That's my approach. It's the way of engaging in discourse and debate without denigrating another's personality or disenfranchising them from the church.
I believe that many are called but few will enter. That sounds extreme and not very moderate. But I am sure there are many 'moderates' with a strong knowledge of Christ who will indeed be among that 'few'.
And that is probably why the term "Bridge Builders" was selected. The word
moderate has so many interpretations it can be confusing. I think this forum was intended for those Christians who desire to see peace among the body of Christ despite differences of opinion regarding theology and varying convictions based on how we as unique individuals feel God is speaking to us, and apart from the things that are clearly sinful according to Scripture. For example, some Christians may choose to read and study strictly from the King James translation of the Bible. That is fine if it is seen as a personal choice. It is not fine to imply superiority over fellow believers who may disagree, not only on this issue but other debatable topics usually brought up in discussions among believers. And then there are those among us who wish that believers would agree to disagree on a variety of theological issues, and seek to encourage such whenever possible. This is why I find myself making reference to Romans 14 quite frequently, which is what I believe to be somewhat of a "theme" Scripture for this area of CF.
Now, some have interpreted the word
moderate to mean wishy-washy and namby-pamby, especially when it pertains to God's Word. By that interpretation, I don't consider myself moderate at all. Christians should never be ashamed to stand for Jesus, following His Word to the best of their ability without compromise, and not allowing what we know in Scripture to be right and wrong to be swayed by "popular opinion", which according to the Word of God is not always right.
This forum used to be called just "Moderate Christians", but as many have pointed out, the term is too vague, therefore, I can see where it may call for a little more elaboration.