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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You mentioned your father was an intellectual and both parents had some critical thinking skills. What drove them to initially become members of the group? Which aspects did they agree with and why?[/quote]

They were both born into it and had been in the group their entire lives. My father's family was very involved in the leadership of the group and he struggled with some of the hypocrisy that he saw. He was also a voracious reader and came to the point that while he believed in the faith and in the theological foundations, he didn't believe in the way it was being enacted and all the rules. He read and studied and dissected the Bible and came to believe that some of what was happening in the church was not actually Biblical but rather man-led. That people were running the group, not God. He found this very disappointing and worked hard to get the group to see things differently but after years of trying and seeing little progress, he felt he could no longer stay. He didn't walk away from his beliefs but from the group who he felt had strayed from the theological foundation they were built on.

My mother's mother was also a little bit of a 'difficult' woman in the group. She was feisty and strong willed and frequently had to be reprimanded. My grandmother is still a staunch supporter of the group and remained in it but never quite toed the line. So my mother had an example of someone who wasn't 100% committed. My mother never questioned anything however until she married my dad. No one had ever talked to my mom intellectually about issues or discussed things with her, as education hadn't been important for her as she was going to be a wife and mother. My dad doesn't know any other way to be! He talks to everyone like they are an academic! My mom just followed his lead. [/quote]

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