Clare Heath-McIvor is the daughter of the leader of the City Builders Church, an organisation that she and others who know it feel confident fits the definition of a cult. Her marriage was arranged within the church to Patrick McIvor, a man who had survived gay conversion therapy. Since leaving, the now-happily-separated pair have become involved in a number of social justice issues, including the current Victorian Parliamentary <a href="https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/cofg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups</a>, and Patrick's work was crucial to the ban on conversion therapy practices in Victoria.Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/cofg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inquiry into the recruitment methods and impacts of cults and organised fringe groups</a> — Parliament of Victoria, open for submissions until 31 July 2025 and due to deliver findings in September 2026</li><li>Clare Heath-McIvor's <a href="https://linktr.ee/clareheathmcivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linktree</a> with her <a href="https://clareheathmcivor.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@clareheathmcivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://x.com/clare_mcivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and more</li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0l3gXv1VUjU4AkGoxXv8Ov?si=a629795e6348421f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unchurchable</a> podcast</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY6BAgxHEGQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caring church or crazy cult? The extreme religion praying for power</a> — 60 Minutes Australia, 20 November 2022</li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1207865294020176" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victorian Cult Survivors Network</a> — Facebook group</li></ul>You can support us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=7859667" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. Sarah Steel's book Do As I Say is <a href="https://bit.ly/3dEBQuF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available on audiobook</a>.If you have been personally affected by involvement in a cult, or would like to support those who have been, you can find support with or donate to Cult Information and Family Support if you’re in Australia (via <a href="http://www.cifs.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.cifs.org.au</a>), and you can find resources outside of Australia with the International Cultic Studies Association (via <a href="http://www.icsahome.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.icsahome.com</a>).<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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