Appealing for the thread to be moved to the religion forum is a much used tactic by the mormon apologists who know that the thread will be viewed by a much higher number in the news forum. Thus, effective censorship.
It also sets the thread up for stricter moderation which is often taken advantage of by the apologists in baiting others into making posts that either result in getting the thread locked down, pulled, or the banning of posters.
This tactic is often used when the apologists feel they are on the losing side in the debate.
Then why have a religion forum? Are the discussions there on Catholic doctrine or Calvinism also "effective censorship" of religious discussion, because they aren't on the main forum? It is the proper place for theological debate on FR, as it is neither news nor activism. News/Activism is not the proper venue to evangelize for or against Mormonism, Protestantism, or Shintoism, for that matter.
It also sets the thread up for stricter moderation which is often taken advantage of by the apologists in baiting others into making posts that either result in getting the thread locked down, pulled, or the banning of posters.
That sounds suspiciously like one of my kids blaming the other for "making me hit him". If people are so easily baited into making offensive posts, worthy of getting banned over, that's all the more reason to hash it out off the main forum, where the majority need not be exposed to the childish antics. Frankly, y'all NEED stricter moderation, because too many on both sides can't seem to moderate themselves.