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=Your friends and family in the message are afraid= | =Your friends and family in the message are afraid= | ||
People in the message are fearful. Message ministers constantly preach fear to their congregations. They say, "Don't go on those websites!" or "Stay away from the internet!" or "Don't you go questioning the prophet or his message!" Some go on to say you will "catch an evil spirit" or you will be in danger of "blaspheming the Holy Ghost". Fear creates anxiety and can prevent people from interacting with a former message follower. | People in the message are fearful. '''This is true even if they don't seen afraid.''' Message ministers constantly preach fear to their congregations. They say, "Don't go on those websites!" or "Stay away from the internet!" or "Don't you go questioning the prophet or his message!" Some go on to say you will "catch an evil spirit" or you will be in danger of "blaspheming the Holy Ghost". Fear creates anxiety and can prevent people from interacting with a former message follower. | ||
So how do you deal with this fear? | So how do you deal with this fear? | ||
It is important to take things very slow. | '''It is important to take things very slow.''' | ||
It is also [[Cognitive Dissonance|critical to understand cognitive dissonance]] and to recognize it when you are confronted by it (and you will be). | It is also [[Cognitive Dissonance|critical to understand cognitive dissonance]] and to recognize it when you are confronted by it (and you will be). | ||