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New Congregation Category Forum Rules

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These are the new rules for the 4 forums within the Congregation Category, namely:

Non-Denominational/ Protestant
Catholic
Messianic Jew
Interdenominational Doctrinal Debates


In summary, The Protestant, Catholic and Messianic Jewish forums are for fellowship and debate of members of each denomination. Members that are not in those denominations can post fellowship posts and ask questions, but not debate. Only moderators of the denomination can moderate members of the same denomination in the all the Congregation forums, for the sake of impartiality.

IDD is the new PCJ - that is the debate forum for all members. It is also open to non-Christian Jews, so that they are able to come and ask Christian questions about our faith. Non-Christian Jews may also post in the Messianic Judaism forum.

The rules for each of the 4 forums are as follows:



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Non-Denominational Protestant Forum Rules

1) This forum is open to all Christians. Non-Christian members are not allowed to post here.

2) Protestant, Evangelical and Reformed members, as well as Non-Denominational Christian members can post fellowship threads here as well as debate threads to discuss various doctrines to do with their own denomination and other denominations (including the Catholic church), as long as they are within our rules.

3) Non-Protestant members (eg. Catholic members) can only post fellowship posts here or posts to ask a question regarding Protestant or Evangelical doctrine. Once the question is answered, there shall be no debate over the answer in this forum by the Non-Protestant. Any debate posts by Non-Protestants will be deleted or moved to the Interdenominational Doctrine Debate forum. In other words, only Protestant members can debate here.

4) Only a Protestant or Non-Denominational moderator can moderate posts in this forum.

5) No posts that denigrate a Christian denomination or Christian group including the Catholic church will be tolerated - these will be deleted and the poster will be warned.

Basically, we do NOT allow accusations that a particular Christian denomination or group is non-Christian. That is the bottom line. Debates regarding doctrine is allowed. Accusations are not.

Examples of what is not allowed, and what is allowed:

Not allowed: "The Pope is the Anti-Christ"
Allowed: "The Pope has too much power" or "The Bible did not establish the papacy" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Catholic church is a cult"
Allowed: "The Catholic church has errors in some doctrines" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Roman Catholic Church is the harlot of Babylon"
Allowed: "The Catholic church may have a particular role to play in the endtimes" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "All Catholics go to hell"
Allowed: "Some Catholics may not be saved because they have wrong beliefs" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Catholics worship idols" - this is because they don't worship these idols (at least they are not meant to)
Allowed: "Catholics have images in their church and the Bible does not support this" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Catholics pray to demons when they pray to saints"
Allowed: "Praying to saints is not in the Bible"&nbsp;- as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.&nbsp;

Allowed: "There is no such thing as purgatory" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Allowed: "Catholics are preoccupied with visions of Mary" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Speaking in tongues is demonic"
Allowed: "Speaking in tongues is being abused in some churches" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Charismatic Christians are not saved"
Allowed: "The charismatic movement have gone too far in some cases" - as long as scripture a nd evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Word of Faith preachers are false prophets"
Allowed: "The Word of Faith movement have gone too far in certain instances" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Basically, try to rephrase your question and post so that it does not come across as being judgemental and accusatory. You will find that the message gets across better, and the debate will remain civil.

6) Feel free to report posts that you believe have broken these rules to the moderators of this forum by clicking on the "Report" link at the bottom of each post.

God bless you all. We hope that these rules will promote unity between Christians from all denominations, and foster a better atmosphere for the exchange of ideas so that we can all grow together in God. :)



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Catholic Forum Rules

1) This forum is open to all Christians. Non-Christian members are not allowed to post here.

2) Catholic Christian members can post fellowship threads here as well as debate threads to discuss various doctrines to do with their own Church and other denominations (including the Protestant and non-Catholic churches), as long as they are within our rules.

3) Non-Catholic members (eg. Protestant members) can only post fellowship posts here or posts to ask a question regarding Catholic doctrine. Once the question is answered, there shall be no debate over the answer in this forum by the Non-Catholic. Any debate posts by Non-Catholics will be deleted or moved to the Interdenominational Doctrine Debate forum. In other words, only&nbsp;Catholic members can debate here.

4) Only a&nbsp;Catholic moderator can moderate posts in this forum.

5) No posts that denigrate a Christian denomination or Christian group including Protestant denominations will be tolerated - these will be deleted and the poster will be warned.

Basically, we do NOT allow accusations that a particular Christian denomination or group is non-Christian. That is the bottom line. Debates regarding doctrine is allowed. Accusations are not.

Examples of what is not allowed, and what is allowed:

Not allowed: "Martin Luther was influenced by the Devil"
Allowed: "Martin Luther was misguided in his intentions" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Reformation was&nbsp;led by&nbsp;the Devil"
Allowed: "The Reformation was a misguided attempt at reforming the church" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Protestant churches are cults"
Allowed: "Some Protestant churches have errors in some doctrines" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Roman Catholic Church is the only Christian Church"
Allowed: "The Catholic church have an important role to play in Christianity" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "All Non-Catholics go to hell"
Allowed: "Some Non-Catholics may not be saved because they have wrong beliefs" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Speaking in tongues is demonic"
Allowed: "Speaking in tongues is being abused in some churches" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Charismatic Christians are not saved"
Allowed: "The charismatic movement have gone too far in some cases" - as long as scripture a nd evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Word of Faith preachers are false prophets"
Allowed: "The Word of Faith movement have gone too far in certain instances" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Basically, try to rephrase your question and post so that it does not come across as being judgemental and accusatory. You will find that the message gets across better, and the debate will remain civil.

