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Love Family
The Love Family, or the Church of Jesus Christ at Armageddon, was a U.S. communal religious movement led by Paul Erdman, who named himself Love Israel. The Love Family began in 1968 as one small communal household on Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, and within the first ten years expanded to a network of communal homes and businesses. As more people arrived and settled in the surrounding neighborhood, Erdman, as the leader, continued to inherit land and homes (from those who joined, primarily) in other, more rural areas of Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Most of the property is no longer under the control of Erdman, having been sold or returned to the original owners via litigation.
It seems that differing sources of information on the Love Family's duration exist; whereas some sources claim that after 1984, only a small fraction of the community remained in existence in a small location in suburban Bothell, Washington, according to the ''Seattle Times'' newspaper and an article written by Serious Israel, the Love Family continued after a fractious conflict in 1984, living on their property in Arlington, Washington. It was on this commune that the Love Family continued to flourish from 1984 until 2004, when, according to the ''Seattle Times'', families finally left for other, smaller, properties. The Arlington commune supported both a local organic restaurant and an annual festival open to the public called the Garlic Festival, which drew healthy crowds to the property.
== Spiritual foundations ==
"Love Israel" is a play on one of the fundamental affirmations of the group;, "Love is real". Equally important to the remaining members are three other commonly used affirmations: "We are one", "Love is the answer", and "Now is the time". These statements reflect three of the most widely experienced catch-phrases of the 1960s and were the foundation stones of the earlier Love Family culture, even after the bulk of the group had moved on. These three 'fallback' statements were often used to stave deeper curiosity and were blanket responses employed to imprint the listener rather than answer a question in common social terms. Remaining family members still maintain that they were called together to help each other cultivate love, oneness and the presence of God in everyday family life. Very little is spoken about the continuing belief that Erdman is a leader chosen by God to have authority over them in their lives. They also believe that their gathering has Biblical roots and that their purpose is to help fulfill Old Testament prophecy and the promises of Jesus.
The current group still claim to view themselves as both the spiritual tribe of Israel and the Church of Jesus Christ at Armageddon, where Armageddon means the time and place of the gathering of God's family. A few family members continue to be renamed (and newborns named) to remind all that each person's character is gifted with a predominant attribute such as Charity, Honesty or Contentment, that may someday be attained.
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