Big slam on Watchtower good experience to use for child custody court to refute that JW kids are 'normal'.
For his entire youth into his early adulthood, Quarry was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, growing up in the Christian denomination where life focused on school, bible study and home chores. There was no time for socializing or doing most things that most American teenagers do. Sports were forbidden.
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For his entire youth into his early adulthood, Quarry was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, growing up in the Christian denomination where life focused ... Breaking away Self-discovery is one of those terms you hear on The Oprah Winfrey Show, a phrase that you'd never hear uttered on a sports broadcast. But for Quarry, it was a very real part of the journey to what he is now: a UFC fighter. For his entire youth into his early adulthood, Quarry was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, growing up in the Christian denomination where life focused on school, bible study and home chores. There was no time for socializing or doing most things that most American teenagers do. Sports were forbidden. "It's a very strict religion. In my mind, it's a cult," says Quarry, now 34 years old and a decade removed. "A cult needs to control its members 24 hours a day. They don't want them seeing that anything outside of their religion is better than what they're being offered inside that organization." For years, this was his reality, his life. A curious mind, however, is a difficult thing to contain. Quarry began slowly venturing away from his comfort zone and toward the rest of society, joining a gym to lift weights, meeting people that caused him to question what he'd been taught. From time to time, he'd visit a local comic book store and chat with the owner. After a while, he became such a regular that the owner, a guy by the name of Jamie Hayes, asked Quarry if he wanted to meet up over beers later. This is one of many ways friendships are made, but for someone who'd lived such a sheltered existence, it seemed out of the ordinary. Hayes was not part of his religion, so why would he want to spend time with Nate? What would they talk about? Quarry declined the invitation, as he would time and again, until finally after a few months, he relented in his doubts and met the acquaintance for beers. Seems like a good guy, he thought. Not long after, Quarry met his family. Genuinely nice people, he realized. For Quarry, visiting their home was like discovering a new civilization. Within a couple of years, Quarry was the best man at Hayes' wedding.
In 2001, he made his fighting debut against Drew McFedries on an Extreme Challenge card highlighted by Matt Hughes, and won via second-round TKO. All three fighters would later go on to fight in the UFC. E-mail Mike Chiappetta at [email protected]