These boards are no longer the CF boards??

[Michael G]

Sounds great! I look forward to it.

I realize my site will be geared towards my thoughts on iconography and promoting my work, but the blog there should be alot of fun and I plan for it to be educational for those who read it. Plus it will be an easy way to contact me for those who don't have my email address.

 

[Asinner]

Asinner, I'm here to learn. I want to get to know you. I'm very familiar with Catholicism and Protestantism, but Orthodoxy is a variant of Christianity I hardly know anything about.

Then I will take you on your word.

Love,
Christina

 

[Futuwwa]

Philothei, ok then. I can change it to something similar. But if you think Suleiman I is evil too, is there anything Ottoman which wouldn't be?

 

[WarriorAngel]

http://christianexchange.forumco.com/default.asp

 

[Philothei]

Philothei, ok then. I can change it to something similar. But if you think Suleiman I is evil too, is there anything Ottoman which wouldn't be?

Thank you Futuwaw like I said I would not have a problem even if you wanted Mohamet as your avatar Iwould respect that as you are respecting now our faith. Why do you insist on the Ottoman? All of them were involved to some degree in murdering and recruiting for Islam. I know it is a matter of perspective also but .... this is a Christian community... like I said before I would not post a cross in a muslim forum....

No bad feelings .... Lord have mercy and massala... little turkish I know.
Philothei

 

[Michael G]

http://christianexchange.forumco.com/default.asp

You have my email, make sure you say hi every now and then.

 

[Futuwwa]

Thank you Futuwaw like I said I would not have a problem even if you wanted Mohamet as your avatar Iwould respect that as you are respecting now our faith. Why do you insist on the Ottoman? All of them were involved to some degree in murdering and recruiting for Islam. I know it is a matter of perspective also but .... this is a Christian community... like I said before I would not post a cross in a muslim forum....

No bad feelings .... Lord have mercy and massala... little turkish I know.
Philothei

Well, I happen to dig the Ottoman Empire. I think that, viewed in its proper historical context, it was a very progressive imperial construct, at least during the 15th to 17th centuries. The state ideology was one of a universal empire for all peoples, under Islamic Turkish leadership. Obviously this was not always realized in practice, but what they strived for is very much in line with what I would think of as the ideal Islamic state.

Actually, I don't think anyone would object to displaying a cross on an Islamic forum. The ones I've tried out this far have been welcoming of nonmuslims. There's nothing blasphemous about the cross to us.

 

[RobNJ]

Well, I happen to dig the Ottoman Empire. I think that, viewed in its proper historical context, it was a very progressive imperial construct, at least during the 15th to 17th centuries. The state ideology was one of a universal empire for all peoples, under Islamic Turkish leadership. Obviously this was not always realized in practice, but what they strived for is very much in line with what I would think of as the ideal Islamic state.

Actually, I don't think anyone would object to displaying a cross on an Islamic forum. The ones I've tried out this far have been welcoming of nonmuslims. There's nothing blasphemous about the cross to us.

How about a pic of the mosque at Mecca?

 

[Futuwwa]

I'd rather have some turban-headed face to go along with my CF character.

 

[Oblio]

Going back a few pages to the point about rules, is there any rule now that we can't proclaim Orthodoxy as the one true faith, all others as counterfeit, and the heterodox as putting their salvation in danger if they remain so willingly ?

 

[Xpycoctomos]

Again, fuutwa, you said you this is mostly Christian. I wonder what your definition of Christian is. Whatever you say is fine because this site refuses to define this. Honestly, if you want to call yourself a Christian (since you do beleive in a Christ that was born of the Virgin per your own tradition) apparently you can and no one at foru.ms c.an deba.te th.is. (I mean, we would, and they probably wouldn't do anything,.. but the point is still that the management of this site is... whack.ed o.ut).

John

 

[ClementofRome]

w.h.a.c.k.e.d.....o.u.t dot com

 

[Asinner]

Going back a few pages to the point about rules, is there any rule now that we can't proclaim Orthodoxy as the one true faith, all others as counterfeit, and the heterodox as putting their salvation in danger if they remain so willingly ?

While waving the Creed in the air . . .

 

[Monica child of God 1]

I don't know what I am going to do...It is just so weird. I have never been interested in Facebook or the other "social networking" sites so to have CF turn into one is just weird. Is Erwin trying to compete with Facebook or something? Foru.ms is such a ridiculous name. I don't know. I will probably stay if TAW remains vibrant. The only other places I go are OBOB and occasionaly STR and the OO forum. If TAW is bled of its regulars, I'll have no reason to check in.

M.

 

[Futuwwa]

Again, fuutwa, you said you this is mostly Christian. I wonder what your definition of Christian is. Whatever you say is fine because this site refuses to define this. Honestly, if you want to call yourself a Christian (since you do beleive in a Christ that was born of the Virgin per your own tradition) apparently you can and no one at foru.ms c.an deba.te th.is. (I mean, we would, and they probably wouldn't do anything,.. but the point is still that the management of this site is... whack.ed o.ut).

John

LL, love the insertion of dots as per the new name of this forum.

Well, since I'm not a Christian, any definition of "Christian" based on what's true dogma is irrelevant to me, as is the term "true Christian". For me, the only sensible use of the word would be to refer to any religious group claiming to be primarily based on the teachings of Jesus. If they are non-Nicene, I'd just refer to them as unorthodox Christians.

 

[Oblio]

If they are non-Nicene, I'd just refer to them as unorthodox Christians.

Heretic uses less bandwidth

 

[PrincessMommy]

Perhaps Erwin is planning on merging with Belief.net? It seems to me (from what little I remember of BN) that there is no longer much difference, except here the forums are better.

OTOH, trying to join some of the other Christian forums would be next to impossible because many of them have statements of faith which would probably not align with EO.

 

[Dust and Ashes]

How is Erwin supposed to get all the non-Christians to become site supporters if it's called christianforums?

It kind of reminds me of those singers who started out singing gospel music or contemporary Christian then when they got all big and popular forgot their roots and went secular.

 

[Philothei]

Well, I happen to dig the Ottoman Empire. I think that, viewed in its proper historical context, it was a very progressive imperial construct, at least during the 15th to 17th centuries. The state ideology was one of a universal empire for all peoples, under Islamic Turkish leadership. Obviously this was not always realized in practice, but what they strived for is very much in line with what I would think of as the ideal Islamic state.

Actually, I don't think anyone would object to displaying a cross on an Islamic forum. The ones I've tried out this far have been welcoming of nonmuslims. There's nothing blasphemous about the cross to us.

whatever you want to do is okay, now. If it is okay with everyone else...

Philothei

 

[Futuwwa]