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New Day News [[http://www.newdaynews.com NewDayNews.com]]
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[[Image:Newdaynewsdotcom-screenshot-20080306.png|thumb|300px|NewDayNews.com homepage, 2008-03-06.]] '''[http://www.newdaynews.com NewDayNews.com]''' was a website for [[:Category:Current and Former Members|former members]] of [[The Family]]. Its primary focus was directed at former [[First generation]] members.  
is a website for former members of The Family.
 
  
The website was originally started by Geraldo Lourenco (aka Barnabus or Barney) when he was an FM Member of The Family. The concept for the site was to allow open debate regarding The Family on the site's "General Board" (later renamed "Crossfire").
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The website was originally started by [[Geraldo Lourenco]] (aka Barnabus or Barney), on December 18, [[1999]], when he was a [[Fellow Member|Fellow Member]] of The Family. The concept for the site was to allow open debate regarding The Family on the site's "General Board" (later renamed "Crossfire").  
  
Lourenco was officially excommunicated by The Family for allowing "free speech" on the website. Lourenco was not aware that his membership status had been revoked until reading about it in a Family publication.
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Lourenco and his [[Home|home]] were officially [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] by The Family for "negative comments about the Family, its leadership doctrine and policy" on the website. Lourenco was not aware that his membership status had been revoked until reading about it in a Family publication <small>([[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/fam/gv/gv_89.pdf Grapevine 89], pg.2, ''"Status Change: Barney and the Laurel Home, USA"'')</small>.  
  
Lourenco eventually left the website, and is no longer active online.
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Lourenco eventually left the website, and is no longer active online.  
  
The site is currently privately funded by Don Hall (aka David C), George Terrell (aka George or Vessel), and Joseph Sheppard.  Hall and Terrell are first generation former members.  Sheppard, the Technical Manager is not a former member, but married to Jane Sheppard (aka Jemivah), a first generation former member.
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The site&nbsp;was privately funded and operated by a group of mostly first generation former members.  
  
Newdaynews.com currently features several message forums, a resource section, and a large collection of photos.
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NewDayNews.com featured several message forums, a resource section, and a large collection of [http://gallery.newdaynews.com/ photos].
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In early October [[2008]], the operators of the site announced they planned to shutdown the service on December 19th, 2008 and that it would then continue indefinitely as a read-only archive site.  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:21, 21 February 2009

NewDayNews.com homepage, 2008-03-06.

NewDayNews.com was a website for former members of The Family. Its primary focus was directed at former First generation members.

The website was originally started by Geraldo Lourenco (aka Barnabus or Barney), on December 18, 1999, when he was a Fellow Member of The Family. The concept for the site was to allow open debate regarding The Family on the site's "General Board" (later renamed "Crossfire").

Lourenco and his home were officially excommunicated by The Family for "negative comments about the Family, its leadership doctrine and policy" on the website. Lourenco was not aware that his membership status had been revoked until reading about it in a Family publication (PDFGrapevine 89, pg.2, "Status Change: Barney and the Laurel Home, USA").

Lourenco eventually left the website, and is no longer active online.

The site was privately funded and operated by a group of mostly first generation former members.

NewDayNews.com featured several message forums, a resource section, and a large collection of photos.

In early October 2008, the operators of the site announced they planned to shutdown the service on December 19th, 2008 and that it would then continue indefinitely as a read-only archive site.