Sins of the father: Gloriavale leavers react to Julie Christie's new documentary
Former members of the Gloriavale Christian commune are expressing anger and betrayal following a new documentary that features leaders admitting to past failures in protecting children. The documentary, 'Devotion', provides an inside look at the commune's history of abuse.
Why it matters
It brings public attention to systemic abuse within insular religious communities and the ongoing trauma of survivors.
Gideon Benjamin watched a Gloriavale leader's on-camera admission about a failure to protect the Christian commune's children. Anger rose inside him.
The article reports on the reactions of survivors to a documentary without editorializing.
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