I live on an urban religious commune in a major Midwestern city. We all work in our shared businesses and distribute the profits according to need. Education, transportation, rents, medical expenses, and mortgages are all covered. We are basically a functioning communist society
The community is about 50 years old now and has about 500 members give or take a couple dozen
I don't want to provide proof because I don't want to dox myself, but I doubt you really care
Ask me anything
What religion is it?
do you all have lots of stinky sex? if yes, how do i join?
Pseudo calvinist - Lutheran schism
Do the leaders of the group fuck most of the women?
>I live on an urban religious commune in a major Midwestern city
You are not isolated then, but live among normies? How is that going to work for 50 years?
Really prudish attitude towards sex
I haven't heard anything, they are true believers, so if it's happened they are really good at hiding it
We tend to have a pretty high attrition rate and attitudes have definitely changed since the begining, I really don't know how we'll survive in the future, I'm hopeful though
Do you all run a business of some kind?
Yeah a couple of them, mainly home remodeling, plumbing, electricians. We also run an organic farm
All these american sub-christian sects weird me out. But it's probably really useful and cozy to have a community.
Is it rightwing or marred by the dogmas of general society?
Do you all live in very close proximity?
Do people identify with the religion to the degree where it pops up in daily talk or is it just a sort of pretext to practice neotribalism around?
Is it registered for tax exemption and do you use it a lot?
Is it above or below average IQ/socio-economically?
Try to go rural and isolate?
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> It's generally right wing, but apolitical. Most people I've asked either abstained or voted for trump. There is definitely a difference between generational attitudes, most young people don't have a problem with LGBT people for example
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> Most of us live within two miles of each other. I live within two blocks of all of my grandparents, and share a house with my aunt, uncle and four kids
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> Yes, definitely. People can get very tribalistic and isolationist but that mainly depends on their personality, it isn't a big deal for some others. You'll often hear about the evils of "the World"
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> The organization is tax exempt. The businesses and any extra work we do for ourselves aren't, but I'm really not the person to ask about this
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> Above average for the area which doesn't say much. People tend to be pretty smart, really neurotic though
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> We were originally from a rural area, and there have been talks about going back, but I personally would prefer not to, I'm a city boy
Jonestown part 2
Are you the purple kool-aid stirrer, OP?
came here to say this
>tfw no comfy commune in the twin cities
What are your views on Catholicism and other Protestant beliefs?
Really don't have much to do with them. I can respect catholics and mainline protestants. I really dislike evangelicals though
>I really dislike evangelicals though
why
You got me.How did you know? I'm kinda creeped out here
does he even need a reason
Are you in abstinence? How are the women in that cult?
They are just really chintzy and don't really even understand their own religion
Pretty much. Shy and family minded (It's not a cult)
Are you a virgin?
Do you get assigned a wife at a 18?
Can i join?
Do you accept new members?
Yeah
>most young people don't have a problem with LGBT people for example
im really disappointed
religious communes at least should be hardcore
Kill yourself
Do you genuinely believe?
how can i join something like your group?
Not really, I'm more of a pandeist these days, don't tell anyone. My family thinks I still do and I don't have the heart to tell them
are the women beautiful ?
Huh wow
They are pretty good :)