“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1. The Lithuanian Context

“Pasaulietė”: Deimantė Rudžinskaitė and the Jehovah’s Witnesses. 1. The Lithuanian Context

A recent memoir about the conflict between a daughter and her mother, a Jehovah’s Witness, should be understood in the context of local controversies. by Rosita Šorytė Article 1 of 3. Deimantė Rudžinskaitė (from X) and her book “Pasaulietė.” Critics of minority religions labeled as “cults” almost invariably back their extreme accusations with testimonies from “apostates.” “Apostate” is neither derogatory nor interchangeable with “ex-member.” Soc…