Thanks Cinjin. Good point about the attention seeking 
Thank you for the detailed answer Shell. So would it be right to say that it isn't preaching if something is specifically requested? Other than that, and opinion should be qualified as Rhythm has outlined above.
'Telling people they are going to hell' is a way of saying something in the language of the religion. Personally I'd try to put that into common language, as I think a lot of religious language is loaded and causes people to shut off immediately. It would me so I would understand anyone else feeling that way. But then people espousing those words say that it's your guilt making those associations.
I strongly disagree that a lot of atheists here aren't set on deconverting people from theism, but I fully understand why you wouldn't see that. I'm not whining about that. I just acknowledge it. People have straight out said it, but likewise I will leave that to them to disclose that information to you if they see fit.
I know very well that atheists are warned about rule breaking in exactly the same way. Thing is... this is a place where atheist views are default. Just like in a Christian church, only preaching which agrees with the place's ethos flies. Not complaining about that. It's completely ok.
Thank you for the detailed answer Shell. So would it be right to say that it isn't preaching if something is specifically requested? Other than that, and opinion should be qualified as Rhythm has outlined above.
'Telling people they are going to hell' is a way of saying something in the language of the religion. Personally I'd try to put that into common language, as I think a lot of religious language is loaded and causes people to shut off immediately. It would me so I would understand anyone else feeling that way. But then people espousing those words say that it's your guilt making those associations.
I strongly disagree that a lot of atheists here aren't set on deconverting people from theism, but I fully understand why you wouldn't see that. I'm not whining about that. I just acknowledge it. People have straight out said it, but likewise I will leave that to them to disclose that information to you if they see fit.
I know very well that atheists are warned about rule breaking in exactly the same way. Thing is... this is a place where atheist views are default. Just like in a Christian church, only preaching which agrees with the place's ethos flies. Not complaining about that. It's completely ok.
