The Church Without a Name (ISBN 0-9746565-4-2). It is available to read online for no charge at * It was published in 2004.
Why the Book is Important
Thousands of people every year are raised in cults. The indoctrincation and brainwashing in cults overwhelms the otherwise sensible faculties of the members rendering them helpless until brought to their sense by some traumatic event within the group or by a breakdown in the physical or mental well being of the individual. This book has been written with the goal of helping many such cult members or the 2x2 religion Christian Conventions The book is often purchased and given free of charge by many ex-members of the cult to educate and instruct those trying to exit and regain control of their lives. Many articles and even the article on "Christian Conventions" are heavily monitored to control the information about the group. (Author of this book is welcome to provide reference in the Christian Conventions article, but please do not vandalize main article). This book serves to document facts and has many quotes from leaders of the group.
Author
Kathleen Lewis is an author, web publisher, volunteer at Good Shepherd Community church and speaker.
Terminology
Overseer is a man who supervises the preaching in a significant part of a country and oversees workers.
Worker refers to an approved preacher appointed by an overseer.
Title
The title refers to the fact the church takes no name for itself. Also on the front cover is listed dozens of names given to the group based on their appearance, preaching method and inferred beliefs.
Contents
Chapter 1
Characteristic Teachings
General Beliefs
The group's general beliefs are listed in as much detail as possible. This is helpful in identifying things that are generally believed because the group has no official statement of faith.
Specific quotes from Overseers
Many direct quotes of overseers are given in context of the church's professed beliefs. This helps reveal the obvious contradictions while revealing the methodology of how questions are asked and answered and to what end.
Chapter 2
History of the Church.
While many overseers like Howard Mooney claimed the group was "from the beginning". Many have found that the group actually started in Ireland. Names and places are give and people listed so that sufficient starting material for verifying her research can be started. Most notably, reference is made to the founder of the church
Chapter 3
Results of the Doctrine and Methodoloy
Since doctrine is not a focus of teachings by workers, it is important to understand their methodology. Many quotes from workers are given and their tactics are analyzed. Also written are helpful ways to respond to worker's methods.
Chapter 4
Understanding the Scripture
Chapter 5
Dealing With Heresies
Chapter 6
What About the Workers?
Workers do not believe in tithing and despise people that do.
Chapter 7
Christian vs. Non Christian Attitudes
William Irvine's teachings are compared and contrasted with
Chapter 8
Analysis of a Cult
The group is analized and its characteristics are matched to a
Chapter 9
The State of the Church
Chapter 10
Where Do We Go From Here?
Kathy Lewis makes her home in NW Oregon with her husband. She has three children. One of whom is an author also.
Why the Book is Important
Thousands of people every year are raised in cults. The indoctrincation and brainwashing in cults overwhelms the otherwise sensible faculties of the members rendering them helpless until brought to their sense by some traumatic event within the group or by a breakdown in the physical or mental well being of the individual. This book has been written with the goal of helping many such cult members or the 2x2 religion Christian Conventions The book is often purchased and given free of charge by many ex-members of the cult to educate and instruct those trying to exit and regain control of their lives. Many articles and even the article on "Christian Conventions" are heavily monitored to control the information about the group. (Author of this book is welcome to provide reference in the Christian Conventions article, but please do not vandalize main article). This book serves to document facts and has many quotes from leaders of the group.
Author
Kathleen Lewis is an author, web publisher, volunteer at Good Shepherd Community church and speaker.
Terminology
Overseer is a man who supervises the preaching in a significant part of a country and oversees workers.
Worker refers to an approved preacher appointed by an overseer.
Title
The title refers to the fact the church takes no name for itself. Also on the front cover is listed dozens of names given to the group based on their appearance, preaching method and inferred beliefs.
Contents
Chapter 1
Characteristic Teachings
General Beliefs
The group's general beliefs are listed in as much detail as possible. This is helpful in identifying things that are generally believed because the group has no official statement of faith.
Specific quotes from Overseers
Many direct quotes of overseers are given in context of the church's professed beliefs. This helps reveal the obvious contradictions while revealing the methodology of how questions are asked and answered and to what end.
Chapter 2
History of the Church.
While many overseers like Howard Mooney claimed the group was "from the beginning". Many have found that the group actually started in Ireland. Names and places are give and people listed so that sufficient starting material for verifying her research can be started. Most notably, reference is made to the founder of the church
Chapter 3
Results of the Doctrine and Methodoloy
Since doctrine is not a focus of teachings by workers, it is important to understand their methodology. Many quotes from workers are given and their tactics are analyzed. Also written are helpful ways to respond to worker's methods.
Chapter 4
Understanding the Scripture
Chapter 5
Dealing With Heresies
Chapter 6
What About the Workers?
Workers do not believe in tithing and despise people that do.
Chapter 7
Christian vs. Non Christian Attitudes
William Irvine's teachings are compared and contrasted with
Chapter 8
Analysis of a Cult
The group is analized and its characteristics are matched to a
Chapter 9
The State of the Church
Chapter 10
Where Do We Go From Here?
Kathy Lewis makes her home in NW Oregon with her husband. She has three children. One of whom is an author also.
Corinne Riley, also known as CR, (born on 19th January 1990) is a British Music Video Director.
Biography
Riley is an only child and was born in Exeter, Devon and moved to Bristol in 1990.
She is currently attending college, where she worked on the Sci-Fi Drama, 'Defiance' with 3 other people in her class. Episode one was showcased on YouTube.
Along with the 3 other 'Defiance' producers, she won 2 x BAMA Festival of Media 2007 awards. One for 'Award for Peoples Choice' and another for 'Best of the Crop'.
She made her debut video in in October 2006.
