Well...I'm here

[Andy Broadley]

Not really sure what to write here to be honest.

Not even sure how I came to be writing this thread.

If you had said to me a year ago that I'd be posting a thread in a section of CF designed for Conservative Christians, well, frankly, I'd have laughed at you.

I was (or so I thought) pretty much a liberal.

I shouted long and loud about unity among Christians and fought against the constant 'we are right, you are wrong' bickering among people of different denominations.

And that hasn't changed. I still feel very passionately about that.

So what changed?

CF changed

The CF I joined three years ago is all but gone. The love, and fellowship, and friendship that has meant so much to me over that time is no more.

The CF I joined was a CHRISTIAN site. Yes, all were welcomed, regardless of faith or creed, but they came here and were welcomed very much on the understanding that it was indeed a Christian site.

It was run on Christian principles, by Christians.

No longer.

There are those who would see our beloved CF turned into a coven

Already posts have been seen from athiets saying 'It's our site now'

So I find myself here as the last bastion of Christianity on what-used-to-be-CF.

I have a feeling that many more will follow.

 

[Debi1967]

Andy,
It is me RaggedRobin or debiwebi, I have just changed my name, again I never would have thought that I would have ended up here as well but since the changes this is where I feel most at home too. Welcome my Brother.

I think many things have changed that have also changed our outlook on certain things around here. So I for one am not surprised to see you posting here.

I too want UNITY amongst Christians but not at the cost of relativism and that is how this site is leaning unfortunately. If you said ecumenically then yes I would agree ecumenically I would like to see some unity but not by the use of relativism. So I am not surprised to see you here by any means. And most certainly I hope that you can enjoy your time here with us.

Lovingly In Christ
Debi

 

[Andy Broadley]

Andy,
It is me RaggedRobin or debiwebi, I have just changed my name, again I never would have thought that I would have ended up here as well but since the changes this is where I feel most at home too. Welcome my Brother.

I think many things have changed that have also changed our outlook on certain things around here. So I for one am not surprised to see you posting here.

I too want UNITY amongst Christians but not at the cost of relativism and that is how this site is leaning unfortunately. If you said ecumenically then yes I would agree ecumenically I would like to see some unity but not by the use of relativism. So I am not surprised to see you here by any means. And most certainly I hope that you can enjoy your time here with us.

Lovingly In Christ
Debi

Hey Debi

Good to see you again

Thanks for the welcome.

I also believe I will like it here

How long I will be here is another matter though because I am no longer prepared to sit back quietly and just accept what is happening out there.

One wonders, therefore, how long it will be bofore I find myself banned.

 

[Debi1967]

Hey Debi

Good to see you again

Thanks for the welcome.

I also believe I will like it here

How long I will be here is another matter though because I am no longer prepared to sit back quietly and just accept what is happening out there.

One wonders, therefore, how long it will be bofore I find myself banned.

No getting yourself banned Brother as all that does is work to Satan's advantage. See he wants this site to fail miserably and if we continue to lose good Christians strong in their Faith then he is winning and God is losing.

We have been through some horrendous times on this site where people did not think this site would ever rebound from the changes made to it in the past, and yet every time we have prevailed. We will prevail this time too.

Please remember that charity comes above all else and that we must temper our responses with charity at all times.

Lovingly In Christ
Debi

 

[Andy Broadley]

No getting yourself banned Brother as all that does is work to Satan's advantage. See he wants this site to fail miserably and if we continue to lose good Christians strong in their Faith then he is winning and God is losing.

We have been through some horrendous times on this site where people did not think this site would ever rebound from the changes made to it in the past, and yet every time we have prevailed. We will prevail this time too.

Please remember that charity comes above all else and that we must temper our responses with charity at all times.

Lovingly In Christ
Debi

I hear what yuare saying Debi, and in the main I agree with you, but there also comes a point where you need to say 'No....enough is enough. No more ground will be given'

 

[Criada]

Good to see you here - welcome!

 

[Andy Broadley]

Good to see you here - welcome!

Thank You.

Good to be here.

 

[Lisa0315]

Hi Andy!

Lisa

 

[Andy Broadley]

Hi Lisa

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Hiya, Andy It's really good to have you here.

I agree with Debi, bro. Getting yourself banned isn't the answer. If you feel you have a base where you can hang out with people who agree with you and where you can recharge your batteries, maybe it'll make all the badness less overhelming?

It's strange how on this board "conservative Christian" has negative connotations, but an unwillingness to compromise God's word is never gonna be popular. CC is like a port in a storm, it really is. The fellowship in here is so beautiful, and we welcome *everyone* to spend time here, so it really feels like this little corner of CF has the best of both

Anyway, nuff rambling. Is good to have you here.

 

[Andy Broadley]

Hiya, Andy It's really good to have you here.

I agree with Debi, bro. Getting yourself banned isn't the answer. If you feel you have a base where you can hang out with people who agree with you and where you can recharge your batteries, maybe it'll make all the badness less overhelming?

It's strange how on this board "conservative Christian" has negative connotations, but an unwillingness to compromise God's word is never gonna be popular. CC is like a port in a storm, it really is. The fellowship in here is so beautiful, and we welcome *everyone* to spend time here, so it really feels like this little corner of CF has the best of both

Anyway, nuff rambling. Is good to have you here.

Thank You

 

[LivingLifeHisWay]

Welcome!

 

[nyj]

For a long, long time ... a certain element complained about CF rules being too complex, making them hard to follow.

So, what do we have today? As I phrased it elsewhere, ForU.ms has become a micro-managed hell-hole, where basically every decision needs to have a multi-step, established protocol in place. Things are 10 times worse than they were before. In part, thanks to the people who used to complain about CF being too complex.

Aside from that ... welcome. This forum is as much about common sense, as it is anything else. I feel our moderators will keep that in mind, and our rules will always reflect that as well. I hope you feel, and always are made to feel, at home here.

 

[3girls2dogs]

to our new friends. Glad to see you guys here

 

[Lisa0315]

Welcome back NYJ! How is the Mrs?

Lisa

 

[Hentenza]

Welcome Andy. I look forward to getting to know you!!

Welcome back NYJ. !!!

 

[Annabel Lee]

Andy!

 

[MrJim]

Welcome Andy, ya might remember me as "menno", hard to keep up with the name changes

 

[~*Lady Trekki*~]

Hi Andy...welcome.

 

[RobNJ]

There's no tellin' WHERE that guy will show up!!