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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
What is currently on your mind?
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Yes, I have, though not to critisize.
But to find something to relate to, example, Acts 17:21.
What would be the point of spending time on a Christian forum.
Abraham was never argumentive, should we not follow his example.
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Engaging with people who think very differently than me is one of the things I value about this forum. Although I often wonder whether our non-Christian friends find it an inhospitable environment.
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I saw something recently, although I can't remember what, that showed an evil force as a bible packing entity, and it struck me that this whole hellfire and damnation thing is obviously the concept many have of the Christian religion. It certainly held true in the past where supposed truth was beaten into people, this before the prosperity concept of the USA took over. Then it occurred to me they are probably right. The Christian religion became a human driven force, not of righteousness, but power and enforcement. These were not followers of Jesus but of a powerful institution. This in my mind is not what Jesus portrayed but a good example of how mankind ruins everything it touches by applying its own characteristics to anything, making even God's will over in their own image. It's no wonder people see Christians as intolerant and forceful. Time to get back to the roots of putting God's will ahead of our own, thus loving all as self and acting in servitude to both God and all in need.
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