Thanks so much for all of your insight everyone. This can be a little confusing from someone on the outside looking in....ok, maybe crazy is a better word than confusing.
And funny but leaving his own religion, creating another, and then putting all other religions down....wouldn't that make Russell an apostate according to his own standards?? This is really messed up. I'm happy for those of you that found the courage to make sense of all this. Congrats on finally living!!!