Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured outside his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23, 2024.
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Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured in his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23, 2024.
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Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured outside his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23.
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Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured with his fiancee, Jamie Rozema, in their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23, 2024.
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Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured with his fiancée, Jamie Rozema, in their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23.
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Contact columnist Tim Steller at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @timothysteller
Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured with his fiancee, Jamie Rozema, in their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23, 2024.
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Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured in his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23, 2024.
Emily Hamer / Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured outside his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23, 2024.
Emily Hamer / Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured outside his home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23.
Emily Hamer, Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
Robert Roa left Golden Dawn Tabernacle when he was 19 because church members ostracized him after discovering he had watched a movie in 1996. Movies, internet, TVs and smartphones are banned in the strict, pseudo-Christian church. Roa now calls Golden Dawn a “cult.” Here, Roa is pictured with his fiancée, Jamie Rozema, in their home in Grand Rapids, Mich., on May 23.
Emily Hamer, Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team
