One of my best friends came from a Mormon family. He eventually understood the brainwashing for what it was, and told his family he was no longer Mormon. They didn't physically abandon him, just emotionally. He became the black sheep. He was left isolated and alone, his family didn't treat him the same because he wasn't going to go to the planet with them as a family after they all died. He got into drugs. He's also gay but repressed it because he wanted his family to love him. The whole 8 years I've known him, he's just been on a quest to love himself, like someone would be if they found out their family doesn't love them. He's always gotta be the center of attention, but I know he's very lonely and sad.
The cult makes happy and well connected families, unless you're not part of it. And their beliefs can't stand up to modern scrutiny. This is a recipe for people who think for themselves, and even believe in God but not in their version of it, to live sad, horrible lives. It is a CULT, because you can never leave without abandoning your family (when it is really them abandoning you!)
One of my best friends came from a Mormon family. He eventually understood the brainwashing for what it was, and told his family he was no longer Mormon. They didn't physically abandon him, just emotionally. He became the black sheep. He was left isolated and alone, his family didn't treat him the same because he wasn't going to go to the planet with them as a family after they all died. He got into drugs. He's also gay but repressed it because he wanted his family to love him. The whole 8 years I've known him, he's just been on a quest to love himself, like someone would be if they found out their family doesn't love them. He's always gotta be the center of attention, but I know he's very lonely and sad.
The cult makes happy and well connected families, unless you're not part of it. And their beliefs can't stand up to modern scrutiny. This is a recipe for people who think for themselves, and even believe in God but not in their version of it, to live sad, horrible lives. It is a CULT, because you can never leave without abandoning your family (when it is really them abandoning you!)