Steven Rinella
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But genuinely, that's exactly right.
He would carry the good news, which were the teachings of Swedenborgianism, which again, this very interesting view of looking at Christianity.
But it's still... I mean, Swedenborgianism influences...
I mean, we're talking numbers.
Sorry.
Swedenborgianism.
Okay.
New Jerusalem Church is what it's called now.
Or Swedenborgian.
That's what you would call a practitioner.
But yes, they now refer to themselves as the New Jerusalem Church.
They have 10,000 practitioners around the world.
I believe it's 5,000 in and around Bryn Athyn.
They have their own town.
They have their own fire department.
They have their own police.
It's a really interesting area.
But if we're talking numbers, they're doing better than the Shakers.
But not as good as somebody that was influenced by watching that.