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
AtHomeNet Inc, is a privately owned community website provider whose offices are located in Duluth, Georgia. The company sells a contract based service providing websites and support for communities, homeowners' associations, condo associations, management companies, and some small businesses and civic organizations.
Founded in 1998 by husband and wife team Jeff Sanders (director of technology) and Susan Sanders (director of sales and marketing), AtHomeNet began as a small regional service operating out of their family home. The couple grew the service slowly with attention to exploring new web technology and researching the internet needs of communities and their residents.
AtHomeNet has always been subscription based rather than following other business models which caused the failure of many dot com companies. The company employs on average a fulltime staff of 23 people. As of October 2007, the company serves over one million homes and is nearing completion of "Version 2" of their website service.
Founded in 1998 by husband and wife team Jeff Sanders (director of technology) and Susan Sanders (director of sales and marketing), AtHomeNet began as a small regional service operating out of their family home. The couple grew the service slowly with attention to exploring new web technology and researching the internet needs of communities and their residents.
AtHomeNet has always been subscription based rather than following other business models which caused the failure of many dot com companies. The company employs on average a fulltime staff of 23 people. As of October 2007, the company serves over one million homes and is nearing completion of "Version 2" of their website service.
The Punjabi Mafia (known locally as Sardar - Sir/Sr.) are loosely, somewhat organized crime families in the Punjab region, East India, Afghanistan, England, Canada, Australia, U.S., and Pakistan. They have controlled the underworld of the Asia for centuries and now most recently of Europe & North America. It originated from one of the worlds oldest known and deadliest "Thuggee" groups, according to historians. Unlike other crime syndicates, the Punjabi mafia is more of a coalition of families (for ex. Johals and Dhariwals), rather than one large criminal body. They carry their criminal instincts using other gangs or individuals using their "money" power, rather than pulling the trigger them self. They do their work behind the scene as chairmans, so their is not much known about them in public or to authorities as its the "underdog" who is known or found guilty due to lack of evidence or unwillingness of witnesses against mafia man himself.
In the West
In the west, the Punjabi mafia is significantly strong yet "invisible", as the justice system puts it. In countries like United States, England and Canada it has, and is gaining a great deal of influence and power, families such as Virks, Dhaliwals, and especially Johals, Sandhus, Attwals, Dhillons, Khanguras and Duttas are known to be mafia families. The most powerful families in Europe and North America are the Johal, Dhaliwal, Dhillons, Dutta and Bains families who run a million dollar business empire smuggling in people from overseas. In the United Kingdom, especially in the 1960s and today, the Punjabi mafia families own many illegal brothels, moon-shining stills, clubs, restaurants etc in London or other busy cities.
In Canada, especially around Vancouver and Toronto, there is growing gang violence and police have placed some of the blame on the Punjabi mafia. There, many officials believe that Punjabi families are involved with gang activity and rising violence. One CBC documentary stated that Punjabi mafia men are very hard to arrest because they are usually respected business owners with only indirect ties to local gangs. Since 2000, the Punjabi mafia has been blamed for killing as many as sixty four prominent businessmen. The Punjabi mafia are very good at maintaining a distance between themselves and contracted gangs and police have had little success in achieving any convictions.
The Punjabi mafia families on the West Coast of North America are expanding their operations. The West Coast has become a gold mine for Jatt Punjabi's like the Johal's, Dutta's and Dhaliwal's, because of the transportation and real-estate company's they own. They use their transportation companies' trucks and ships to move black market goods and cocaine north to Canada and marijuana south to the states. There are also many more American gangs with links to the Punjabi Mafia which may include the Latin Kings, Bloods, Crips, Norteneos and the Hells Angels.
Links of Families
Punjabi mafia families are known to have links with the following groups:-
Dhillon Mafia
In the West
In the west, the Punjabi mafia is significantly strong yet "invisible", as the justice system puts it. In countries like United States, England and Canada it has, and is gaining a great deal of influence and power, families such as Virks, Dhaliwals, and especially Johals, Sandhus, Attwals, Dhillons, Khanguras and Duttas are known to be mafia families. The most powerful families in Europe and North America are the Johal, Dhaliwal, Dhillons, Dutta and Bains families who run a million dollar business empire smuggling in people from overseas. In the United Kingdom, especially in the 1960s and today, the Punjabi mafia families own many illegal brothels, moon-shining stills, clubs, restaurants etc in London or other busy cities.
In Canada, especially around Vancouver and Toronto, there is growing gang violence and police have placed some of the blame on the Punjabi mafia. There, many officials believe that Punjabi families are involved with gang activity and rising violence. One CBC documentary stated that Punjabi mafia men are very hard to arrest because they are usually respected business owners with only indirect ties to local gangs. Since 2000, the Punjabi mafia has been blamed for killing as many as sixty four prominent businessmen. The Punjabi mafia are very good at maintaining a distance between themselves and contracted gangs and police have had little success in achieving any convictions.
The Punjabi mafia families on the West Coast of North America are expanding their operations. The West Coast has become a gold mine for Jatt Punjabi's like the Johal's, Dutta's and Dhaliwal's, because of the transportation and real-estate company's they own. They use their transportation companies' trucks and ships to move black market goods and cocaine north to Canada and marijuana south to the states. There are also many more American gangs with links to the Punjabi Mafia which may include the Latin Kings, Bloods, Crips, Norteneos and the Hells Angels.
Links of Families
Punjabi mafia families are known to have links with the following groups:-
Dhillon Mafia