Hey Gang,
I see that the beast of religious discussion has surfaced at DoD once again. It's no surprise as our spiritual beliefs define who we are and how we choose to live. And many are quite passionate about their spiritual beliefs.
I do not hide my beliefs. I am a Christian and find my identity in the object of my faith, but I am not what many would classify as a "religious" man. That might be confusing to you, but thats ok, you don't have to understand.
In the past, we have had many difficulties as people explored spiritual matters on the boards. Too often, these discussions turned into combative assaults on other individuals and their beliefs.
I have NO problem with healthy debate on topics of religion, politics and cross-stitching ;-) , but not everyone shares this freedom. It would be my deepest wish that those who are unable to discuss without making it personal would not participate in these threads. Unfortunately, discussions like this attract like a moth to the flame. This is the reason I have not created a separate religious discussion forum.
So, I appreciate the passion of those of you who would seek to share your faith with others. However, the primary mission of this site is for people to join together in a community setting under the banner of saving money and having fun. If we are not meeting this objective, I may as well shut down the site.
For those who really want to hash it out on religion and politics, please use the site I set up especially for this purpose.
http://www.truthsoup.com
I don't really promote the site, so it is not used much. But you are more than welcome to do so. If you post a topic at Truthsoup, feel free to let others know here and I'm certain many will follow.
Thank you for being a part of our little community!
Mayor
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