[MountainMom]

So many people have lost their faith due to involvement in the Wms that I think this topic deserves it's own thread.  Time after time I have read that former members of the Wms have been so traumatized that they no longer believe in a higher power at all.  Several people who post on here have said they are now atheists.  Even some parents of current members no longer believe in God because they prayed so hard and for so long to get their children out, and feel as though they got no help. 

Diane Simms said in her video that the worst thing is that they "took her faith."  I have had current members tell me that "If She is not God, then I don't believe in God at all."    That was very hard to hear. 

Faith is such a precious thing.  It is what most of us turn to in times of extreme strife in our lives, and it is what gets many of us through those terrible times.  It gives us comfort, hope, and a reason to go on.  To take that away from people is to take away something that helps us get through our daily lives.  Optimism and good will suffer, and I just can't believe that is good for the world. 

I haven't lost my faith, but I understand what is going on in the minds of people who have.  My wish is that some day after all this is over for them, they will be able to regain some of what they have lost. 

As for the Wms, you know what the Bible says about people who turn others from God.  Especially the children.