6) Feel free to report posts that you believe have broken these rules to the moderators of this forum by clicking on the "Report" link at the bottom of each post.

God bless you all. We hope that these rules will promote unity between Christians from all denominations, and foster a better atmosphere for the exchange of ideas so that we can all grow together in God. :)



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Messianic Jewish Forum Rules

1) This forum is open to all Christians. Non-Christian members are not allowed to post here. The exception are&nbsp;Non-Christian&nbsp;Orthodox Jewish members who may post questions about Messianic Judaism here.

2) Messianic Jewish Christian members can post fellowship threads here as well as debate threads to discuss various doctrines to do with Messianic Judaism and other denominations (including the Protestant and Catholic churches), as long as they are within our rules.

3) Non-Messianic Jewish members (eg. Protestant or Catholic members) can only post fellowship posts here or posts to ask a question regarding Messianic Judaism doctrine. Once the question is answered, there shall be no debate over the answer in this forum by the Non-Messianic Jewish. Any debate posts by Non-Messianic Jewish will be deleted or moved to the Interdenominational Doctrine Debate forum. In other words, only&nbsp;Messianic Jewish&nbsp;members can debate here.

4) No posts that denigrate a Christian denomination or Christian group including Protestant or Catholic denominations will be tolerated - these will be deleted and the poster will be warned.

Basically, we do NOT allow accusations that a particular Christian denomination or group is non-Christian. That is the bottom line. Debates regarding doctrine is allowed. Accusations are not.

Examples of what is not allowed, and what is allowed:

Not allowed: "Christian churches are cults"
Allowed: "Certain Christian churches have errors in some doctrines" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "All Non-Messianic Jews go to hell"
Allowed: "Some Non-Messianic Jews may not be saved because they have wrong beliefs" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Catholics worship idols" - this is because they don't worship these idols (at least they are not meant to)
Allowed: "Catholics have images in their church and the Bible does not support this" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Messianic Judaism is the only true Christian Church"
Allowed: "Messianic Judaism has an important role to play in Christianity" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Basically, try to rephrase your question and post so that it does not come across as being judgemental and accusatory. You will find that the message gets across better, and the debate will remain civil.

5) Feel free to report posts that you believe have broken these rules to the moderators of this forum by clicking on the "Report" link at the bottom of each post.

God bless you all. We hope that these rules will promote unity between Christians from all denominations, and foster a better atmosphere for the exchange of ideas so that we can all grow together in God. :)



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Protestant/ Catholic/ Jewish Debate Forum Rules
Renamed Interdenominational Doctrinal Debate Forum Rules


1) This forum is open to all Christians. Non-Christian members are not allowed to post here.

2) This forum is also open to all members from the Jewish faith, whether it is Orthodox Judaism or Messianic Judaism.

3) This is a debate forum only for the discussion of doctrinal difference between Christian denominations and churches - for fellowship, please use the other Congregation forums, the Fellowship Court, or the Deeper Fellowship forum.

4) Only a Protestant or Non-Denominational moderator can moderate posts by a Protestant or Non-Denominational&nbsp;poster, and only a Catholic moderator can moderate posts by a Catholic poster&nbsp;in this forum.

5) No posts that denigrate a Christian denomination or Christian group including Protestant or Catholic denominations will be tolerated - these will be deleted and the poster will be warned.

Basically, we do NOT allow accusations that a particular Christian denomination or group is non-Christian. That is the bottom line. Debates regarding doctrine is allowed. Accusations are not.

Examples of what is not allowed, and what is allowed:

Not allowed: "The Pope is the Anti-Christ"
Allowed: "The Pope has too much power" or "The Bible did not establish the papacy" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Catholic church is a cult"
Allowed: "The Catholic church has errors in some doctrines" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Roman Catholic Church is the harlot of Babylon"
Allowed: "The Catholic church may have a particular role to play in the endtimes" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "All Catholics go to hell"
Allowed: "Some Catholics may not be saved because they have wrong beliefs" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Catholics worship idols" - this is because they don't worship these idols (at least they are not meant to"
Allowed: "Catholics have images in their church and the Bible does not support this" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Allowed: "There is no such thing as purgatory" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Allowed: "Catholics are preoccupied with visions of Mary" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Martin Luther was influenced by the Devil"
Allowed: "Martin Luther was misguided in his intentions" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Protestant churches are cults"
Allowed: "Some Protestant churches have errors in some doctrines" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "The Roman Catholic Church is the only Christian Church"
Allowed: "The Catholic church have an important role to play in Christianity" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "All Non-Catholics go to hell"
Allowed: "Some Non-Catholics may not be saved because they have wrong beliefs" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Speaking in tongues is demonic"
Allowed: "Speaking in tongues is being abused in some churches" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Charismatic Christians are not saved"
Allowed: "The charismatic movement have gone too far in some cases" - as long as scripture a nd evidence is posted to argue this.

Not allowed: "Word of Faith preachers are false prophets"
Allowed: "The Word of Faith movement have gone too far in certain instances" - as long as scripture and evidence is posted to argue this.

Basically, try to rephrase your question and post so that it does not come across as being judgemental and accusatory. You will find that the message gets across better, and the debate will remain civil.

6) Feel free to report posts that you believe have broken these rules to the moderators of this forum by clicking on the "Report" link at the bottom of each post.

God bless you all. We hope that these rules will promote unity between Christians from all denominations, and foster a better atmosphere for the exchange of ideas so that we can all grow together in God. :)



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