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Date Posted: 01:24:49 09/17/04 Fri
Author: Chris
Subject: Re: UBF BOARD
In reply to: Queenie 's message, "UBF BOARD" on 22:31:29 09/16/04 Thu

Two feedbacks:

First, we are curious who you are and your motivation for setting up a new board. Could you tell us a little bit more?

Second, from experience I believe your concept will not work, because you have set up too many sub-boards. Also, if your goal is to make UBF members and ex-members speak with each other, you should not make two separate sub-boards for them, but one boards. You should understand that not many people will talk about UBF on the Internet:

- UBF current members will usually not talk, because they are 1) too busy with UBF activities, 2) not used to open discussions, 3) fearful of open discussion because they know that starting to discuss and starting to think will bring serious problems, they would recognize they are in a cult.
- UBF former members will usually not talk, because they are often very angry and ashamed of their UBF past, and simply want to forget about it. The RSQUBF forum consists of the small number of former members who think different and see a need to discuss the issues, for the sake of the current members and those who are in danger of falling into the UBF trap.

Third, you are saying that you don't want to promote or put down UBF. With this concept you won't reach either of these groups. UBF current members are only interested in promoting their church. Any "neutral" activity is considered a waste of time for them. On the other side, most former members left because they recognized UBF is a cult. They cannot talk in a neutral way about UBF either, because they know it is a bad thing. You have to take a position. You cannot talk neutrally about spiritual abuse, forced abortions, marriages, divorces, misappropriation of offering money etc. if you know the reality about UBF. And you cannot talk neutrally about UBF if you are a member and believe it's "God's ministry" and all its leaders are "God's servants" and if you believe every criticism of UBF is Satan's work.

Of course, you can go ahead, but that's simply our experience since 2000, when a lot of boards popped up.

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Replies:

Re: UBF BOARD -- bruce, 07:15:23 09/17/04 Fri

Re: UBF BOARD -- q, 12:36:10 09/17/04 Fri

Re: UBF BOARD -- bruce, 13:25:46 09/17/04 Fri
Re: UBF BOARD -- Chris, 16:05:36 09/17/04 Fri