A seperate sub board to debate Roman Catholicism

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ivebeenshown said:

Impossible to separate...

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Not with you voting no it isn't
Thks for your vote and input bro

ivebeenshown said:

Impossible to separate...

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perhaps for protestants . but for those who have moved on . it's really easy .

LittleLambofJesus said:

How do others here feel about a seperate sub-board to debate Roman Catholicism on CF [as was done with the Mary threads]?
The GT board seems to be a lot on discussions of that Denomination and it would free it up to discuss more theological issues.
Thanks and God bless

http://www.christianforums.com/t7334204/
Why so many Catholic threads

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It'd just be another Catholic bashing venue. I'm not much for religious bigotry.

sacerdote said:

It'd just be another Catholic bashing venue. I'm not much for religious bigotry.

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Isn't that what generally happens on the GT board most times anyway?
Seems it would be easier for Mods to moderate more effectively if Catholicism had it's own seperate board

sacerdote said:

It'd just be another Catholic bashing venue. I'm not much for religious bigotry.

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neither is CF . i recall rules about flaming .

LittleLambofJesus said:

Isn't that what generally happens on the GT board most times anyway?
Seems it would be easier for Mods to moderate more effectively if Catholicism had it's own seperate board

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I was thinking the same thing .

Michael Collum said:

this is getting kinda old actually . maybe having a separate board where RCCs can choose to ignore or debate such debates would be beneficial .

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OBOB is the Catholic safe haven. So there is no need for a forum like that.

but that may also be a problem when an RCC is actually starting the debate of RCCism by just stating what they believe . which would be fine so long as they don't pull the "apostolic succession" card .

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I'm not really sure what this means. It's not Catholics stating what they believe (of which apostolic succession is a large part) that starts debates. It's people that decide to debate what they say that start the debates. It's the same for any group.

LittleLambofJesus said:

Isn't that what generally happens on the GT board most times anyway?
Seems it would be easier for Mods to moderate more effectively if Catholicism had it's own seperate board

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It wouldn't be easier. It'd just move all of the problem elsewhere. There wouldn't be any less hostilities. In fact, there might be more. When people have a target, they hone in on it.

GT goes in cycles. Right now we're on the Catholic Church cycle. Give it a few more months and we'll be back to Seventh Day Adventists or Law threads.

sacerdote said:

It'd just be another Catholic bashing venue. I'm not much for religious bigotry.

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Agreed with Sacerdote. I wouldn't want a separate forum for Catholicism, or Protestantism, or Orthodoxy. If people want to debate, keep it in one forum--- I thought this community is about coming together, not bashing one another virtually with words.

Hence, I voted "no".

Dark_Lite said:

OBOB is the Catholic safe haven. So there is no need for a forum like that.

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well that's in the denominational area which has a specific set of rules which discourages debate . so thus the request for a subforum .

I'm not really sure what this means. It's not Catholics stating what they believe (of which apostolic succession is a large part) that starts debates. It's people that decide to debate what they say that start the debates. It's the same for any group.

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apostolic succession falls under protection in the congregational rules but in GT it does not . and since there is a lot of debate just over RCCism . perhaps there should be a separate subforum .

It wouldn't be easier. It'd just move all of the problem elsewhere. There wouldn't be any less hostilities. In fact, there might be more. When people have a target, they hone in on it.

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on the other hand it would be a heckuva lot easier to ban people for flaming if we knew where to look

Angeldove97 said:

I thought this community is about coming together, not bashing one another virtually with words.

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which is why separation of divisive elements is beneficial .

Michael Collum said:

well that's in the denominational area which has a specific set of rules which discourages debate . so thus the request for a subforum .

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I misinterpreted what you said. General Theology already fills this purpose, so it's still unnecessary.

apostolic succession falls under protection in the congregational rules but in GT it does not . and since there is a lot of debate just over RCCism . perhaps there should be a separate subforum .

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There's a lot of debate over everything. I don't want to wind up with 65,000 subforums to wade through in order to find a topic.

on the other hand it would be a heckuva lot easier to ban people for flaming if we knew where to look

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We already do know where to look. People report things and we take care of them. There's also plenty of moderators involved enough in GT to find stuff.

Dark_Lite said:

I misinterpreted what you said. General Theology already fills this purpose, so it's still unnecessary.



There's a lot of debate over everything. I don't want to wind up with 65,000 subforums to wade through in order to find a topic.



We already do know where to look. People report things and we take care of them. There's also plenty of moderators involved enough in GT to find stuff.

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Fair enough . i suppose if the law observers don't get a sub forum in GT the catholics don't need one either .

blessings,

Michael Collum said:

which is why separation of divisive elements is beneficial .

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It's not beneficial--- it's unnecessary.

Angeldove97 said:

It's not beneficial--- it's unnecessary.

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I'm willing to agree to disagree as i did with the Sabbatarian poll also .

I'll Watch this!

winsome said:

So are you proposing a Protestants only GT where Catholics are not allowed to correct erroneous claims?

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I think this kind of thing is always a good idea, no matter what denominations we are talking about. It's sure irritating when some great proselytizer gets going on a forum. A little regulation wouldn't hurt. I do know that Catholics do this kind of regulation on their forums.

I must plead ignorance about something though. What is meant by "GT" as in "Protestant GT?" LOL, I don't know what a "GT" is except if you add "O" to the end of it. I have always wanted to drive and own one! The only "GT" I know of is the now defunct Pontiac.

Eagle55 said:

I think this kind of thing is always a good idea, no matter what denominations we are talking about. It's sure irritating when some great proselytizer gets going on a forum. A little regulation wouldn't hurt. I do know that Catholics do this kind of regulation on their forums.

I must plead ignorance about something though. What is meant by "GT" as in "Protestant GT?" LOL, I don't know what a "GT" is except if you add "O" to the end of it. I have always wanted to drive and own one! The only "GT" I know of is the now defunct Pontiac.

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I'm not a protestant, i just want a place where we can discuss straight theology without the denominational protection that exists in the congregational area . if you want to discuss denominational or traditional theology . well there's a place for that . but we kinda need a place to discuss theology honestly minus all the commandments of men .

To be honest I have no idea what a Protestant really is and I've been a Christian for 34 years- on CF it appears to be a Team A vs. Team B thing. I find the term offensive as it's been used as a weapon. I also don't know very much about the Catholic Church. This is a slippery slope if we could just be respectful and actually learn instead of being superior... It could be so valuable. But I don't know if we can do that. Sadly I think some of our denominations teach us our doctrine is better than all the others.

kericson said:

To be honest I have no idea what a Protestant really is and I've been a Christian for 34 years- on CF it appears to be a Team A vs. Team B thing. I find the term offensive as it's been used as a weapon. I also don't know very much about the Catholic Church. This is a slippery slope if we could just be respectful and actually learn instead of being superior... It could be so valuable. But I don't know if we can do that. Sadly I think some of our denominations teach us our doctrine is better than all the others.

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Honestly, the bolded portion is what i would like also . and if the all parties would oblige, including our orthodox and catholic brothers and sisters, by laying down the apostolic succession card they play so so often in lieu of actual scriptural or what God has done in my life evidence . then this would be quite a great learning atmosphere .

but that being said . it has gotten better over the past while .