Tucson church a controlling 'cult within a cult,' ex-members say A Tucson pastor made the rules in his church so harsh that leaving means estrangement from family members. Andrew Loza, who left the ...

Andrew Loza and his elderly mother live in Tucson, but he’s only seen her a few times over the last 30 years. Since Loza left his mother’s church, Golden Dawn Tabernacle near Tucson International ...

Tears welled up in the corners of Loza’s eyes as he described the dilemma that growing up in that church posed. He left Golden Dawn at 18 because he wanted a life of his own, outside the controls ...