article_snippet.sent: You're told if you leave Gloriavale
article_snippet.sent: Living in the now: The Overcomers have lived outside Gloriavale for two years .
article_snippet.sent: Sharing candid photographs of his family's time in Gloriavale with Daily Mail Australia, Mr Overcomer said  Mr Overcomer had been told there was 'a lot of sin' and 'bad things' in the greater world. '
article_snippet.sent: The family have faced two particular challenges leaving Gloriavale.
article_snippet.sent: so our could be confident that Gloriavale was wrong and that our were actually free to go wherever our like... '
article_snippet.sent: Fleur Beale, the author of the Gloriavale book Sins of the Father, said the most striking thing about Gloriavale was the 'control those in power' - a group of elders - 'had over the ordinary people.'' '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Overcomer was initially kicked out of Gloriavale for five weeks around Christmas 2012 after 'asking too many questions' of the Elders, who rule the sect.
article_snippet.sent: After five weeks of 'hell' separated from his family, Mr Overcomerrepented' for Mr Overcomer sins and returned home to Gloriavale.
article_snippet.sent: One of the reasons the Overcomers decided to leave Gloriavale was to spend more time with Gloriavale families children, rather than their children being 'raised as a part of a system' Mr Overcomer, who had worked outside Gloriavale, particularly wanted to spend more time with his children as his children grew up. '
article_snippet.sent: his told Daily Mail Australia one of his 'biggest issues' with Gloriavale is how they separate dissenters from they families. '
highlights_snippet.sent: He was initially kicked out for 'asking too many questions'
  After leaving Gloriavale, family grappled with religious fears .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: There has recently been an exodus from Gloriavale .