To recap a couple of good replies on selectivity of FR content from this thread, for anyone interested...
If you do not wish to see Religion Forum posts, do NOT use the everything option on the browse. Instead, browse by News/Activism. [click on “News/Activism” in the “Browse By Forum” box in the sidebar] When you log back in, the browse will reset to everything - so be sure to set it back to News/Activism.
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Another way - If F.R. is your home page, just reset your home page to the U.R.L. of News/Activism” as follows:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/news-forum/index
How the Forum software works is an interest of mine :o)
I don’t seem to have a sidebar.