Hi, I’m the one who requested the documentary a few hours ago. Also thanks again to u/Rauffenburg for linking it :)

It’s honestly just baffling for me how the person I was speaking with continues to perceive INC as incapable of being wrong. I’ve been reading the testimonies and rants of other members here, and despite not being one myself I feel your pain. Time and again I told her to read these at her own time, but she still refuses to. Even when I directed her to the SCAN post she tried downplaying the threats being displayed. Why would you try to find another possible reason for an event whose context has already been given?

All this aside, I also found it highly concerning that in our previous discussions, she mentioned that going against the church scared her and she preferred to simply never question them. I told her that the problem lay there- because she never bothered questioning their methods. Today her latest excuse was that she was in economics so she couldn’t debate. So what? Is there suddenly a decree stating one has to be in a certain profession to discuss these matters? Or are you simply deflecting the matter because you know it can be disproven? I’ll never know, to be honest.

I’m sorry if this has gone on for too long, but I’ve put my foot down. It’s not that I’m trying to be the “quit having fun” guy in this situation, but not everything in the world radiates positivity. There has to be a balance with serious matters. I will certainly not excuse supporting a cult that drains its members dry and dictates their lives.