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The type of fundamentalist Christianity I grew up in was an intellectual straight-jacket.

Thinking for one's self was highly discouraged. Conforming to the official church position was expected.

In Sunday school, the teacher would ask questions, not get quite the answer they wanted, and prod further with leading questions until they got the student to say what they wanted to hear (thus programming them).

I'm sure the teachers thought of it as leading people to God's truth.

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Not sure he was referencing his parents.

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Certainly does. Parents are the ones that insist on the going to church business. In my case they pretty much looked at me as if I were an outcast.

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At around 25 I left the church and told them their doctrine was unbiblical nonsense .. 😀. Pretty much the same thing I do around here.

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It might come as a surprise to some but many who are caught up in these cults or fundamentalist religions have a uneasy feeling at the back of their mind and they live with that for their entire life. It is only when one person stands up and says 'I had enough of this BS', then they are likely to follow. They did not look at me as an outcast for too long... only for about 20 years 🙂

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@divegeester

Thanks for the link. An amazing journey, and well-told.

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About 15 yrs as outcast, during which time I was gathering my ammunition. 5 years of emails back and forth. By the time I was 45 they were back to normal. They did not change religion, but they accepted that certain alternative doctrines are acceptable.

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Of course. My father passed away 2 years ago at 94 knowing that the truth is not as easy to pin down as reading the church manual. My mom is 93 and lives with me.

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