• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • 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.

  • We hope the site problems here are now solved, however, if you still have any issues, please start a ticket in Contact Us

Why do you post?

Jump to latest Follow Reply
Sort by date Sort by votes

awitch

Retired from Christian Forums
Mar 31, 2008
8,508
3,134
New Jersey, USA
✟34,240.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Pagan
Marital Status
Private
Politics
US-Democrat
dGirl1986 said:
Question for the non christians: What do you get out of coming to this forum? What do you enjoy about it?
Click to expand...

I like the people and I learn a lot and I need something to do while watching progress bars at work.
 
Upvote 0

MehGuy

A member of the less neotenous sex..
Site Supporter
Jul 23, 2007
56,363
11,085
Minnesota
✟1,373,743.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Others
I like feeling like the dangerous wolf, being an atheist and all.

I love romancing the Christian dames and sweeping them off their feet and taking them away from the nice Christian guys.

As an atheist, I'm a bad boy after all. ; )
 
Upvote 0

Gardenia

Of the Hearth and Hedge
May 1, 2005
3,014
109
39
New Hampshire
✟26,292.00
Faith
Pagan
Marital Status
Engaged
Politics
US-Democrat
dGirl1986 said:
Question for the non christians: What do you get out of coming to this forum? What do you enjoy about it?
Click to expand...

I lurk more than post these days, but I've always enjoyed interfaith discussion (I belong to several different religious forums). I like learning about other religions, and I enjoy the opportunity to share information about my own religion - not with any intent to try to win converts, I have no interest in that, but more along the lines of being able to address misconceptions about my religion, that sort of thing.
 
Upvote 0

Arthra

Baha'i
Feb 20, 2004
7,060
572
California
Visit site
✟86,812.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Other Religion
Marital Status
Married
dGirl1986 said:
Question for the non christians: What do you get out of coming to this forum? What do you enjoy about it?

Question for the christians: What do you get out of posting in this section of the forum? What do you enjoy about it?
Click to expand...


Well in my case I see if there's something about Baha'i Faith I'll generally respond for purposes of clarification or information.. I'll occasionally post on another topic if I've had say some experience in it.. or have sources that may not be well known or appreciated.

I wouldn't say it's for purposes of enjoyment to be here because I often find what I regard as very strong negative attitudes...
 
Upvote 0

Zoness

667, neighbor of the beast
Site Supporter
Jul 21, 2008
8,384
1,654
Illinois
✟490,929.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Pagan
Marital Status
Married
We have lots of good discussions here, lots of different faiths communicate better here than I've seen on a lot of forums. I'm on some pagan and non-theist forums as well. This specific sub has a decent community, all things considered.

I was a Christian when I joined CF and so coming back as also been a bit of habit.
 
Upvote 0
S

smaneck

Baha'i
Sep 29, 2010
21,182
2,948
Jackson, MS
✟70,644.00
Gender
Female
Faith
Baha'i
Marital Status
Single

Yet you are still here.
 
Upvote 0

Eudaimonist

I believe in life before death!
Jan 1, 2003
27,482
2,738
58
American resident of Sweden
Visit site
✟126,756.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Private
Politics
US-Libertarian
dGirl1986 said:
Question for the non christians: What do you get out of coming to this forum? What do you enjoy about it?
Click to expand...

I enjoy the intellectually stimulating conversation.


eudaimonia,

Mark
 
Upvote 0

GenetoJean

Veteran
Jun 25, 2012
2,810
140
Delaware
Visit site
✟33,940.00
Gender
Female
Faith
Anglican
Marital Status
Private
Politics
US-Others
I rarely look at the forum of a thread except to make sure I can post in it and to what extent. When coming on CF I first check "User CP" to see if there are any new posts in threads I am following. After that, I check "New Posts" for any interesting thread titles. If the title is interesting I hover over it and read the little bit that the site shows me. If my curiosity is peaked I then click on the thread to read it. If I decide to post, I then check the forum to see if I can post and to what extent.
 
Upvote 0

ViaCrucis

Confessional Lutheran
Oct 2, 2011
40,044
29,815
Pacific Northwest
✟838,456.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Lutheran
Marital Status
In Relationship
Politics
US-Others
dGirl1986 said:
Question for the non christians: What do you get out of coming to this forum? What do you enjoy about it?

Question for the christians: What do you get out of posting in this section of the forum? What do you enjoy about it?
Click to expand...

It's a generally more relaxed place than some of the other sub forums on the site. Or at least I find myself spending considerably less time here debating over conspiracy theories involving Obama being a purple alien monster, or explaining why Roman Catholics aren't going to eat every Protestant's puppy.

Speaking of puppies. As of last week I adopted a super cute little (well, not THAT little) rescue puppy. /bragging

-CryptoLutheran
 
Upvote 0

TerranceL

Sarcasm is kind of an art isn't it?
Jul 3, 2009
18,940
4,661
✟120,808.00
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Libertarian
I once visited an atheist forum, it was pretty boring, we all pretty much agreed with the basics and the only differences were the tone various posters took while discussing religion.

So why do I come here? Posting on a forum where most people agree with you is really boring.
 
Upvote 0

Zoness

667, neighbor of the beast
Site Supporter
Jul 21, 2008
8,384
1,654
Illinois
✟490,929.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Pagan
Marital Status
Married

That's what I run into on pagan forums as well. Even if I on a less theistic bent, we all tend to be sort of liberal-ish or libertarian and agree that people shouldn't treat each other like crap over religion. It's good reading for learning about lots of different faith traditions and the experiences people have with rite and ritual for such things.

But since many of us agree on fundamentals it is less interesting than I had hoped.
 
Upvote 0

MehGuy

A member of the less neotenous sex..
Site Supporter
Jul 23, 2007
56,363
11,085
Minnesota
✟1,373,743.00
Country
United States
Gender
Male
Faith
Atheist
Marital Status
Single
Politics
US-Others
Honestly, I just enjoy the people here. I mainly hang out i the singles forum, and I don't talk about God or religion very much. What I have in common with people there is that I have trouble with my singleness. A little off beat, and doomed to be alone forever, lol.

I don't care for atheist forums very much, I usually end up fighting with them, same with S&M people. I tend to get along better with religious people, people I don't share values with. Usually if I share values with someone we'll fight over petty stuff that means to much to us. I do much better with people I have little in common with. I don't necessarily develop deep relationships, but we do manage to coexist peacefully. They can rant about religious stuff, and I don't care, and I can rant about my stupid S&M stuff and they don't care. Most friends I have are amazed that they get along with someone who has so little in common with.

When I was a Christian I didn't get along with people on CF very well, that's because I was invested in Christianity, I had much to hate people over. As an atheist, I could really careless about religious issues. I'll let people speak their mind without putting up much of a fuss.
 
Last edited:
Upvote 0
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

We Took a Catholic Pilgrimage As Protestants
Replies
0
Views
93
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
Michie
B
What do you guys think about the late Michael Heiser's work?
Replies
23
Views
396
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
Michie
Is this some kind of sign? And does it mean something?
Replies
2
Views
229
Requests for Christian Advice
Zceptre
What Does the Church Say About Rebaptism? If baptism is ’once for all,’ then how could someone do it again?
Replies
0
Views
75
One Bread, One Body - Catholic
Michie
B
I have a question... What do you guys think about the late Michael Heiser's work?
Replies
6
Views
294
The Ancient Way - Eastern Orthodox
BonaVel5490
B
Menu
Log in
Register