My advice on starting out would be to look for posts on areas of interest to you instead of trying to follow individuals. As you read the posts there will normally by opportunities to join “ping lists” that will be of people also interested in those areas...join a few and get to know the people then you can make the choice for yourself. I have done this and now have a few people that I regularly run into on FR that are of like mind...and several that are not. The interaction of all the ideas do make some of the threads very interesting.
For disclosure...I am a Bible believing Christian, young earth creationist, husband of one wife, home schooling father of seven.
Welcome to Free Republic...Worldviewdad
Thanks for the warm welcome. I knew there were many like me. As I said I have been lurking for awhile, but not so constant;ly that I have very much information. I am hoping to gain more about FR and the members as I venture into discussing all the topics posted.