Streetcar Forum

Oh Stargazer, - oh how awful and brutal indeed for those ones. Thank you for keeping us up to date. My observation in QLD was that dating (within the church of course) was allowed (?freely). BUT yes, to back up what you shared, relationships could nevertheless be terminated by the leaders when the c...

When you believe in a vicious, retributive, petulant, genocidal, harsh God because of a literalistic reading of the OT narrative, then that same behavior is justified as being godly. THEY (CF leaders) are worshipping the God of their imagination!! My lens is that Jesus is what God has to say about h...

Nice to see the well wishes re the marriage of Ian Barlow and Bronwyn. Since the topic was opened up and their names mentioned - I need to say that I have it on good authority that it was NOT arranged. I was told it by someone close to them that it was actually quite the opposite. Also, I have not s...

If you happened to know someone who you know is on Streetcar who could vouch for you, then clearly that would help. That worked for me. Otherwise I don’t know how they vet the genuine people.
All the best to you.

There were still water baptisms at BCF 18 months ago, often of young school aged children, and I would presume this is still the case. I had always been troubled thru my (extensive) time there, by the re baptism dogma, and thought it no wonder other churches were offended by the exclusivity and supe...

One of the last BS booklets from this year stated that those who’ve left the CF church are “betrayers and offenders which can lead to treachery as well.” We are also names as Devils/Satans as in “ get thee behind me Satan”- the response Jesus gave because Peter thought he knew better. So of course w...

Stargazer can you say which State/City/town those families are from?
My BCF family won’t believe the reports of widespread shunning, and certainly not done by anyone full time.

Oh how lovely for you and your wife Thanomere!
Many thanks for your contributions over the years.
Yes the wounds my very well always be there to some degree, but the Lord does help us to bear them.
Enjoy your dear little Johnson!

All I have heard is that it is ok to get together with relatives, as long as the culture of your house is not compromised.