I was thinking maybe this active Xtian forum needs some subforums, like one for criticism of Xtianity. There's enough activity here to support a few subforums, so what others might work?
I can think of a few (ex. Jesus, Paul, the Bible, Current Events, History, maybe one that is for debates on doctrinal matters, i don't know) Though I don't know how much they would get posted in (except maybe the current events and history ones).. Come to think of it, I can't really think of that many. I do think a Criticisms of Christianity would be good to clear up the main forum a bit. I'd still check that. Anyone else think any I suggested are any good
How about a "Christian criticism of other philosophies and religions" forum in addition to the "criticism of christianity" forum. And a "Biblical Discussion" forum to discuss interpretation of the bible and compare it to other texts, ideas, scriptures, etc.
Ahhhh--thank you, thank you. That is what I was trying to say in my "maybe one that is for debates on doctrinal matters" statement.
Yeah, that "doctrinal matters" statement made me think of church practices or something like having communion first or last (did you know that italian churches do it first, or is it the french?).
It might be a difference between the Eastern and Latin Rite, but I've never heard of that before (unless you are joking then i am a fool)
Not sure how you mean by this, but if you mean have a subforum dedicated to Anglicanism, one for Catholicism, one for Baptist theology, one for Evangalism, one for Eastern Orthodoxy, that might get pretty messy...
Good suggestions. Another forum needed: A strictly no-criticism, no-comparisons forum where Christians can discuss with other Christians and sincerely inquiring persons without interference.
an "other texts" one as well perhaps? discuss the nag hammadi stuff, gospel of judas, etc. I really do like the idea of seperating the much more critical material from the rest of the threads in here
I hate subforums. How about just telling FedUpAmerican to cool it on posting 6 new threads every day? That said, if we do need subforums, the criticism is definitely a good one. That way the main forum could be for actual discussion about christianity, not constantly a defense of it. And one for the Gnostics would be understandable. But beyond that, I don't see the need for any other subforums. To quote the evil one, "I'm a uniter, not a divider." It's just easier to find it all in one place than in 5 or 6 seperate subbies. Besides, almost all of the discussion is on the criticism threads. The few that aren't on those threads don't all need subforums of their own, you know?
No, I really did hear (or read) it somewhere. Doesn't make it true, I am not familiar with church practices (only been to about 10 services in my whole life, 2-3 of them at weddings).
Well, they would all be in the already existing Christianity forum, so they would appear above the many threads in the main Christianity forum. We would be able to see if there were recent posts in the sub forum, and since there will only be a few (4-5 at the most), we will see the posts in the main forum without having to scroll past a whole bunch of subforums. Maybe a weak mod status can be given to a few older members so they can switch threads to the proper forums until people get used to them. Biblical Discussion -To cover biblical interpretation, discussion of passages, etc. Evolution/Creation - to discuss, what else but our 2 favorites: Creationism Vs. Evolution! Christian criticism of other religion/philosophy - For all you Christian rabble rousers with something to say about other cultures Criticism of Christianity and the Bible - For anyone who needs to vent (or we could have a separate Biblical Criticism forum, right under the Biblical Discussion forum) Battle of the Sects - Well, I just put this one here because the Archaic definition of Sect is... Sex http://m-w.com/dictionary/sects
I think that's a pretty good idea,but perhaps combine the forums for debate between the different christian sects and christian ideas vs. other faiths.
I like Khark's list personally (mid you i am still partial to adding the current events and history sections...but that is me) Not sure what part you agree to in mine though insanejester? I am thinking it is the part about how they wont get posed in much, but I have been known to be wrong
I was envisioning a division along these lines: The Bible Christian Sects Christian Controversies The idea is to maximize the # of posts that would fall into one of these categories. How's that sound? As far as FedupAmerican goes, I have no problem with the # of threads he's created, as I think they're mostly good ones. However creating THAT many new threads in such a short time is not a good habit, because it doesn't allow ppl time to respond to them all. In fact many will just fall to back pages since ppl can't keep up with them. I would've liked to respond (or even read them), but don't have the time. Please try to space out your new threads over time so each one gets fair play.
How about... Religious nuts People who like Pissing Off Religious nuts and... People Who've Actually Read the Bible ?
LOL! Unfortunately it's the third group that creates the other two. Hey now, let's not get into it here...
Seriously I think it would be cool to have a forum where everyone can put their belief or non-belief aside and just talk about what they think the book means.
