LIST OF GATHERINGS
Part Two: Starting To Wake Up
(in which the things people create systems to deal with, and the failure of such systems to work properly, are gone into.)
Shelley's Story
(in which a woman tells the story of being punished socially for going to the police about a child molester who is
an elder in her assembly.)
(in which the question of the need for socialization and systems like churches and schools, given that they sometimes
do harm, is gone into.)
(in which the dubious attempts of lumbering human systems to bring about order and keep out chaos are gone into.
Adam names animals.)
(in which war on a Brethren scale, division used to determine which members will put up with what level of legalism, is looked into.
Comments from Bruce Anstey, Mark Twain, George Carlin, Reinhold Neibur, Dan and Rosie)
(in which, in light of our history of disunity and church divorce at the first sign of a spat, our lofty claims of correctness are looked at.
Comment by Dan. )
(in which Henry is joined by proxy voices for William Kelly, C.H. Mackintosh, Walter Potter, A.H. Rule and John Nelson Darby, reading
from their published works, revealing their fear of sectarianism and their horror of exclusive membership, or "waiting periods" before
accepting the fact that godly Christians wishing to worship, are in fact, godly Christians, already received by Christ himself.)
(in which a modern rewording of Henry's tract is joined by proxy voices for William Kelly, C.H. Mackintosh, Walter Potter,
A.H. Rule and John Nelson Darby, reading from their published works, revealing their fear of sectarianism and their horror
of exclusive membership, or "waiting periods" before accepting the fact that godly Christians wishing to worship, are in fact,
godly Christians, already received by Christ himself.)
(in which James Morris (vocal stand-in used) tells the story of how he got into trouble in his assembly for continually quoting
the founding fathers of the Brethren movement, such as Darby, Kelly, Macintosh, Potter and Rule.)
(in which Russell Rule's attempts to foster more honesty by tape-recording Brethren administrative meetings are looked into.)
(In which a documentary about George Harrison's spiritual seeking sparks thoughts on how threatened our group was by any
of us needing more in the way of answers, talking about that, and going looking for them.)
(In which the emotional, spiritual and social ramifications of leaving our culture, and the effect of same upon daily life are
gone into.Comment by Anne.)
(In which the various thoughts of a number of people who left or were kicked out of their birth culture are gone into.
Comment by Beth, Mary, Louisa, Jake, Bonnie, Jaqueline, Fletcher, Dan, Ruth, Laura and Anne.)
(In which the divided nature of the church, and the experiences of more people who "walked away" from legalism are gone into.
Comments by missionary's daughter Anne, and by Craig Hoyle, reading a newspaper article written about his experiences.)
(In which the accounts of more people shunned for life by their Brethren birth cultures are shared by said individuals..
Comments by Andrew, Debbie and Wayne.)
(In which the question of why legalists crave and are given power, while kind people leave instead, and why Brethren
kids don't necessarily"go on" in Brethrenism once they've grown are gone into, with reference to some of the parables
of Jesus relating to sowing seed. Comment by Anne.)
