Hello friends this is an interview that I did with Orlin Cohen who grew up in the

Holdemannite Church and participated in the documentary Holdemann and this is an extended interview for those who want to know a little

bit more about what growing up in that particular church was like and I'll have some more

interviews coming out Lord willing later this week.

My name is Orlin Cohen and I was part of the Holderman structure for 32 years.

Having been born there and raised in the home of a pastor or minister as they call it.

And it was in 1976 when we were disfellowshipped from the Holoman Church.

As it's typical of a lot of pastor's kids or pKs,

there are crazy expectations that are unrealistic, and that was part of my experience too,

but it wasn't in a way that was like a heavy burden on me.

Actually I grew up having a good time. I had a lot of friends because the way I'm wired and

put together, sort of extroverted guy and yeah I had a lot of good times as a teenager and young adult and I left my home

Mary Candace and went to California in 1965 and got married to my wife in 66, 1966.

There's this real strong family feeling, you know, because of the way that they do church.

It was just I don't know it felt warm and generally warm and I knew that people cared for me and loved me and I grew up knowing that for my parents as well.

It was generally a positive thing to see my dad serve. He was a minister in the church already when I was like eight or nine years old I think it was

when he accepted that ordination so it was my parents are hospitable by reason of his position, their position.

So we had a lot of people over.

Well it was back in the early 70s, mid-70s,

when there was a desire by the ministerial people

in the leadership in the Hold ofiman Church, they wanted to reinforce, if you would, or

re-emphasize their understanding that they gained through John Holdem and about the Church of God

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