A Listener Question: Leaving family behind: Do we go back for them ? Do we leave them alone? This is a very difficult thing for anyone leaving the message or a fundamentalist church. To what extent should you bear responsibility...
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a resource for people daring the painful choice of leaving fundamentalist religion.
Podcast: My Story (Part 2): Leaving the Message
Continuing from my story of coming into the message, this video explains my experience in the church and decision to leave in 2013. Joining the Message seemed to be 'the answer' in my life. It felt like 'home' when I...
Read MorePodcast: My Story (Part 1): Coming Into the Message
My personal story of being raised around message influence, and coming into church as a young adult after a confusing upbringing. My parents left the message when I was very young, but didn't have any conversations with me about why...
Read MorePodcast: The Individual & Unique Experience of Leaving the Message
For anyone leaving a fundamentalist faith group, like the message of William Branham, the experience is going to be individual and unique. Trying to compare, or expecting to find people who perfectly relate to our feelings and experiences, may be...
Read MorePodcast: The Transforming Power of Social Pressure
One of the arguments I faced countless times while leaving the message was the issue of living a “clean life”. This is my viewpoint of why transformation is an expected result of social pressure, which the church thrives in creating.
Read MorePodcast: Giving Yourself Permission to Move Forward
If I were asked for one piece of advice to provide people in the early stages of leaving the message and an extreme faith group, I would say this: become endlessly curious, and seek understanding.
Read MorePodcast: Giving Yourself Permission to Move Forward
Giving yourself permission to step forward, breaking the "script" despite the feeling of fear is hard. It’s one of the most difficult things to do when you leave "The Message", or any performance-based religious group.
Read MorePodcast: Is It Okay to Not Know What You Believe When You Leave?
People expect that you should have immediate answers for why you are leaving their faith group and, ultimately, where you are going. So is it okay to not have answers? Is it okay to not be able to explain your...
Read MoreIntroducing the Morning Mercy Podcast
I have decided to step forward after years of silence, and contribute a perspective of the journey away from The Message, as a means of support for those struggling with leaving.
Read MoreA Message to Former Followers of William Branham
When someone makes a decision to examine the claims of William Branham, it begins a journey that is emotionally traumatic. The act of leaving “The Message of the Hour” exposes how deeply impacting the teaching was on the life of an individual. Until a person experiences it, it simply cannot be understood.
This website is not intended to attack the people who follow William Branham’s “message”. The purpose is to help those who are leaving to understand why the process of walking away is so traumatic. The benefit of “understanding” and gaining a healthy perspective will be part of healing and moving forward.
I hope this website helps you in your journey!
James Rozak
Former Pastor / Founder Morning Mercy