After reading the posts in this thread it makes me very sad and very angry. Most of all it makes me think of a young man who is a relative of mine who has gone to bethel a couple of years now. His mother is so very proud of him. I bite my tongue because I worry that he is ruining his life.
I keep telling myself that He is a smart guy and will start to question his situation at some point. ( I hope that happens sooner rather than later.)
It is really hard to sit on the side lines and see this. It makes me sick.
I have relatives that have soldiered on in "the truth" for many decades. Some of them have passed away and their kids are married into the "truth" and their kids are heavily involved as well. Often, I wonder if they still really believe it? I wonder if they are just keeping up a false front. I think Surely that is the case for some of them, (although I never really know and would never intrude and ask because it is so personal). I find the whole issue interesting and scarey at the same time.
The "truth" was thankfully never my "thing" I escaped young and never looked back. I still have bad feelings against the borg and how they robbed me and my parents of a "normal" with things like birthdays and Christmas. I celebrate both now.
I do like to lurk here and find out what is going on with the Borg but I never swallowed the Koolaide. Posting here just helps me vent a bit. I find it is the best therapy for me.