New Forum: Denomination-specific Ethics

[Erwin]

Currently under Rule 4.2 of the forums the following controversial topics:
a. drug use.
b. gambling.
c. polygamy.
d. extramarital sexual activity.
e. abortion.
f. homosexuality.
g. transsexuality.

are restricted to 3 forums - Philosophy & Morality, Liberal Theology or Christian Philosophy.

This means that these topics cannot be discussed in the Congregation forums amongst people of the same denomination. However, there appears to be a need for certain topics such as homosexuality to be discussed as it affects certain denominations specifically.

As such, I've created a new forum called:

Denomination-specific Ethics
The subforum for denomination specific philosophy, morality and ethical discussion.

This is a new For Christians Only forum in the Theology section as a subforum of the Christian Philosophy & Ethics forum.

Essentially, people from a particular denomination can open a denomination-specific thread to discuss certain controversial topics like homosexuality ONLY WITH PEOPLE OF THE SAME DENOMINATION - please make it clear in the Subject of the Thread which denomination is being discussed.

Hope this helps address this issue.

 

[Rochir]

I do not understand why there needed to be a new forum, when there already are three forums in which people can discuss the issues mentioned above.

Do you really think it fair towards some here to provide another place where Christians may freely malign and misrepresent homosexuals and where those accused cannot even stand up against their accusers?

 

[Crazy Liz]

Yes, it does, Rochir. In fact, I requested it, along with several others, as a place to move Rule 4.2 threads started in the denominational/Congregation fora.

When someone wants to discuss Rule 4.2 issues from a denominational POV and starts a thread in a Congregation forum, the thread either gets deleted or moved to CP&E, where it turns into a free-for-all. A denominational subforum was created in GT to solve this problem, but then CP&E was created and Rule 4.2 was changed, but the GT subforums were not moved to CP&E.

Now what's important is to train all the Congregation mods to move Rule 4.2 posts to this new subforum, rather than the general CP&E subforum.

 

[Shannonkish]

Thanks Erwin!

 

[Ave Maria]

Thanks Erwin!