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Originally Posted by gr8ful
Along the way, you will meet new companions, communities and the fear of rejection from The Brothers will shrink as your world becomes larger.
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This. Having left and built a new community, I feel no need to try and justify myself or get approval from those in the LR. The fears I had while leaving seem so small now that my world outside of the LR has grown.
To answer your question, just tell them you don’t want to. There’s no need to have to explain yourself to anyone. When I first left I wanted to try to explain to everyone why because I knew what their perception would be. However, trying to change their perspective is a fools errand. You’re the one that answers to God on judgement day, not them. They’ll view you backsliden, one who lost the vision, poisoned, or whatever. But that’s fine, as frustrating as that is.