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Members and staff,

The following is being added to the site-wide rules:

  • [*]You will not promote any faith, belief, or religion other than Nicene Christianity. Promotion of Satanism is strictly prohibited. Promotion is defined as encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something including advertising and publicity.
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
We believe in (Romans 10: 8-10; 1 John 4: 15)
ONE God, (Deuteronomy 6: 4, Ephesians 4: 6)
Father (Matthew 6: 9)
Almighty, (Exodus 6: 3)
Maker of Heaven and Earth, (Genesis 1: 1)
and of all things visible and invisible. (Colossians 1: 15-16)

And in ONE Lord Jesus Christ, (Acts 11: 17)
Son of God, (Mathew 14: 33; 16: 16)
Only-Begotten, (John 1: 18; 3: 16)
Begotten of the Father before all ages. (John 1: 2)
Light from Light; (Psalm 27: 1; John 8: 12; Matthew 17: 2,5)
True God from True God; (John 17: 1-5)
Begotten, not made; (John 1: 18)
of one essence with the Father (John 10: 30)
through whom all things were made; (Hebrews 1: 1-2)
Who for us men and for our salvation (1 Timothy 2: 4-5)
came down from heaven, (John 6: 33,35)
and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary (Luke 1: 35)
and became man. (John 1: 14)
And He was crucified for us (Mark 15: 25; 1 Corinthians 15: 3)
under Pontius Pilate, (John 19: 6)
suffered, (Mark 8: 31)
and was buried. (Luke 23: 53; 1 Corinthians 15: 4)
And on the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures, (Luke 24: 1 1 Corinthians 15: 4)
and ascended into heaven, (Luke 24: 51; Acts 1: 10)
and sits at the right hand of the Father; (Mark 16: 19; Acts 7: 55)
and He shall come again with glory (Matthew 24: 27)
to judge the living and the dead; (Acts 10: 42; 2 Timothy 4: 1)
Whose Kingdom shall have no end. (2 Peter 1: 11)

And in the Holy Spirit, (John 14: 26)
Lord, (Acts 5: 3-4)
Giver of Life, (Genesis 1: 2)
Who proceeds from the Father [and the Son]*; (John 15: 26)
Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; (Matthew 3: 16-17)
Who spoke through the prophets. (1 Samuel 19: 20; Ezekiel 11: 5,13)

In one, (Matthew 16: 18)
holy, (1 Peter 2: 5,9)
catholic**, (Mark 16: 15)
and apostolic Church. (Acts 2: 42; Ephesians 2: 19-22)

I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins***. (Ephesians 4: 5; Acts 2: 38)
I look for the resurrection of the dead, (John 11: 24; 1 Corinthians 15: 12-49; Hebrews 6: 2; Revelation 20: 5)
and the life in the age to come. (Mark 10: 29-30)

AMEN. (Psalm 106: 48)


*The phrase in square brackets [and the Son] (known as the filioque clause) is not compulsory and does not need to be affirmed by members.

**The word "catholic" (literally, "universal") refers to the universal church of the Lord Jesus Christ and not necessarily or exclusively to any particular visible denomination or institution.

***This can be interpreted to mean that baptism is a matter of obedience and not a requirement for salvation or a regenerating ordinance.


Posts that promote non-Christian or non-Nicene beliefs will be removed by staff. Posts that merely provide information about a non-Christian or non-Nicene belief are allowed for informational purposes.

Staff may expand on this (via forum-specific guidelines) based on the specific needs of those forums.

Restrictions as to where non-Christian and non-Nicene members may post will not be imposed, nor will there be a return to forced icon changes. The intent is to moderate based on post content.


The following forums will be closed:

The Non-Nicene Congregation section
The Trinitarian forum
The Jehovah's Witness theology forum
The Latter Day Saints theology forum
The Unitarian/Non-Trinitarian theology forum


Non-Christian and Non-Nicene mods may not moderate the following forum categories on CF. Exceptions may be made by admins in conjunction with Lee and/or his advisors.
  • Congregation
  • Theology
  • Ministry
  • Edification
  • Outreach
Prior admin approval is required for non-Christian and Non-Nicene mods to moderate the following forum categories:
  • Life Stages
  • Recovery
Non-Christian and non-Nicene staff that currently moderate any of the above forums may transfer to another team.

To discuss this topic please visit the Wiki Discussion Thread which is located here. This thread is to ask questions and ask for clarification on the OP. Please follow the rules, be nice! :)

 
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This new rule will go into effect mid next week, to give members time to discuss this in the forums which are closing, and to copy any posts or threads they would like to keep.
 
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Wow. I feel really bad for the non-Christian mods who moderate some of the Ministry forums, like Women's Ministry and Marriage Ministry. They do an excellent job and it is a shame, a disgrace in my opinion, that they are being booted from their positions.

Why do those forums have to be deleted, as opposed to just closed for further activity? Couldn't they remain available as read-only so people don't have to scurry around gathering up posts to save within the next week? Plus, deleting the forums will reduce post counts, reputation, blessings, etc., for people who primarily posted in those forums, which isn't really fair to them.
 
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For life stages forums, the rule on staffing has been in effect for quite some time. Thus non-Nicene or non-Christian staffers in those areas were already approved by their admin.

The forums won't be deleted, but instead moved to archive status. Post counts, reps, and such should not be affected as long as they are archived, rather than deleted.
 
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PLEASE NOTE: There is a Wiki/Rules Discussion Thread set up for discussing concerns about this announcement: http://christianforums.com/t6777343

This thread is primarily for asking questions and clarifying.

Thanks

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Dang.....
So, can we assume that, sadly, CF is starting going back 100% like it was all those months ago and soon non nicene christians and non christians will be restricted to the same areas they were before?
No, it's not going to be exactly like that.

Non-Nicene Christians and non-Christians are still welcome in all parts of the board. But, promotion of non-Nicene theology will not be welcome. Posts are to be moderated based on their content, not who made the post.
 
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Is it within the rules now to accuse someone of not being Christian? Will it be okay for people to tell Mormons and JWs that they are not Christians even if those individuals profess that they are?
 
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