Shunned

Linda Curtis Was Raised As AJehovah,s Witness And Is An Unquestioning True Believer Who Has Knocked On Doors From The Time She Was Nine Years OldLike Other Witnesses, She Has Been Discouraged From Pursuing ACareer, Higher Education, Or Even Voting, And Her Friendships Are Limited To The Witness CommunityThen One Day, At Age Thirtythree, She Knocks On ADoorand ACoworker She Deeply Respects Answers The DoorTo Their Mutual Consternation She Launches Into Her Usual Spiel, But This Time, For The First Time Ever, The Message Sounds HollowIn The Months That Follow, Curtis Tries Hard To Overcome The Doubts That Spring From That Doorstep Encounter, Knowing They Could Upend Her 'safe' ExistenceBut Ultimately, Unable To Reconcile Her Incredulity, She Leaves Her Religion And Divorces Her Witness Husbanda Choice For Which She Is Shunned By The Entire Community, Including All Members Of Her Immediate FamilyShunned Follows Linda As She Steps Into AWorld She Was Taught To Fear And Discovers What Is Possible When We Stay True To Our Hearts, Even When It Means Disappointing Those We Love.
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