Why is this forum so politically active?

timothyu · Tuesday at 12:09 PM

Clare73 said:
God's religion was not if one recalls.

God’s church, His truth was to put His will over the will of mankind and love all as self, thus acting in servitude to Him and each other in need. Simple and to the point without the human drama.

Clare73 · Tuesday at 12:14 PM

timothyu said:
God’s church, His truth was to put His will over the will of mankind and love all as self, thus acting in servitude to Him and each other in need. Simple and to the point without the human drama.

How does that differ from God's religion; I.e., Christian belief and way of life?

timothyu · Tuesday at 12:27 PM

Clare73 said:
How does that differ from God's

No institution or human governance which has given us over 10000 denominations of human conjecture since the simple truth and way. The gentile its all about us era.

Clare73 · Tuesday at 12:33 PM

timothyu said:
No institution or human governance which has given us over 10000 denominations of human conjecture since the simple truth and way. The gentile its all about us era.

Differing denominations do not thereby mean they are not Christian.

timothyu · Tuesday at 12:36 PM

Clare73 said:
Differing denominations do not thereby mean they are not Christian

Anybody can claim to be Christian but few are followers of the Father”s will and Jesus. Christianity is just a name used both by those who do His will or use God to justify themselves.

bèlla · Tuesday at 12:46 PM

timothyu said:
Anybody can claim to be Christian but few are followers of the Father”s will and Jesus. Christianity is just a name used both by those who do His will or use God to justify themselves.

When you apply the word you’ll run afoul of religion. The conflict is inevitable and you’ll confront human traditions and compromises. The key to its difficulty is narrowness.

~bella

Clare73 · Tuesday at 12:57 PM

timothyu said:
Anybody can claim to be Christian but few are followers of the Father”s will and Jesus. Christianity is just a name used both by those who do His will or use God to justify themselves.

Assuming that you are the judge of both the Father's will and the heart of the individual.

seeking.IAM · Wednesday at 11:09 AM

Having been around CF since 2004, it feels to me like the forum has taken a big swing toward political content since I began here. I have not done a serious study of it, but on any given day it feels to me like there is more political posting than content about Christanity, theology, the kingdom, churches, etc. I find it a disappoinntment actually, although admitedly I can be drawn into the fray. There are days where looking at new posts could leave one confused about whether this is a political forum that sometimes talks about Christianity or a Christian forum that sometimes talks about politics. I have fantasized what CF could be like if political discussion and some other forums not directly related to Christianity just went away. The political nature and associated acrimony found therein has made CF a less attractive place for me to visit. I have respect for the mods who have to read through vitriol daily to decide what to allow and what to zap; I found I could not do it. I reckon it is a mirroring of our times.

Michie · Wednesday at 11:14 AM

What’s sad is posting Christian content and there seems to be no interest it. Politics imo should be discussed from a Christian pov imo. It’s called Christian Forums but there is little interest in discussing Christianity. People get a charge out of their constant debates over the same things. I believe we should be aware of course but it should not take precedence over our faith.

timothyu · Wednesday at 11:59 AM

Michie said:
What’s sad is posting Christian content and there seems to be no interest it.

Perhaps because response is restricted in so many cases?

Michie · Wednesday at 12:21 PM

timothyu said:
Perhaps because response is restricted in so many cases?

If you are talking about OBOB and the safe haven/congregational rules each forum has, it would be a mess without them simply because people want to debate fellow Christian’s beliefs. Thats what GT is for. Everybody deserves respite within their own faith forums to post their beliefs and educational topics to learn and grow without the noise. This is something that should be discussed with staff anyway. Not me.

2PhiloVoid · Wednesday at 12:29 PM

CerebralCherub said:
I don't really engage in politics, for a number of reasons, but I wondered why the political sections under the Christian and non-believer sections are so active?

It's not an issue for me but, rather, a curiosity.

It would be more uplifting, I guess, to see the same level of activity in other areas of the forum but it seems politics dominate.

Hope that makes sense! God bless.

My more socially inclined theory is that many Christian folks here are involved predominantly in the political sections because politics is, for them, where the rubber meets the road and the Christian faith rubs up against as slew of not always friendly legal decisions emanating from the Secular State(s) of the world.

And in the middle of this tension between these political positions is a concern among various Christians about what they perceive or think the "spirit of anti-christ" is doing within those politics. Whether or not actual anti-christs can be proven to be at play in the world is a deep matter, of course, but as long as Christian people perceive that such is the case, then politics will be where a lot of their expressive outlet takes place.

timothyu · Wednesday at 1:07 PM

Michie said:
This is something that should be discussed with staff anyway. Not me.

Wasn’t meant to be personal. There are many sites that follow that rule. However perhaps more people should post threads in the open areas rather than respond to alleviate the problem

Michie · Wednesday at 1:09 PM

timothyu said:
Wasn’t meant to be personal. There are many sites that follow that rule. However perhaps more people should post threads in the open areas rather than respond to alleviate the problem

Been doing that.

CerebralCherub · Wednesday at 11:06 PM

seeking.IAM said:
There are days where looking at new posts could leave one confused about whether this is a political forum that sometimes talks about Christianity or a Christian forum that sometimes talks about politics. I have fantasized what CF could be like if political discussion and some other forums not directly related to Christianity just went away. The political nature and associated acrimony found therein has made CF a less attractive place for me to visit.

Yes, I agree.

Every time I see a Christian posting news articles, I cringe and sigh. I think there is an endorphin rush when these people see that there are views, comments or reactions to the news articles and they are addicted to that feeling.

I wanted to become a paying member to this site but I can't in good conscious contribute to a site that seems to contravene Christian values even amongst the Christians.

The disgusting comments around the death of Charlie Kirk in the secular forum are just vile and it's being allowed on a 'Christian' forum. It's okay to have an echo chamber for Christianity. That's presumably what this site was originally intended to be or correct me if I'm wrong?

It would be nice to see Christians resist the engagement of these secular keyboard wars, and even infighting around media and politics, and focus on Christ.

I will pray because I am very disappointed that this isn't the Christian haven I thought it would be given the name of the forum.

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