I can remember an incident like the one you describe. A woman on the next block, who I had really liked, began an affair with a co-worker, decided the Mormon church wasn’t true, walked out on her faithful husband, breaking his heart, convinced two of her four children to leave the husband and the church with her, and began going around the ward to people whom she considered vulnerable, trying to talk them into leaving the church, too. She couldn’t just leave. She had to try to convince as many people as possible that she was right, and they were stupid to stay. I couldn’t look her in the face. I didn’t know what to say to her. She probably thought I was jerk, too. Oh, well.
As I said, people tend to avoid those who are hostile to everything that they hold sacred. I make no apologies for that.
The really strange thing is this...Christians don't feel personally affronted when someone chooses to follow a different path and leave their individual congregation. "As I said, people tend to avoid those who are hostile to everything that they hold sacred. I make no apologies for that."
What possible harm does someone who is "hostile" to mormonism as a belief do to you personally?
This "hostility" to those who leave is the mark of a cult.
going around the ward to people whom she considered vulnerable, trying to talk them into leaving the church, too. She couldn’t just leave. She had to try to convince as many people as possible that she was right, and they were stupid to stay.
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Yeah I know just what you mean...
Kinda like sandy...
She left the Chtistian Church...
and joined the cult, mormonism...
Then here it is years later...
and Sandy still cant just leave or leave it alone...
he badmouths Christianity every chance she gets...
Goes around the threads trying to convince Christians to leave Christianity...
and join mormonism...
and that we are stupid to stay...
Gotcha...
I agree ...its terrible...