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I'm new, as you might have guessed from my name I am an atheist, I don't know how prejudgemental people here will be, I respect your beliefs, please respect mine.

I posted a thread in a section which I now realise is for Christians only... sorry for breaking the forum rules! This is a very large forum, could someone please redirect me to an area where you don't practice censorship and I can have a civilized debate with you regarding all aspects of the Christian faith?

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The Questions by Non-Christians forum. There, you can ask questions about the faith, to learn more about anything you don't understand or are unclear of. But, debate isn't allowed: http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=74

The Non-Christian Religion Forum. Debate is allowed there. You could start a more general discussion about Christianity and Atheism: http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=76

The Ethics & Morality Forum. In that forum, many people debate controversial topics, and discuss specific Christian rules, sins, etc. There are a few subjects that are sort of taboo on most of the site, but are discussed there: http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=40
 
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I'm new, as you might have guessed from my name I am an atheist, I don't know how prejudgemental people here will be, I respect your beliefs, please respect mine.

I posted a thread in a section which I now realise is for Christians only... sorry for breaking the forum rules! This is a very large forum, could someone please redirect me to an area where you don't practice censorship and I can have a civilized debate with you regarding all aspects of the Christian faith?

Thanks!
Bro..if God's cool with giving you the choice to believe in Him or not. I don't think anyone else should have a prob with it either...but that's just my dos centavos. MMM...about the debate, sounds like your mind is made up on "all aspects of the Christian faith" already....lol. So why debate? Kudos on the, I respect yours, you respect mine thingy. I wish we all truly embraced that attitude, this rock in which we inhabit would be a quieter place to live...less bombs going off and all. Here's what's got me in a knot...you respect mine? Respecting mine means not wandering over to the kooky Christians hang out with a..it doesn't make sense and I have the proof attitude. Sounds more like your setting up for a bar brawl with razor-ed up cowboy boots to me? Listen, I'm sure wherever you analytical atheist hang out, there are ridiculous amounts of god-chuck wielding, nut jobs who think that by running around the atheist section of town and trying to bop you on the head with his god-chucks of I'm righteousness that he's doing the Lords work. Well, I officially apologize for those fellows, and can't say anything other than...every family has at least one black sheep. Unfortunately, because of Boss Hoss choosing to be Mr. Mysterious most of the times our faith leaves lots of room for some off the ku ku clock interpretations. But, It Is what It Is, and it is what I choose to believe, and if you really truly respected what I believe..you would probably just throw up the peace sign as you passed me in on the street, instead of trying to whack me over the head, guerilla warfare style, with the word of my God. Oh, and this is my first response to any post ever on this forum...so, I don't know? I may be lashed 14 times with a cat of 9 tails and run out of town. If so, save me a spot wear you boys hang out. I'll come down and we can rip on the obvious to all ridiculouness of each others beliefs in the not so civilized like style.

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