How do you leave without making a scene?

[Sons to Glory!]

Originally Posted by awareness

And that's why we have to go thru a period of deprogramming after leaving a cult.

I've had to go through "deprogramming" after many things that would not be considered a "cult!"
So while I've resisted calling the LC a cult, I am coming to that realization more these days. This is because it just ticks off so many of the boxes of a cult. At the very least, I would say it's "cult like" in many attributes.

And, pursuant to the thread topic of "leaving without making a scene," that's why this person even has to ask this question! Sure, even leaving an established denomination may be a little tricky, especially if a lot of roots with friends and family are there. But the LC takes this to another level with its brand of exclusivity (I keep thinking of the Amish here . . .)!