Hi Eternal Hope-rs,
I've taken a cursory glance at this forum. Some impressions and
thoughts, if you don't mind reading. I tend to ramble.
My first impression was this being a "place for Christians to
meet and talk". It says so in the forum heading. There have been
some stimulating discussions about religion and spirituality in
general, and Christianity in particular.
As with every forum (whether online or not) about religion, a
topic particularly sensitive and relevant to many, there will
undoubtedly arise heated debates regarding fundamental questions
relevant to all beliefs, not only Christianity. As I have said
above, many posters have raised insightful and intellectual topics
and contentions.
Then again, sometimes discussions degenerate into simple
mockery. I am making an observation about forums like these,
applicable not only to this one but to many others on the net.
Postings essentially along the lines of:
"all YOU atheists burnZ in hell! Unbelieverzzz; repent or be d
amNed!! HE is the WAY!!!"
Conversely,
"All U Christian Wus sies!! U & ur misguded beliefzzz aboUT
GoD. Too scared to live life on yoUR own, so MUz depend on AN
IMAGINARY DEITY"
I'm positive that all of you have friends who believe or don't
believe in a particular religion, or in any religion. I'm also sure
that you don't judge them any less as individuals for holding such
beliefs/opinions. And they likewise too.
Let's all be civil and raise genuine questions, where you truly
seek answers. If you feel the need to express your disagreement
(contempt even), it doesn't hurt to be gracious.
Just based on a cursory glance, I've spotted posters like
Asromanista2001, who seems to post an inordinate number of threads
on a daily basis. He is certainly entitled to his opinions, nothing
wrong with that. Some of his topics make sense, many more are
fairly irate. On the other hand, forumers like Rooney9 bring up
interesting and earnest queries.
Let's all learn from each other, yeah? Let's work towards
improving the quality of our discussions here. Let's go beyond
posts like "City Harvest is a scam!" or "Protestants > Catholics
> Atheists"!
In the meanwhile, best wishes to all (to use a secular
phrase)!
-AlphaBet
