In my opinion we have gone beyond discussing religion, but have descended into using the Word of God as a bludgeon against people who don’t agree with us.
Some relish that as sport. I do not.
I would rather find common ground and build a consensus.Because the future of America and the people in it are too important to get lost in the weeds over who we disgaree with.
If FR is a missionary society, fine, but move it to where religion is the main focus of the discussion. That is more appropriate. And we have such a section.With a competent moderator.
But if you cannot see where this has descended, then I cannot be of any help to you.
I know saying anything remotely like this makes me a target, but that just proves my point.
This entire thread has not been FR’s finest hour.
Perhaps it has escaped your notice that this thread was posted in "News Activism" by Jim Robinson. Your attempt to bury it out of sight in the Religion Forum due to the exposure of mormonism is noted.
Where were your posts against the hateful and nasty comments made against other FReepers for the past 2500 posts? Only because of the exposure of mormonism do you now proclaim "Because the future of America and the people in it are too important to get lost in the weeds over who we disgaree with".
If FR is a missionary society, fine, but move it to where religion is the main focus of the discussion.
***I’ve never seen a thread “moved” in such a fashion. There’s nothing stopping you from opening the same exact thread on the religion forum and then asking participants to take their religious comments to that new thread. If you feel strongly enough to post what you said, you should do that. But I’ve never seen one moved.
And when you then run into heresy; what is your plan?