Christianity Is Broken, but Can Be Fixed

(1) If we were to return to "the way it ought to be," would that result in a return of the dark ages?
(2) Will a culture that lives according to "the way it ought to be" go extinct in the face of the natural selection of cultures?

That's fine, and I presume that it is working well for you. But some people might find that kind of community to be oppressive, perhaps even stifling.What you are doing, at least to a first approximation, is extending the idea of a family to a larger group of people who agree to cooperate. However some people have difficulty adapting to the constraints of ordinary family living.Are are you suggesting something only for small communities? Is your idea that others should form similar communities? Or do you think that "the way it ought to be" can be adopted by an entire nation?

IANO's picture is at Message 157. That might help you determine whether a him or a her.

I heard that program (part of the fresh air series). It was quite interesting.I already expected that there would be copying problems. However, they are considerably more extensive than I had expected. Apparently the story of the woman adulterer was probably inserted in the 12th century, and the text on which the trinity theology is based may also be an insert. Or maybe literalism is the weapon for satan. That scripture has changed should not be a big problem for people who recognize that scripture is the work of men, perhaps highly inspired men. But it does undermine the assumptions of the literalist.