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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information was taken from the intake reports generated from the Sevier County Jail. All are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Names ....
The parties to the High Court proceedings brought by former Gloriavale member John Ready against the community's leaders have reached a settlement agreemen ....
Gloriavale: Leadership denies breaching its duties to members, reveals remarkable insights into community 19 May, 2021 12:00 AM 10 minutes to read Residents of Gloriavale make food for the community. Photo / TVNZ The infamous Gloriavale document where newcomers sign their lives over to the secretive religious sect has been revealed as a key part of a potentially-landmark legal action against the Christian community s leadership. The original document, A Declaration of Commitment to Jesus Christ and to the Christian Church and Community at Gloriavale is a foundation piece of ongoing court action, it can now be revealed. Ex-member John Ready, who was banished from Gloriavale more than three years ago, has launched a civil claim at the High Court. ....
Gloriavale unveiled: What life is really like inside controversial sect Residents of Gloriavale make food for the community. (Photo / TVNZ) Gloriavale unveiled: What life is really like inside controversial sect Wed, 19 May 2021, 12:15PM The infamous Gloriavale document where newcomers sign their lives over to the secretive religious sect has been revealed as a key part of a potentially-landmark legal action against the Christian community s leadership. The original document, A Declaration of Commitment to Jesus Christ and to the Christian Church and Community at Gloriavale is a foundation piece of ongoing court action, it can now be revealed. Ex-member John Ready, who was banished from Gloriavale more than three years ago and who still has family members inside the remote West Coast community, has launched a civil claim at the High Court. ....
It reads: “I forsake all that I have to follow Christ, renouncing forever all personal ownership of houses, lands money and all other possessions. Whatever I own, I now give to the poor and needy of this world or share with my brothers and sisters in Christ. “I give the overseeing shepherd of our Church Communities the absolute and unfettered right to administer and use all the property, assets and money of the Christian Community Trust for the benefit of everyone within these communities.” One of the plaintiffs signed the document on December 7 1977. It’s explained that any person can apply to join the Gloriavale community and as a term of joining they complete the application. ....