Personal life
Corinne stands at 5ft 11 and is the daughter of Golf Professional Nick Riley.
Videography
* Unthugged for Channel U (Camerawoman)
* Mayhem Makers for E4 (Runner)
* Sidewinder for Channel U
* Styles P for Bad Breed Entertainment
* Papoose for Bad Breed Entertainment
* Defiance, Sci-Fi Drama
* Hits Like Us (feat. Striver of Nu Brand Flexxx) - Tre Sosa
* Y Dot Flaves - Younger Flavour
* Frilla supporting Dizzee Rascal
* Come Around Here - Spitter Ft. Jago D & Shiesty
Biography
Riley is an only child and was born in Exeter, Devon and moved to Bristol in 1990.
She is currently attending college, where she worked on the Sci-Fi Drama, 'Defiance' with 3 other people in her class. Episode one was showcased on YouTube.
Along with the 3 other 'Defiance' producers, she won 2 x BAMA Festival of Media 2007 awards. One for 'Award for Peoples Choice' and another for 'Best of the Crop'.
She made her debut video in in October 2006.
Personal life
Corinne stands at 5ft 11 and is the daughter of Golf Professional Nick Riley.
Videography
* Unthugged for Channel U (Camerawoman)
* Mayhem Makers for E4 (Runner)
* Sidewinder for Channel U
* Styles P for Bad Breed Entertainment
* Papoose for Bad Breed Entertainment
* Defiance, Sci-Fi Drama
* Hits Like Us (feat. Striver of Nu Brand Flexxx) - Tre Sosa
* Y Dot Flaves - Younger Flavour
* Frilla supporting Dizzee Rascal
* Come Around Here - Spitter Ft. Jago D & Shiesty
Bill Karins is an NBC Weather Plus meteorologist born in 1974 in Albany, New York.
Bill Karins got his start chasing tornadoes at NBC affiliate KSNT in Topeka, Kansas.
Working in North Carolina at WCTI, he reported from inside the eye of hurricanes covering Hurricanes Bertha and Fran in 1996 and Hurricane Bonnie in 1998. Karins spent time forecasting winter storms in Bangor, Maine and also covered Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, Frances and Ivan in South Florida, while at NBC Weather Plus he updates the weather and severe weather updates on NBC Early Today, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, CNBC and CNBC World.
Bill Karins got his start chasing tornadoes at NBC affiliate KSNT in Topeka, Kansas.
Working in North Carolina at WCTI, he reported from inside the eye of hurricanes covering Hurricanes Bertha and Fran in 1996 and Hurricane Bonnie in 1998. Karins spent time forecasting winter storms in Bangor, Maine and also covered Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne, Frances and Ivan in South Florida, while at NBC Weather Plus he updates the weather and severe weather updates on NBC Early Today, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, CNBC and CNBC World.
A scorp (French: Scorper; Italian: Scorpo) is a scoop of sherbet, or, less commonly, the spoon-like device used in its formation.
There is some controversy surrounding the etymology of the word. Some consider the word scorp a portmanteau combining the words scoop and score. Others are of the opinion that scorp was formed by combining the words scoop and sherbet.
The word "scorp" appeared as early as the early 1900’s. In the 1909 supplement to the Century Dictionary, it was described as a slang term and "a 'portmanteau-word' applied to a "perfectly formed dollop of sherbet." Scorps are occasionally known as shoops.
Other Uses
Since its inception "scorp" has entertained a rather limited usage, generally only among connosiuers of sherbet. Most recently, however, the word has enjoyed a widening of both its use and its application, and, consequently, an unexpected upsurge in popularity. Scorp has come to mean practically everything. One might best compare use of the word to that of smurf. Indeed, entire sentences can be formed using nothing more than variations of the word "scorp".
By way of example, Hamlet's speech translated into scorp:
To scorp, or not to scorp : that is the scorp:
Whether 'tis scorpier in the mind to scorp
The slings and arrows of scorpeous scorp,
Or to take arms against a scorp of scorps,
And by opposing scorp them? To scorp: to scorp;
No more; and by a scorp to say we scorp
The scorp-ache and the thousand natural scorps
That flesh is scorp to, 'tis a consummation
Scorpingly to be scorp'd. To scorp, to scorp;
To scorp: perchance to scorp: ay, there's the scorp
(Hamlet - Act 3, Scene 1)
There is some controversy surrounding the etymology of the word. Some consider the word scorp a portmanteau combining the words scoop and score. Others are of the opinion that scorp was formed by combining the words scoop and sherbet.
The word "scorp" appeared as early as the early 1900’s. In the 1909 supplement to the Century Dictionary, it was described as a slang term and "a 'portmanteau-word' applied to a "perfectly formed dollop of sherbet." Scorps are occasionally known as shoops.
Other Uses
Since its inception "scorp" has entertained a rather limited usage, generally only among connosiuers of sherbet. Most recently, however, the word has enjoyed a widening of both its use and its application, and, consequently, an unexpected upsurge in popularity. Scorp has come to mean practically everything. One might best compare use of the word to that of smurf. Indeed, entire sentences can be formed using nothing more than variations of the word "scorp".
By way of example, Hamlet's speech translated into scorp:
To scorp, or not to scorp : that is the scorp:
Whether 'tis scorpier in the mind to scorp
The slings and arrows of scorpeous scorp,
Or to take arms against a scorp of scorps,
And by opposing scorp them? To scorp: to scorp;
No more; and by a scorp to say we scorp
The scorp-ache and the thousand natural scorps
That flesh is scorp to, 'tis a consummation
Scorpingly to be scorp'd. To scorp, to scorp;
To scorp: perchance to scorp: ay, there's the scorp
(Hamlet - Act 3, Scene 1)