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My Trip to a Christian Forum

MindGateMindGate United States Veteran
edited August 2011 in General Banter
Aheh... so... I created an account on a Christian forum, put my information in (Buddhist, Liberal, etc) and began posting. A made a thread called, "Why are you a Christian?" asking why people why they chose the Christian faith. As most of you could expect, most of the answers were irrational - but that's besides the point.

After I posted this innocent thread, without any bias put into it, people started posting, "You can't post here!" Apparently, only certain parts of the forum are allowed to non-believers... not sure why. So, I go to the section of the forum where heathens can post. I posted there in a thread congratulating a Christian member on one of their posts saying that it was a very good post, very creative and new. A then get a message saying, "You can't post here. Only Christians can post in the threads in the non-believer section. Your post has been deleted."

Wa...wha... what?

Comments

  • DandelionDandelion London Veteran
    Hi @MindGate

    Maybe that particular forum often gets lots of ppl joining that are not Christian and trying to cause trouble which has made the forum members and moderators quite wary and possibly paranoid. I'm not for one minute suggesting you were trying to cause trouble - asking what brought ppl to Christianity is IMO a valid and interesting question to ask anyone about their religious and spiritual beliefs. I would hazard a guess that some religious forums get quite a hammering from ppl that join with ulterior motives though, religion is the one topic guaranteed to get ppl angry enough to do that. It's a shame really.

    Dandelion :)
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    Insecurity breeds aggression.
  • DandelionDandelion London Veteran
    Insecurity breeds aggression.
    Yes, good point.
  • vinlynvinlyn Colorado...for now Veteran
    Is it really wise to jump to conclusions based on one website? After all, I've been on some Buddhist forums that are far less welcoming and broad-minded than this one.
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    Nobody has a lock on small-mindedness. Not even Buddhists.
  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    @Dandelion I agree that those forums probably get harassment. But what is the logic in creating a section for non-believers, then saying that only Christians (i.e. believers) can post there? The whole thing makes no sense.

    MG, maybe you can contact the admins and ask what the policy is. If you nicely maybe they'll explain. Now I'm curious.
  • MountainsMountains Veteran
    @Dandelion I agree that those forums probably get harassment. But what is the logic in creating a section for non-believers, then saying that only Christians (i.e. believers) can post there? The whole thing makes no sense.
    Welcome to the world of pseudo-"Christianity"
  • GuiGui Veteran
    Or it could be that the non-believers section is not for non-believers to post in but for Christians believers to discuss non-believers. Could this be a case of the snake being just a rope?
  • JeffreyJeffrey Veteran
    Most religious forums expel people who are proselytizing a foreign religion. Happens here too.
  • ownerof1000oddsocksownerof1000oddsocks Veteran
    edited August 2011
    Imagine a "waiting room" and every person in the room has a busted leg and walks around with a wooden crutch. You enter the room, sat in a wheelchair- but with two fully functioning legs- and start pulling a few stunts.

    Before long everybody wants a wheelchair. They discard the crutches and flock to the "maker of wheelchairs" realizing en route they could walk all along and don't need a wheelchair at all.

    Crutchmaster urges everyone to stay put for fear of falling over. (OR they walk over to to foreigner and wheel the person out, inciting members to avert their eyes as the newcomer is hastily ejected.)


  • DakiniDakini Veteran
    @ownerof1000oddsocks Wow!
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