Posted on 03/27/2002 10:38:26 AM PST by malakhi
I've reviewed the critiques and suggestions from Thread 2, have incorporated those I could, and have come up with the following Topic list. One point that was questioned by a number of people were the names of the Denominational Topics categories. I have tried to stay with names that are in common use, and/or are preferred by members of those groups. If you suggested a change here and I did not put it in place, that is probably why.
What I would like to do is to have all interested parties vote a straight up or down on the topics as they stand. If over half of the voters oppose the present list, then we'll reopen it for further changes. If the majority is in favor of the present list, then this is what we'll go with. Keep in mind that additions to the list are always possible down the road.
I will be offline from sunset tonight until Saturday night for the first two days of Passover and then for Shabbat. That will give everyone a chance to weigh in and vote. I'll tally the votes Saturday night, and let Jim Robinson know the results.
Thanks for your participation and the many great suggestions!
General Topics
Activism Opportunities to make your voice heard. Apologetics Defense of doctrine. Current Events Religion or religion-related news of the day. Ecumenism Pertaining to discussion, cooperation and understanding among denominations. History History of religion, religion and secular history, tradition, sacred texts. Humor If at first you don't succeed, don't skydive. Ministry/Outreach Pastoral issues, proselytization, missions. Moral Issues Abortion, divorce, sexuality, social justice, ethics. Prayer Requests for prayer, articles about prayer, spirituality. Religion & Culture Religious critique of secular culture, influence of religion on culture. Religion & Politics Church/state issues, legislation, court cases, 1st amendment, the political process. Religion & Science Creation, evolution, ethical issues posed by scientific advances. Theology Nature of God and religious truth, rational inquiry into religious questions. Worship Methods of worship, liturgy, communal prayer.
Denominational Topics This is not intended to be a complete list, but rather to indicate broad categories. Catholic Latin rite, Eastern rites. Charismatic Christian Assemblies of God, pentacostalism, charismatic movement. Eastern Religions Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Taoism. Evangelical Christian Baptist, sola scriptura, non-denominational, independent fundamentalist Bible believers. Islam Sunni, Shiite, Sufism, Wahhabism. Judaism Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Karaite. Mainline Protestant Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Unitarian, UCC. Orthodox Christian Greek, Russian, Armenian, Antiochian etc. Other Christian 7th Day Adventist, Churches of God, Messianic Christians, LDS, etc. Other non-Christian Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, animism, Wicca, etc. Skeptics/Seekers Agnosticism, atheism, secular humanism, etc.
So long as you disagree with these guys the least little bit, they will cultivate a false sense of superiority regarding themselves and a false sense of inferiority on your part.
They will try to get you to lose your temper, and then immediately attribute it to your depravity and inferiority, to hatred of the truth and hatred of God.
They will tell you that your conversion to Christ (they won't bother with you much unless you are already a faithful Christian) is almost surely spurious, that you are very likely going to hell forever because you don't believe the right thing.
But, should you decide to agree with their very negative notions of the nature of God and man, they will call you a true Christian, and consider you saved, and claim that God has just regenerated you, and guaranteed you a place in heaven -- that is, until your next disagreement with them. If they can't get you back in line, they will consider you never saved in the first place, and once again headed for hell.
Don't believe it? I've seen it happen, right here at FR, and I have made up my mind to do what I can to see that it does not happen again.
What can be done?
What do you suggest?
Messianic should be "evangelical." As should most independent churches and Churches of Christ.
"Other christian" - should be LDS, 7 Day Advent, Jehovah's Witness....basically, sectarian movements as distinguished from classical Christianity.
This is trashing ..and against FR regs...This discussion has been on doctrine...I can not help if you are ashamed of your doctrine or want to keep it hidden ...the discussion is who is a christian..looking at the doctrine is the only way to tell....
And the true saints of God will draw a spiritual line in the sand. Will the mormons cross it...
Come and join us and bow down in worship before the Ancient of Days. Let us confess Him Almighty God.Will the mormons cross the line. Of course not for they know that if they do that they out themselves as absolutely not Christian for worshipping what Latter Day Revelation calls Adam and no true saint of God would ever worship Adam. And yet, by not crossing the line, the declare that they do not worship the same God as Christians who even now bow down before the Ancient of Days. We are Christians and you are Mormons. You are free to call yourselves Christians, of course, but we are not obligated to do anything other than point out to you that you have not crossed the line to join us.
There are many lines the saints could draw, but we need only one.
Check mate!
Scuse me... "Hijack the thread", you say?
(sigh)... How strange must the world look to you, through your hate-drunken eyes. It is you who hijacked the thread for your own sectarian purposes, White Mountain -- the bashing of Calvinists in your #107, and thereafter. Calvinists have only responded to your bitterness-drenched slanders; we have reacted against your scurrilous attempts to hijack the thread for the purpose of bashing Calvinists, but are innocent of the charge you press, while you are guilty thereof.
Do you Calvinists realize that you are the only ones posting in this negative way? You are showing everyone your true colors!
Guys like you really crack me up.
Okay, okay; I give up. I can't take the pressure anymore. Everyone is what he says he is, and facts and rationality be damned!
And now, in that new spirit, here is my next statement:
Dan
As for the rest, don't you think that you sell yourself short?
Oh, great, now there's two of us....
angelo: What I would like to do is to have all interested parties vote a straight up or down on the topics as they stand. If over half of the voters oppose the present list, then we'll reopen it for further changes. If the majority is in favor of the present list, then this is what we'll go with. Keep in mind that additions to the list are always possible down the road.
Mom: This is trashing ..and against FR regs...This discussion has been on doctrine...I can not help if you are ashamed of your doctrine or want to keep it hidden ...the discussion is who is a christian..looking at the doctrine is the only way to tell....
No HIGHJACKING going on here, nothing to see here folks, move along, move along. :)
BigMack
angelo: What I would like to do is to have all interested parties vote a straight up or down on the topics as they stand. If over half of the voters oppose the present list, then we'll reopen it for further changes. If the majority is in favor of the present list, then this is what we'll go with. Keep in mind that additions to the list are always possible down the road.
White Mountain: Do you Calvinists realize that you are the only ones posting in this negative way? You are showing everyone your true colors!
No HIGHJACKING going on here, nothing to see here folks, move along, move along. :)
BigMack
"...if any earthly institution conflicts with God's will, it is your Christian duty to take a stand against it."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
II Chronicles 20:15 -- Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.
Other Christian?
Lump 7th Day Adventists with damnable heresies?
Your suggesstion, if followed, would lead to endless disputes.
But then, that's what goes on in a lively forum, eh?
Dan
I believe the "religion " catagory should be ..Catholic...Protestant...Jewish and other...with the name of the faith typed in on the keyword..
BTW Angelo assured me that even with all these catagories that there would be no "HIGHJACKING " ,accusations if the topic was relativally related..you have just proved him wrong and me right. I vote for fewer catagories and fewer crybabies
Ya know I have trouble with my Bronco when I have a flat, it seems the JACK won't JACK up high enough to get the tire off, what do you think I should do?
..you have just proved him wrong and me right. I vote for fewer catagories and fewer crybabies
Awww Mom I have just been pulling your leg, and ya have to go and shame me and call me a crybaby, just like a MOM.
BigMack
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