In Reply to: After reading the article about backsliding posted by Steve Matheson on July 17, 2006 at 10:26:07:
Steve, you wrote: "The Family has become such a strong indoctrination religion and belief system that it virtually takes a revelation, a spiritual awakening from God if you will, to show someone to leave."
In my case I had what I call a personal revelation, or perhaps more accurately, realization. What I mean by that is that it was not divinely inspired but came from my own slow awakening to the fact that TF was corrupt, based on personal experiences and observations. At a certain point it occurred to me that I was losing my religion, my faith in God, and from that point on I began making conscious efforts to find a way to get out.
There is more than one way to view the universe, and that is the main reason I continue to post here. When I was first looking for a supportive website a couple years ago, the fact that this site gave room for people with similar views to my mine was a relief to me. Admittedly, we're the minority and have to put up with some bullshit from time to time, but if my presence here helps someone in similar shoes to mine, as Susie's and others did for me, then it's worth it.