[Lancey Howard]

I have wondered lately (especially the last year or so) if there isn’t a concerted effort on the part of rat trolls and operatives to post as many “prayer” and “religion” threads as possible in order to paint Free Republic as an evangelical site first and a political discussion site second. The purpose of this would be to chase away people who are mostly interested in conservative political discussion.

Sometimes I pull up the site and half the threads are of the “religion” variety. Other topics get squeezed out, or pushed down.

I happen to be a genuine Christian, but that’s my own business. I come to FR primarily for lively discussion and conservative activism about political breaking news and election/campaign discussions, etc., not religion.

[Religion Moderator]

The software change a year or so ago causes Religion Forum threads to appear with News/Activism threads by default.

If you do not wish to see RF posts, do NOT use the "everything" option on the browse. Instead, browse by "News/Activism." When you log back in, the browse will reset to "everything" - so be sure to set it back to "News/Activism."

[longtermmemmory]

I second that “trolls in our midst” observation.

[EternalVigilance]

Or, perhaps, as times grow harder, people turn more and more back to their faith.