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FranklyM · 08-16-2019, 09:10 AM

Hi everyone,

A little bit about myself:
I was born and raised in a Christian family. My father was the son of a pastor in a denomination called "Assembly of God" back in my country. In 1998 my father came into the Recovery. In 2001 our family moved to the United States and continued to meet with "church" in our city. My parents and siblings moved back to my country in 2010.

I never really challenged anything about the Recovery's teachings, I pretty much followed my father. But as I grew older, I started questioning some of the teachings of WN, WL, LSM. It got to the point where I now find fault with almost anything taught in the Recovery.

As I mentioned before, my immediate family moved back to my country, so all I have left are my wife's family (we are really close) who just happen to be true defenders of the Recovery. I do have one friend at work who also meets with the recovery that share similar views with me about the Recovery.

I have no problem telling people the problems I found with the teachings of WN and WL and practices in the Recovery, including my family. I often describe what the Recovery teaches as either stating the obvious (things that are already clear in the Bible), or the fruit of someone's very fertile and twisted imagination. I often tell people that I am 99% sure that the Recovery is very close to being a cult.

My wife agrees that there is a lot of issues with the Recovery's teachings, but she thinks leaving will be to drastic and cause problems with the family. My wife continues to attend the meetings. Her approach is try to work with what you have.

I myself very seldom attend the meetings on Sundays. I sometimes go to home meetings when they are held at the homes of someone from my family.

08-16-2019, 09:10 AM	#1
FranklyM Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 5	Glad to be here Hi everyone, A little bit about myself: I was born and raised in a Christian family. My father was the son of a pastor in a denomination called "Assembly of God" back in my country. In 1998 my father came into the Recovery. In 2001 our family moved to the United States and continued to meet with "church" in our city. My parents and siblings moved back to my country in 2010. I never really challenged anything about the Recovery's teachings, I pretty much followed my father. But as I grew older, I started questioning some of the teachings of WN, WL, LSM. It got to the point where I now find fault with almost anything taught in the Recovery. As I mentioned before, my immediate family moved back to my country, so all I have left are my wife's family (we are really close) who just happen to be true defenders of the Recovery. I do have one friend at work who also meets with the recovery that share similar views with me about the Recovery. I have no problem telling people the problems I found with the teachings of WN and WL and practices in the Recovery, including my family. I often describe what the Recovery teaches as either stating the obvious (things that are already clear in the Bible), or the fruit of someone's very fertile and twisted imagination. I often tell people that I am 99% sure that the Recovery is very close to being a cult. My wife agrees that there is a lot of issues with the Recovery's teachings, but she thinks leaving will be to drastic and cause problems with the family. My wife continues to attend the meetings. Her approach is try to work with what you have. I myself very seldom attend the meetings on Sundays. I sometimes go to home meetings when they are held at the homes of someone from my family.