TheWayoftheFuture Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Last time was a blast, so let's do it again. You are cordially invited to attend interfaithless gathering on Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, California from 3:00-10:00pm. Come mingle with ex-christians, ex-mormons, ex-jews, ex-jehovah's witnesses and more. The purpose of the gathering is to celebrate our shared walk away from our prior religion. Whether our background is Christianity, Judaism, or anything else, we have a lot in common and there is a lot to gain by gathering together. This event is being promoted at various places online. In May, we had about 70 people. Let's break our record! What's in it for you? The beach. Barbecued ribs prepared by me (the ribs will be ready to eat around 6:00pm). The company of awesome people. Leaving religion can be a scary and lonely road. By coming together we realize our strength and build a community outside of our prior religion. What's the catch? There is no catch. Come hang out at the beach, eat some food, mingle with interesting people, and enjoy a fire at night. The cook (me) will be buying and barbecuing the ribs and while no one will be required to pay, if you slip a tip into the cook's pocket, he will look the other way. :-) What do you have to do? YOU MUST RSVP. We won't know until the morning of the event what spot on the beach we'll be at. On the morning of the event, I will send a private message to everyone who has RSVP'd to let them know what spot on the beach we are at. There are over 200 fire pits on the beach, so you will need to know which one we are at. If you don't RSVP, you won't know. Again, YOU MUST RSVP. What do you need to bring? You don't have to bring anything but if you'd like to bring a side dish, non-alcoholic drinks, or dessert to share, that would be great. If you'd like to bring something, please let me know what you'll bring. What else do you need to know? Parking at the beach is $15. Here is a map to the parking entrance. If driving from the north on the PCH, the parking entrance is at the first street light south of Warner. If driving from the south on PCH, the parking entrance is at the first street light north of Seapoint. Also, pets and alcohol are not allowed on the beach. Why am I doing this? After I mentally exited from my prior religion (Mormonism), a year passed and I had never met face-to-face with another person who left Mormonism. So I planned an event for exmormons and people showed up. Meeting with others like me opened up a whole new world in my post-religious life. Suddenly, I knew others like me existed in my area and they were normal, good, interesting people and the kind of people I was excited to be in a community with. But Mormonism is not unique. People leave other religions for the same fundamental reasons people leave Mormonism. Regardless of religious background, we have a lot in common and a lot to gain by gathering together. The Bottom Line Saturday, September 6th. Bolsa Chica State Beach. Food. Fun. Fire. Cool people. The beach. RSVP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayoftheFuture Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 Ah man, Human, I wish you could be there too! I thought more than 6 weeks would be enough for people to plan in advance. If your other plans don't work out, you are more than welcome to join us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayoftheFuture Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Bump! I hope the Southern Californians on the board will see this and I hope they can make it. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Bummer I will be in So Cal the following week, so i'll miss it by a week. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayoftheFuture Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Less than two weeks away! Come join us! Dang, Mike. Too bad the stars didn't align this time, but I know it's a heckuva drive from the Central Valley (I'm guessing that is the non-909 redneck part of Cali you are in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller2 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 God that sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadarama Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I saw this announcement on Reddit, too; so happy to see you here! Unforch, I have an event to attend that day; otherwise, I'd make the trek from LA. I feel it's high time I attend an event like this. Thank you so much for arranging it (and cooking!); I hope I can come next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayoftheFuture Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 God that sounds awesome. It will be. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayoftheFuture Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I saw this announcement on Reddit, too; so happy to see you here! Unforch, I have an event to attend that day; otherwise, I'd make the trek from LA. I feel it's high time I attend an event like this. Thank you so much for arranging it (and cooking!); I hope I can come next time. Dang. Hopefully the stars will align next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWayoftheFuture Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Three days away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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