Wonderful! What were the major influencing factors. Could be of help to others.
- When I woke up we fought horribly, but once my family turned on me it started then. She say the "unchristian-like" actions
- Just trying to be a loving husband and friend through it all, and still being supportive helped I think
- I would not attack "The Truth", rather do exercises in critical thinking
- I would watch things like "The Path", several cult documentaries on Netflix, often I think they would make her uncomfortable and she would seem uninterested, but actually was curious
- Hearing a first-hand experience from a sister in the hall about the elders discouraging reporting to the police
- Then she began to acknowledge the child abuse news stories
- then Leah Remini's series really helped tremendously, then she gave herself full license to research critics of Watchtower including reading COC. I am sure there was other things, but these are highlights that come to mind.
Did the stupidity of the loyalty assembly have anything to do with it
We didn't go, but recently I showed her Lloyd's summary on YouTube
Anyone can wake up and I think a lot of witnesses are secretly losing faith in the Watchtower, but the cult model is the glue that keeps it together. People need help in finding their humanity, seeing me, someone she views daily as a good person, being demonized in such a hateful way because of my personal belief was the beginning of the end. it still took some time, but like I tell others, there is nothing you can show someone about this organization that will wake them up, they first have to give themselves the permission to look at it like what if its not the one true religion, then everything will come together.