[aron]

And a further thought from a religious refugee: anyone today who attempts, as a practical matter, to have the "whole assembly" come together today is courting disaster. Any group that claims to be the sole legitimate collective expression of the faith is going beyond its measure.

It is natural that in the early days and years that there would be a desire to gather all who believe under one roof. But eventually "one roof" was usurped into an RCC cathedral, and we can see the other attempts to recreate the first-century "church life", such as the LCs, as doomed from the start.

If I ever get back to the "whole assembly", I'll rejoice. But I want to do it based on God's assembling, not man's.