[Religion Moderator]

Another thought: had this article been posted as a devotional or prayer thread in the Religion Forum, no debate at all would be allowed. And had it been posted as an RF “caucus,” only the members of Jedediah’s belief group would have been allowed to reply.

[humblegunner]

Another thought: had this article been posted as a devotional or prayer thread in the Religion Forum, no debate at all would be allowed.

Don't give him any ideas, you'll spoil the fun!

only the members of Jedediah’s belief group would have been allowed to reply.

That might be interesting all by itself, though.
How would you identify them? "Group that thinks Jed is a prophet"?

[Neets]

Seriously?

There are threads posted on FR where the only allowed responses are from a certain “belief group?”

Seriously, I had NO idea.

Since ‘98

[Lee N. Field]

had this article been posted as a devotional or prayer thread in the Religion Forum, no debate at all would be allowed.

If presented as such, I would simply skip right past them, just like I do the Joel Osteen devotionals.