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For those interested, here is the link to the BCF Communion Livestream. https://www.communion.org.au Vic Hall starts speaking sometime after the 45min mark and he starts off by ripping it into the elderly, basically putting a curse on them telling them they are going to die and that "their sanc...

Hi Breakfree, Thank you for sharing your thoughts: Having done the shunning and also been shunned. I can understand the mental gymnastics of doing something. I have talked about this else where in more detail as well but when I was leaving I was told God would Damn me if I went to another church. Th...

Good point Stargazer, I have observed over the decades I have been involved in/left/watched the Christian Fellowship organisation of groups, there is a common theme - there are no longer any people (apart maybe from Ian Barlow) who had any formal theological training. Any older men who did come acro...

Wonderful life giving affirming words.

Thank you Helen.

Hello Readers, When doing my morning bible reading, I came across the following passage. As a side note, this year, I thought I would start reading the bible in the Amplified Version, and I have found it very useful. You might find this funny, but for many years, I just could not bring myself to rea...

Thankyou guest of an excellent post.

Yep, big ticks for each one of those points for every Christian Fellowship Group. Certainly Vic Hall and previous leadership from Toowoomba had strong ticks in every box.

Thankyou to Stargazer and all who have contributed to this thread. It is truly appalling to read about this development particularly The latest “word” that is preached the last month or so, is “surprise surprise”… on tithing to help fund the build. Also “that parents need to cease their child’s Satu...

Dear Breakfree and Stargazer, Thank you so much for sharing these posts. It brought back a flood of memories for me when you wrote Anyone who leaves knows full well the consequences instant excommunication, you loose your family, friends, community, sense of belonging, identity, purpose. On top of t...

Breakfree - thank you so much for sharing your story. The PTSD, Depression and general brokenness resonates with me and you certainly suffered near fatal consequences. Also, I think you have highlighted an important point. That it is very very important for people to seek help from professionals on ...

Hello Fellow Streetcar readers, I was prompted to make this post after I watched the following short video and it brought back some memories. The video is very short (3mins) and it is made by a man who has left the Exclusive Brethren (EB) group. The video details how the EB leaders and congregation ...