A disowned son's scathing obituary about his Jehovah's Witness father highlighted family estrangement over their religious differences. Timothy McLaughlin, 42, felt catharsis in exposing his decade-long shunning and disownment by his father, James J. Becker, 81, after leaving the faith. McLaughlin has said he stands by his message of transparency and the need to address the pain caused by familial rejection particularly because of religion Read this story