Posted by:
praydude
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Date: April 21, 2018 01:32PM
I am a RM and I’ve been out of the cult for 15 years or so now and I was very angry with the church for many years. I still have some anger for the cult but my feelings about the cult’s missionaries have changed.
To me, they are drones being controlled by the cult and they are trying to do the “right” thing, they just don’t see the cult for what it is. I was in their shoes too.
If I were visited by the missionaries (it has been 8 years since I’ve even seen them in my neighborhood in the SF north bay area) I would invite them in and feed them. I would be up front with them and let them know that we can talk about ANYTHING they want to talk about BUT if they want to talk about the church then they will hear about it from my side too.
I have a feeling that treating missionaries with kindness can do more to help them out of the cult rather than challenging them on their beliefs in a hostile manner.
Like I said, I’ve only felt this way about the missionaries for the past few years. I think this may be a sign that I’ve reached some sort of peace with my crummy mormon past.