Discussions should be kept respectful and open for all to express their thoughts and opinions.

This section exists to lighten the load in the GD a little bit and offer a place to open talks on any sort of religious discussion on your mind.


I'm adding info from the other two tacked threads so I clean up the first page a little.

From "EVERYONE THINKING ABOUT POSTING IN HERE NEEDS TO READ THIS" thread:

Originally Posted By thebeekeeper1: This forum is considered to be a technical forum.  It is NOT GD, the Bear Pit, or Team.  Discussion is to be polite and respectful, as well as respectable.  We want to get off to a good start, and trolling is not a wise way to begin.  This was posted a little bit ago in the tacked thread in GD by GoatBoy: Originally Posted By GoatBoy: In regards to the "religion" forum... I wanted to pull all the threads out of the GD for a real and rational area for those topics to take place. I don't have a problem with anyone discussing their religious beliefs, their theories and ideas, their prayers, or even an occasional goat sacrifice. (That last one is a joke... please don't hurt my people. ) The very idea of religion or faith is one internal to people. It's something that can't be given or taken from someone. With this in mind, those who will seek it, or seek to discuss it, will find their way into that forum with the expectations of finding answers to their questions. Sure there will be some who will go there to question or argue against others, but that already exists in the GD. The idea is not to pull apart the requests for best wishes and prayers which are shared when many are in need, but to pull out the discussions which need to take place for any and all religions and place them in one easy to find location. I ask that those who partake in those discussions keep one thing in mind. Respect each other and each others beliefs. Threads and discussion in this forum are to be serious discussions of "things religious" and it is NOT a place to taunt Christians or their beliefs.  Again, troll at your peril.

From the " EVERYONE THINKING ABOUT POSTING IN HERE NEEDS TO READ THIS Part II" thread:

Originally Posted By VA-gunnut: This is the religion forum and as such, it is open to all discussions about religion. This forum is not restricted to one type of religion, and is open to all. If this means atheists or other non-believers are posting in here, so be it. I don't care which side of the discussion a member comes from. I do expect everyone to follow the COC. If any member can't handle this fact, and wish to test the waters, well they will find out what will happen. If a troll does come into this forum, then do the right thing and just ignore them. I will take care of the problem myself. I don't need anyone else adding fuel to the fire, and encouraging more trolls to come along. They enjoy getting everyone's panties in a bunch. Ignore them, and they will go away, one way or another. This is a new forum and the bugs need to be worked out. It isn't going to happen overnight. If everyone wants a civil place to have these discussions, then behave in the same fashion as you expect others too.