Luddly Neddite
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Behind the barricaded doors of a Christian cult: Forced to wear uniforms all day, no birth control and total isolation from the 'evil' world outside... and the family of FOURTEEN who escaped
Read more: Behind the doors of New Zealand cult Gloriavale Christian Community in Haupiri Daily Mail Online
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I wonder how many more weird little cults are out there.
If consenting adults and not harming anyone, I don't much care but that's not how they're portrayed.
More at the link.
- A family of 14 walked out of a remote community declaring they had been living in a 'false system'
- Many of the children were born in the Gloriavale Christian Community in Haupiri, on New Zealand's west coast
- But the family moved 200 miles away to live with a 'normal' family as they begin reintegrating into society
- The adults have forsaken their nun-like headdresses and white bibs to put on everyday clothes
- The children have removed their hooded hats and blue uniforms
- The community, founded in 1969 and which now has 500 members, is headed by Neville Cooper
- It has been revealed that he was convicted of sexual abuse in 1994 and spent 11 months in jail
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Read more: Behind the doors of New Zealand cult Gloriavale Christian Community in Haupiri Daily Mail Online
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
I wonder how many more weird little cults are out there.
If consenting adults and not harming anyone, I don't much care but that's not how they're portrayed.
More at the link.