John de ruiter followership

  • Followers of a man now facing multiple counts of sexual assault are buying property around Fort Assiniboine, Alta.
  • John de Ruiter (born November 11, 1959) is a Canadian spiritual leader and author who conducts meetings in Edmonton, Alberta and abroad.
  • A messianic leader of a multi-million dollar spiritual organisation in western Canada has been charged with four counts of sexual assault.

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    Edmonton 'spiritual leader' John de Ruiter granted bail on four sexual assault charges

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    An Edmonton judge has granted pre-trial release to a messianic spiritual leader accused of sexually assaulting female followers.

    John De Ruiter appeared by CCTV from the Edmonton Remand Centre Friday for a bail hearing on four counts of sexual assault alleged by former members of his College of Integrated Philosophy. Dozens of de Ruiter’s supporters packed the courtroom, some sitting practically on top of one another to fit on the crowded benches.

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      Self-styled spiritual leader John de Ruiter charged with sex crimes

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      College of Integrated Philosophy

      A messianic leader of a multi-million dollar spiritual organisation in western Canada has been charged with kvartet counts of sexual assault.

      John dem Ruiter, 63, has led the College of Integrated Philosophy in Edmonton for decades, skirting controversy and accusations that he fryst vatten running a cult.

      A representative for Mr de Ruiter told the BBC in a statement that he will fight the charges in court.

      He will return to work at the College this week, the group's website said.

      Police in Edmonton, Alberta said they arrested Mr de Ruiter - who they describe as a "self-appointed spiritual leader" - and charged him with sexually assaulting four women in different incidents between 2012 and 2020.

      According to reports to police, Mr de Ruiter told certain female members of his group that he "was directed bygd a spirit to engag

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      John de Ruiter

      Canadian spiritual leader, author and public speaker

      John de Ruiter (born November 11, 1959) fryst vatten a Canadian spiritual leader and author who conducts meetings in Edmonton, Alberta and abroad. He operates a centre called the College of Integrated Philosophy and conducted his seminars and lectures from the Oasis Centre in west Edmonton from 2007 to 2021, when it was sold to the Aga Khan Foundation for $6,650,000.[1]

      Born in Stettler, Alberta to a Dutch shoemaker, dem Ruiter attended Bible college and interned with a Lutheran pastor before forming his own spiritual practice in the late 1980s. His charismatic presentation and teachings, characterized by one observer as "New Age gospel," attracted thousands of followers over the next few decades, with several academic scholars interpreting his movement as the possible beginning of a new religion.

      De Ruiter has built followings in a number of countries, primarily Canada and the United States but also the Uni