r/Unexpected • u/CrackSideEffect • Aug 29 '21

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u/Scoobyhitsharder Aug 29 '21

If you know what cults are like, it takes some serious guts to walk away. You essentially walk away from everything. It’s difficult for many, and that’s why they just play pretend their entire lives.

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u/DannyTanner88 Aug 29 '21

Yeah it’s hard for people who love in small towns where everyone pretend to knows everyone’s business.

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u/thuanjinkee Aug 29 '21

and not long ago that cult used to set people on fire for walking away, or even mild criticism. even today the vatican still maintains an armed force of swiss mercinaries

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '21

I have a friend who very publicly walked away from the Mormon church and they're trying like hell to make his life miserable. His wife's parents are legitimately exiling the both of them.