Quote:
Originally Posted by Koinonia
You are right, of course. But that kind of Facebook group would serve a different purpose. I believe that seeing the names of others engaged in open discussion about their LC experiences (or anything else), identified as "ex-LCers" would encourage people to be more open about leaving. Even I do not want to identify myself--precisely because there is so much stigma about leaving. Yet, there are thousands of people "no longer meeting." The stigma surrounding that needs to be broken down.
|
Though I use Facebook primarily to keep connected with my relatives in Philippines and Hong Kong, I do have immediate family and family friends on Facebook who meet with the local churches. I doubt my opinions would received well at all.