text: You phrased that in a way that was particularly touching to me, even though I have felt the same way. My father was raised by very strict adventists who, as I have examined my grandmother, seem to put more emphasis on simply following human made doctrine and perceived notions rather than the message of love in Jesus Christ. My father is still a follower, but it makes me wonder how much stronger his relationship with Christ could have been if he didn't have so many false teaching angrily forced upon him.