If I'm wrong with what I've written below, tell me and I will disappear forever from this Board.
My understanding, after reading the rules, is that anyone can question/answer Christianity topics. Being a member of this church or that church is not a requirement. Even less is it a requirement to be "born again".
And, it is absolutely NOT required to proselytize for one's faith. An atheist can post here as well as a committed Christian. Although I'm not an atheist, I recognize many atheists are well-schooled in comparative religion.
If, after reading the rules, some disagree, please lay out your cogent arguments in support of your position. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by Athos
And, it is absolutely NOT required to proselytize for one's faith.
I will take this one step further, proselytizing is distinctly frowned on. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs and we are very much about respecting people's rights to believe in what they want to. Denigrating one's beliefs because they don't conform to your own should be reported and will be dealt with. Promoting your onw beliefs to the exclusion of all others is not nice.
I agree with the other posts. People tend to take their religion, or lack thereof, very personally. Even though I'm a Christian, I realize that many people in this world are not and I would never berate, harass or otherwise intimidate someone whose beliefs were different from mine. I might respectfully disagree with someone but that's about it. And I certainly don't take it personally if someone disagrees with me. I know what I believe and why I believe it. I'm certainly willing to discuss (but not argue) it with any willing participant.
And simply because someone comes on here and posts who has the word "expert" after their name should not make them immune from being criticized for making false or misleading comments. Same as us regular folks. Just because they have laid claim to being an expert in one subject does not make them an expert in all topics. I have seen some really dumb comments and actions by the "experts" that if it were anybody else their comments would have been deleted.
IMHO all are free to comment, If a person comes onto the Christian boards simply to argue against what was posted and has no scriptural backup for their comments we should be able to refute or ignore it.
I certainly enjoy posts from other faiths and I have no problem with discussions. I did suggest when answering on the Christian board and you are NOT a christian you might want to let the OP know as they are LOOKING for Christian responses...or else they would post elsewhere. I got a big fat reddie for that one..lol! so ok fine it was a suggestion that is all.
I can only speak for myself, I want others to post here. I will disagree with ya if i think you are wrong. There are plenty of Christians I disagree with too. So what? What is wrong with disagreeing and not everyone seeing eye to eye? It IS going to happen. We don't need to get nasty. If I HAVE been then I apologize.
Alty, actually not all Christian posts are shut down...i have started a few that ended without a fight...it CAN happen.
The subject of a forum does not, in any way, restrict participation to that forum. Electricians can answer Plumbing questions and vice versa. Computer experts can answer Law questions
ok, but if i post something that isn't correct then I shouldn't be surprised if someone disagrees with me. Am i right or am i wrong? I don't usually run around given reddies to people....i just disagree and say why i do. Is this a violation?
I think most of the time people play devil's advocate in order to get us thinking in a more broad direction. However, as a pagan myself, I have little or no desire to post on the Christianity board unless a christian is asking people not of the same faith to answer a question from outside the box, so to speak. I just noticed there is no forum for pagan under religion, and the other religions area seems to have things that aren't really focused on a topic. Maybe I should ask about that one just for me. Resident pagan and earth lover. heh.
However, having said that. I went to a private christian school for 7 years, have read the Bible completely through somewhere around 7 times now, and can discuss Biblical theology with the best of 'em. Should I HAVE to be excluded from a discussion that interests me if I am genuinely interested?
I think if you respect the topic then it can in SOME instances be okay, but mainly just for theological discussion if your religion doesn't include in some way Christianity. If someone were asking spiritual advice though, as a non-Christian, I'd bow out.
I hope that made sense. Some people just like to debate it.
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