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Date: March 02, 2013 11:36AM
A one of my TBM relatives got a mission "call" and started bugging my child to get together to learn more about the language my child happens to be interested in, and I decided to let said family member that we were not going to be able to attend their farewell, and that my position is that missions to proselytize Mormonism to other cultures are not something I'm in favor of, and a general statement as to why - but still wishing said family member well, etc.
So, within a few days, news of my communication spread to everyone in the extended family, and about five of them promptly dropped me from Facebook, and probably from their lives, the evil person I am for having decided to be a truth seeker!
I had tried to word my communication as politely and simply as possible. My reason for going ahead with it was I am tired of their constant insistence that Mormonism is the only path for us, when as an adult, I've clearly chosen a different path. And further, that their insistence that no responses or rebuttals to their "church"s incessant preaching and proselytizing to the world is acceptable. How is that fair, that they can send out missionaries everyone and focus entire family reunions on Mormonism, without taking into consideration that others have a different pov? To me, this proved how deep the brainwashing goes and/or shallowness of TBMs.