Posts: 13392
Threads: 187
Joined: March 18, 2012
Reputation:
48
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 1:18 pm
(November 29, 2017 at 1:53 am)Bow Before Zeus Wrote: It has been suggested in one of the discussions that it is of little value to have a xtian section in an atheist forum so I would like to post my views on that and get the views of others here.
I believe it is of great value because it is only on an atheist forum that we can have a true and frank discussion of xtian and other religious issues. As atheists on xtian forums we do not have complete freedom to post challenging and possibly controversial views. We are likely to be suspended or banned. Some xtian forums even default to limiting where non xtians can post from when you first create and account and declare that you are a non xtian.
So in the interests of open and fair speech (but not harmful speech as this is unethical) I would support having a xtian section in atheist forums.
At least one of you is honest. You Hate being made to defend or even think of what you believe in a different light.
Hmmm.. I believe there is a word for that. one typically usally reserved for the closed minded Cult followers.
Posts: 69248
Threads: 3759
Joined: August 2, 2009
Reputation:
259
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 1:36 pm
Your continued presence is proof, if any were needed, that AF is accepting of ignorant assholes, dripshit. You are our poster boy for Toleration.
(Although I can barely tolerate you!)
Posts: 23918
Threads: 300
Joined: June 25, 2011
Reputation:
151
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 4:05 pm
(November 29, 2017 at 1:36 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Your continued presence is proof, if any were needed, that AF is accepting of ignorant assholes, dripshit. You are our poster boy for Toleration.
(Although I can barely tolerate you!)
Then you are more forgiving than I. The only way I can tolerate that guy is on ignore.
Posts: 66329
Threads: 140
Joined: June 28, 2011
Reputation:
160
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 4:13 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2017 at 4:13 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Don't feel bad Bow, that rule was weaponized as soon as it was announced. Just think of it like jeopardy, and give your OP titles the form of a question. 
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Posts: 133
Threads: 13
Joined: October 18, 2017
Reputation:
3
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 4:21 pm
(November 29, 2017 at 9:49 am)Whateverist Wrote: The xtian sites I've visited smugly lord it over anyone who doesn't kowtow to their worldview. I'd prefer this place not be like those.
And that was exactly my point in the OP. I'm glad this subforum exists because posting in xtian forums is severely censored. I am not sure why everyone has misunderstood.
Posts: 23918
Threads: 300
Joined: June 25, 2011
Reputation:
151
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Huh, since we in fact already have one, it seemed like you were questioning the purpose - as if there was no point in it.
Posts: 28384
Threads: 226
Joined: March 24, 2014
Reputation:
185
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 4:57 pm
(November 29, 2017 at 4:13 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Don't feel bad Bow, that rule was weaponized as soon as it was announced. Just think of it like jeopardy, and give your OP titles the form of a question.
It wouldn’t have helped that thread
(August 21, 2017 at 11:31 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: "I'm not a troll"
Religious Views: He gay
0/10
Hammy Wrote:and we also have a sheep on our bed underneath as well
Posts: 25314
Threads: 239
Joined: August 26, 2010
Reputation:
156
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 5:05 pm
(November 29, 2017 at 12:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: (November 29, 2017 at 7:52 am)Cyberman Wrote: It's not deleted, we just removed public access to it.
That's a fairly fine distinction.
To the contrary, there's all the difference in the world. It still exists, it's merely inaccessible to anyone but Staff.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
Posts: 15452
Threads: 147
Joined: June 15, 2015
Reputation:
88
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 6:10 pm
(November 29, 2017 at 5:05 pm)Cyberman Wrote: (November 29, 2017 at 12:04 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That's a fairly fine distinction.
To the contrary, there's all the difference in the world. It still exists, it's merely inaccessible to anyone but Staff.
If I may ask (unless it's a staff secret lol) what is the purpose of keeping threads that were pulled from view vs just deleting them completely?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
Posts: 25314
Threads: 239
Joined: August 26, 2010
Reputation:
156
RE: Is there room for a xtian section in an atheist forum?
November 29, 2017 at 6:18 pm
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2017 at 6:21 pm by Cyberman.)
Staff review, usually. It's a rare occurrence, unless it's nothing but spam (which is simply zapped altogether). They may get deleted in time, but for the present they're kept pending.
Others might be archived for all sorts of reasons.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
|
