I am interested in the previous debates on whether or not there should be a forum, or several forums for religions other than christianity.
As far as i know, currently we have a general spirituality and philosophy forum, and a specific forum for christian discussion. Admittedly christians are the majority religion in canada, but to be truly representative a few changes might be necessary. Possibly one thread for islam, one for hindu and one for others? or a specific christian and specific non-christian forum each? One major advantage I can see is that it might prevent the hijacking of every christian thread by non-believers and other religious denominations, turning every detailed debate of the issues of christianity into a God or No God debate.
I am aware that some debate has already been made on this subject but I havent found any polite, fact-related discussion. This is what I am seeking now, and this is why I beseech you please not to turn this into an argument. Please just state your opinion on the proposed changes and NOT on each other's religion or lack of it.
As far as i know, currently we have a general spirituality and philosophy forum, and a specific forum for christian discussion. Admittedly christians are the majority religion in canada, but to be truly representative a few changes might be necessary. Possibly one thread for islam, one for hindu and one for others? or a specific christian and specific non-christian forum each? One major advantage I can see is that it might prevent the hijacking of every christian thread by non-believers and other religious denominations, turning every detailed debate of the issues of christianity into a God or No God debate.
I am aware that some debate has already been made on this subject but I havent found any polite, fact-related discussion. This is what I am seeking now, and this is why I beseech you please not to turn this into an argument. Please just state your opinion on the proposed changes and NOT on each other's religion or lack of it.
I am also aware that the logical thing to do would have been to start the forum with no specific religious forums so that everyone was grouped into the non-specific forum, but at this stage it seems silly and even a little rude to suggest we delete the christian forum, since it's already there and full of lively debate, deep spiritual statements and a lot of scripture which I feel is very valuable to some of us.
Please don't fight over this. It's just a humble suggestion, borne out of curiosity.
Please don't fight over this. It's just a humble suggestion, borne out of curiosity.