The saddest part on this sub...
I have been reading posts and comments in this sub for a while now. I am an ex member and everything I see here is majority relatable. But I can't really take the part where OPs and almost everyone here share the same experience and struggles. It's not the ex-communication, nor the exclusion that fears them the most. It's the pressure from family members. "Ang iniisip ko nalang ay ang mother ko", "Ang inaalala ko nalang ay... Blah blah blah". Like, how did we arrive at this? Srsly guys? Sa mga OWE lurkers dito. Kung anak mo, kapatid mo, magulang mo, or kung sino man yan na may relationship sayo. CAN WE JUST PLEASE LET THEM GO???? Please let them go. If you are really preaching of the ONE, TRUE CHURCH, let them hear the REAL CALLING. The only instructions we received in the first place is SPREAD THE GOSPEL. And that's it. If they don't believe you, you won't be the one to pay for their sins anyway. Don't you see you are costing them their freedom and happiness, not to mention their mental well-being, and most terribly THEIR LIFE???? And all you care about is sumunod sila sa inyo??? I get that your argument is their kaligtasan. But do you really think na kung sumama sila sa inyo out of pressure and fear maliligtas pa rin sila??? HINDI RIN NAMAN. SO PLEASEEEE....
It's just sad that the ones who are supposed to keep you safe are the same exact persons that we fear the most. It's just sad.