College | “I grew up in Gloriavale” is a dramatic opening line to Leah Menage’s story! Crossing the stage recently to receive her Bachelor of Counselling degree, Leah’s…

Misogyny, horrific abuse and ‘free love’ in cults explored in new book

Surviving and diving into the world of cults as an outsider

From Centrepoint to Gloriavale, why are we still naive about sexually dangerous cults?

Anke Richter: delving into the world of cults and control

Gloriavale’s last stand

Unconditional Love – Zion’s Gloriavale story (Extended version)

Janja Lalich: how normal people end up in cults like NXIVM

How To Spot A Cult and Avoid Getting Recruited!

Hopeful Christian dies: What now for Gloriavale?

A Story of Redemption

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