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- The Jesus Christians are a Christian millennialist network of communes on five different continents. They occasionally do volunteer work, are frequently active politically, and regularly distribute Christian comics, books, pamphlets, and DVDs. Most of their publications are written by their co-founder, Dave McKay. They were founded in Australia in 1981 by Dave and Cherry Mckay and have had a three-decade-long history of controversy documented extensively by the media. Their core beliefs are based on the teachings of Jesus with special emphasis on his decree from the Sermon on the Mount, that his followers "cannot serve God and money". Since disbanding in 2010, the group has operated under many different names. The different bases of the new organisation began experimenting with making YouTube videos as a way of disseminating their message. As early as 2012, a base in South America started a YouTube channel, called Como Vivir Por Fe ("How to Live by Faith"). A website of the same name appeared around the same time. For several years, Como Vivir Por Fe only made Spanish translations of sermons by American evangelist, Francis Chan. However, in 2015, the South American base started producing their own material, including a 45-minute documentary about Microchip Implants being the Mark of the Beast. In 2016, "disbanded" Jesus Christian bases from around the world started to contribute videos to another YouTube channel, called End Time Survivors. The channel featured anonymous presenters whose faces were digitally altered or concealed with a mask. The only named presenter was "Brother Dave". Through this forum, Dave McKay, who had previously only preached through print, began experimenting with delivering online sermons. Non-members were also allowed to post videos, as long as they shared similar views on Bible prophecy. An End Time Survivors website was also created in 2016. A more successful channel, A Voice in the Desert, was created in October 2016 by the Australian base. It predominantly featured sermons, accompanied by animated illustrations, on a broad range of Christian topics usually delivered by Dave, but not always. In May 2020, A Voice in the Desert channel had chalked up 104,000 subscribers and over 13 million views. The group, which had been limited to about 30 members worldwide, reported a dramatic increase in numbers after starting its video ministry in 2016. In 2019 the group was profiled for inclusion in the World Religions and Spirituality Project which provides independent comprehensive insight into the group, its beliefs and history. (en)
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- The Jesus Christians are a Christian millennialist network of communes on five different continents. They occasionally do volunteer work, are frequently active politically, and regularly distribute Christian comics, books, pamphlets, and DVDs. Most of their publications are written by their co-founder, Dave McKay. They were founded in Australia in 1981 by Dave and Cherry Mckay and have had a three-decade-long history of controversy documented extensively by the media. Their core beliefs are based on the teachings of Jesus with special emphasis on his decree from the Sermon on the Mount, that his followers "cannot serve God and money". (en)
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