In Reply to: Advice needed posted by Michael on September 05, 2004 at 14:12:55:
There's many factors to take into consideration, for instance, how long have they been out of the group, were they FM (TSers)? Are they still? Do they have older kids who had bad experiences?
My father too was more sympathetic towards the cult for a long time, and it took time for us to help him realise the depth of deception he had been part of, through sending him stuff to read, pointing him to especially pertinent testimonials on the web (or emailing them to him), and many discussions with other exers, airing out our views. My husband was a top leader in the group and so has been able to verify many deceptions, which has helped many exers to start realising the deception of the cult.
It seems that this couple maybe hasn't really come face-to-face with the truth, or hasn't had a chance to. Try printing out and giving them James Penn's letters, Lord Justice Ward's judgement, direct them to Movingon so they can read first-hand accounts of the damage the cult left on kids. That's what I'd do anyway.
But then, if they just don't want to see it any other way, what can you do? Nothing, except for bring in the authorities to ensure their kids are getting eduated and proper care, that's all you really can do. People will see things the way they want to until they have a personal experience to change their viewpoint. It's not your responsibility to try and modify their opinions, only to present another side of the situation.