Welcome to the page of the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter of A Common Bond.

This chapter of A Common Bond serves the Philadelphia, Reading, Lancaster, Lebanon, Allentown, Harrisburg, South Jersey and Delaware region. A Common Bond is the worldwide support network for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals who are active, inactive, disassociated, and disfellowshipped Jehovah's Witnesses. Because the Jehovah's Witness religion teaches its followers to believe that homosexuality is "detestable", "an abomination", "abhorrent", and "wicked", gay and lesbian members of this denomination often experience deeply closeted guilt, and fear of destruction by God. Jehovah's Witnesses are taught to equate homosexuality with pedophilia, bestiality, and even demon possession. Our group was started to aid and comfort those who suffer because of the Watchtower Society's anti-gay teaching.

The road to self-acceptance and self-esteem can often be a difficult journey, especially when it goes against everything your belief system ever taught you. We have traveled that road, and we are here to help! Experience has shown us that sharing our common experiences with others of a similar background is of tremendous importance. You are not alone!

We get together as a group regularly at a location in Philadelphia. Our gatherings are informal, friendly, and always filled with lively conversation. The purpose of our worldwide network is to offer support and friendship, not to "bash" the Watchtower organization. Some of us also go out to dinner together, talk on the phone, correspond by email, and visit one another's homes on occasion.

Our next gathering will be in Philadelphia at the home of a member on Saturday April 14th, 2007 at 2:00 PM.

For more information about the eastern Pennsylvania chapter and our next gathering, please email Ulises.

No email? Write:
A COMMON BOND
P.O. Box 2324
Sinking Spring, PA 19608-0324

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Our next event will be ACB International conference in Chicago. See the details.

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A Common Bond in the Media We are very pleased that the news media has taken notice of A Common Bond and the work we are doing in offering support to gay & lesbian former and current Jehovah's Witnesses.	Do We "Bash" the Jehovah's Witnesses? As one might expect, this website is not looked upon favorably by the Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) religion. Its membership is taught that homosexuality is "a sin", "an abomination", "detestable", and various other assorted words synonymous with evil. These teachings are based on certain cited passages in the Bible that the JWs are taught condemn homosexuality.
Pride Events 2007 In the years 1998, 1999, and 2000, a contingent from A Common Bond has marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade, much to the delight of approximately one million onlookers annually lining both sides of Market Street. We were also televised on San Francisco's TV-20, giving us exposure to hundreds of thousands of additional viewers.	Our Coming Out Stories In the years since A Common Bond was founded, we have learned that each one of our members has their own unique story to tell about their experiences as a member of Jehovah's Witnesses. We have posted stories of some of our members in hopes that you will find encouragement, hope, and most importantly, the knowledge that you are not alone.
The Watchtower Tries to Silence Us... and fails!! On Friday, July 24, 1998, our group's web site was blocked access by Geocities, where this site was formerly located. This was done without any prior notification.	Making Our Presence Known Locally District Assemblies of Jehovah's Witnesses are held annually at the Cow Palace on Geneva Avenue in Daly City (just outside San Francisco). For the last two years, we have been making our presence known by parking our vehicles across the street from the Cow Palace with signs advertising our support group, complete with telephone numbers and our web site URL.

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Welcome to the page of the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter of A Common Bond.

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