A place for non-Christians to inquire in TAW?

[Michael G]

I voted yes.
I'm just a beginner Orthodox really. The longer I have been a member, the more I realise how little I actually know about our faith, though I have spent many hours studing.
I will answer what I know to be Truth, but will not be offensive.

Methinks Kolya is a very wise man!

 

[Xpycoctomos]

So, it seems people like the idea. So, what's the next step in requesting this? I think we should take it.

By the way:

I would support such a place as long as there were slightly stiffened rules as to debating, especially from the TAW end. There seems to be quite a few people in TAW anymore who like to turn ordinary conversations into un-christian debates and mud slinging fests. This would do no good for the non-Orthodox/non-christians who came into TAW to explore Orthodoxy. I really think charity needs to be the law of the land, and unfortunately right now it is lacking.

I think this is a good point to take into consideration when and if we get to the point of creating this sub-forum (and I think the "Narthex" is a great name). Oh, and no, I am not pointing fingers. I am quite aware that I have played my own part in the lacking charity around here.

john

 

[Shubunkin]

I voted yes, but would people use it? Just wondering out loud. They may pass it up to just post in the general forum at first, unless someone guides them to it.

 

[Michael G]

So who voted no?

 

[Xpycoctomos]

lol, wondering the same thing. Perhaps they ahve good points to make we haven't thought of.

 

[moses916]

lol maybe those 2 votes were by some heterodox

 

[Dust and Ashes]

Bump.

What do we need to do to get this ball rolling?

 

[Matrona]

I voted yes, obviously, seeing as I've been behind this from the beginning.

 

[Philip]

What do we need to do to get this ball rolling?

Get a mod involved.

Maybe post a request here.

 

[Matrona]

Get a mod involved.

Maybe post a request here.

There's also a Suggest New Forums forum, if we want to get a subforum for this purpose.

 

[Dust and Ashes]

Here it is.

 

[Matrona]

Bump.

 

[Xpycoctomos]

Here it is.

SO I guess we should start getting in there to show our support for it so Erwin takes a notice? ANything else we should be doing?

John

PS: Thanks for bumping this up Matrona.

 

[Michael G]

lol, wondering the same thing. Perhaps they ahve good points to make we haven't thought of.

What would their point be? That there are enough Orthodox Christians and we don't need anyone else inquiring into the faith? PLEASE! I should take a poll to find out how many of us here are converts! I bet it is well over 50%!

 

[NewToLife]

I voted yes..... but it will need stronger moderation than many of the forums here if it's to work well.

 

[Mary of Bethany]

I voted yes. I think it's an excellent idea, because Orthodoxy is so different from much of American Christianity, that often what unbelievers don't like about what they "think" is Christianity is not part of Orthodox belief.

Mary

 

[Lotar]

Ummm, it looks like the request has been denied...

 

[Dust and Ashes]

Ummm, it looks like the request has been denied...

Looks that way. Oh, well, it was worth a try.

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Maybe we could make a sticky, telling non-christians to feel free to pm someone from TAW with any questions, and we will post them for the person?

I would be happy to be the person they PM.

 

[Dust and Ashes]

Maybe we could make a sticky, telling non-christians to feel free to pm someone from TAW with any questions, and we will post them for the person?

I would be happy to be the person they PM.

I recommended to someone via PM they contact you for this. Are there any rules about copy/pasting questions from non-Christians since effectively they are posting vicariously through us?