Are there any Christian proselytizers left in this subforum?

[Neo-Scholastic]

I'm surprised that they asked for a safe space on an atheist forum, isn't that the opposite of what their god promised them.

No one asked for a “safe space”. This was the interpretation of some to a request for a civil section of the forum where civility would be enforced and serious discussions could be had. The conclusion seemed to be, that civility, accurately representing another’s position, and not demeaning others is too much an encumbrance to the atheists view and that it was just a tactic to silence them and not allow questioning. Again; no one was asking for a safe space, but a civil one.

Just to be absolutely clear on this point...

A number of members, including both Christian and Non-Christians, were pushing for some kind of subforum for "civil" conversations devoid of insults and such. I was strongly against it. My position was this. AF has a perfectly good Debate Forum where self-selected groups can agree on ground rules for discussion in a moderated environment.

I organized such a discussion. It was set-up as a panel discussion among Christians to discuss a topic relevant to Christians. The topic was why Christians participate on AF. Some non-Christian members were upset because they weren't invited. Other non-Christian members didn't appreciate the existence of a discussion they couldn't derail. And a couple non-Christians were appalled that Christians would consider fulfilling their duty in the Great Commission as one of their reasons for contributing to AF.

It became clear to me, from comments on the parallel 'peanut gallery' thread and private messages, that a very sizable number of prominent AF members resented our presence on AF. People I thought were my friends, or who I respected despite our philosophical differences, actually held me in contempt...not just forum trash talk or playful banter,...no, real true contempt. My experience was not unique. Other Christian members seemed equally dismayed. Lots of PMs were exchanged. Many of us believers have either scaled back, withdrawn, or opted out entirely.

Personally, I was left feeling very sad. I wondered how I could have been so wrong about my interactions with others. Occasionally there is a topic that interests me. I often write replies but log-off before posting them. I don't know what the point is anymore.