dialogue about dialogue

[Sunny C.]

Well, like wil I find the whole matter inconsequential in the wide lens. It's a scuffle for status and I have no standing being merely an interested bystander. I have no petard to hoist. It's all good fun!

[I, Brian]

Originally Posted by wil

These are exactly the people that if kicked out here...with us tolerant, interfaith acceptable folks, where will they go and what will they do.

There are hundreds of millions of websites on the internet with a significant number given over to issues of religion in one form or other. I seriously don't think CR has a monopoly on religious discussions, and the internet is such that anyone can set up their own place in cyberspace to define discussions on their own terms.

That was actually a reason why CR was set up in the first place - most religious discussion groups I'd been involved with before were founded on a principle bias of faith, that set up boundaries I felt were restrictive and unnecessary. Since then I've noticed other active discussion groups that seem to be running a similar remit to CR.

As for giving love - there's an attempt to be as tolerant as possible, but there's also the need to preserve the overall dynamic that works for the many, not the few.

I've had some interesting prior experiences in other groups dealing with people with very real mental problems. It's definitely a case of good intentions can be counter-productive, and no substitute for support from those who are trained to look after them.

Originally Posted by Postmaster

Why was Niranjan banned by the way? Thought he had some good point of views he was just a bit rough round the edges.

I tried to give him room for as long as possible, but he was in a pattern of throwing in personal attacks from the beginning that he wouldn't break out from, creating a string of fights across different threads.

Originally Posted by Sunny C.

I still don't understand why Christianity has been separated into camps.

Originally Posted by lunamoth

I totally agree Sunny. I've said this more than once...not sure why Brian has it where it is but I would also like to see it moved back to Christianity.

The Liberal Christianity board is something I'm not happy with either - we had someone join up who begged to have a safe haven for Liberal Christians, and so I eventually set it up, only to then see it used as nothing more than a platform to direct attackly Christians on the Christianity board.

The dust has settled since then, but to be honest I think the only reason I haven't dismantled it is because wil has made a strong point of it helping him settle on the site.

Maybe moving it to a subforum of Christianity is a good idea. Any thoughts, wil?

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by I, Brian

The Liberal Christianity board is something I'm not happy with either - we had someone join up who begged to have a safe haven for Liberal Christians, and so I eventually set it up, only to then see it used as nothing more than a platform to direct attackly Christians on the Christianity board.

The dust has settled since then, but to be honest I think the only reason I haven't dismantled it is because wil has made a strong point of it helping him settle on the site.

Maybe moving it to a subforum of Christianity is a good idea. Any thoughts, wil?

Actually, I kinda like the Liberal Christianity board where it is. It reminds me of the "other sheep." {Who are not of the formalized Abrahamic fold?} Eventually, both folds might truly become 'one flock,' but this process really shouldn't be artificially rushed, imo. {Re: John chapter 10}

[Dondi]

Well, if people do not like the LC board, fine. If you want to have a hey day in the Christianity board, go ahead. Personally, I don't think that the LC board was meant to de-legitimize LCers. If you want, just set us orthodoxers up with an "Orthodox" board (preferable under Christianity) and that should hopefully solve the problem.

[Sunny C.]

Who's orthodox? Thomas for sure, but who else? I can hear it now, "hey bud, this is the Orthodox board, non of that sola scriptura here. Now, run along and play with your little Liberal friends." I just think things should be labeled accurately. Orthodox is not the same as Conservative, Liberal is not a lost and found bin for non-traditionalists. Thomas is, from what I've seen so far, the sole representative of Orthodoxy. Quahom perhaps as well, I don't know. LunaMoth is the sole representative of Liberal Christianity from what I've seen. The rest of you all are a Heinz 57 of mostly conservative denominations. Then there's wil, who I understand is Unity, and Andrew and Nick who are Theosophists, and Tao, myself, and others who range from borderline atheists to syncretists of various stripes. We probably belong on B&S or down under on Philosophy.

[Sunny C.]

I have only two minor complaints about this site. I'd like a maximizable Post Reply window, and I wish there was a folder tree at the bottom as well as top of the page. That's it.

[juantoo3]

Kindest Regards, Sunny!

Originally Posted by Sunny C.

Who's orthodox? I just think things should be labeled accurately. Orthodox is not the same as Conservative, Liberal is not a lost and found bin for non-traditionalists.

Hmmm...seems around here the liberals think I'm too conservative and the conservatives think I'm too liberal. I'm too Jewish to be Christian and too Christian to be Jewish. Ah! the limitations of accurately labelling...

[ardenz]

Originally Posted by juantoo3

Ah! the limitations of accurately labelling...

and I'm just homeless

[InLove]

Originally Posted by Sunny C.

LunaMoth is the sole representative of Liberal Christianity from what I've seen.

You mean, I still haven't managed to earn my "L" yet?

InPeace,
InLove

[China Cat Sunflower]

You get a scarlet letter.

[juantoo3]

Great to see you back around, China Cat!

[Tao_Equus]

Juantoo....

Be happy that you defy any attempt at a label.... there is no greater honour!!

[InLove]

Well, I do declare! Hello, China Cat!

[Prober]

Nice Av China. Osho Zen deck?

Good to see you!

Mark

[Tao_Equus]

Hi china!! good to see you