For decades Paul Grundy and Trish Karr lived under a culture of indoctrination, oppression and control. Both were brought up in the Jehovah s Witness religion which, they say, kept them naive, scared and submissive right into adulthood. Upon leaving the religion, both were shunned by their parents who, to this day, refuse to speak to them. Lifelong friends and family members crossed the street to avoid them. Now they re using their voice and their platform to help other vulnerable Jehovah s Witnesses escape the grips of the church, which has 70,000 members in Australia. The religion denies that it coerces people and says that people who are Jehovah s Witnesses have free will.