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mac_philo · 03-23-2002, 12:39 PM

Are there any good Xtian message boards that are not censored?

Christian forums is fun and full of entertaining flat earthers, but as soon as a thread contradicts their beliefs it gets shut down for being 'offensive.'

Where can I go for my daily dose of fundy entertainment that doesn't silence the debate? I have to admit that slugging it out with these people is a guilty pleasure of mine, but it is less fun when their moderators rescue them.

Orpheous99 · 03-23-2002, 01:20 PM

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Originally posted by mac_philo:
Are there any good Xtian message boards that are not censored?

Christian forums is fun and full of entertaining flat earthers, but as soon as a thread contradicts their beliefs it gets shut down for being 'offensive.'

Where can I go for my daily dose of fundy entertainment that doesn't silence the debate? I have to admit that slugging it out with these people is a guilty pleasure of mine, but it is less fun when their moderators rescue them.

Its like what H. Ford said, "You can have any color car you want, as long as it is black."

[ March 23, 2002: Message edited by: Orpheous99 ]

Krieger · 03-23-2002, 01:23 PM

Yep, it wouldn't be a Christian forum if it weren't censored.

crazyfingers · 03-23-2002, 01:30 PM

Depends on what you mean by uncensored. I doubt that any board anywhere is is truly uncensored. This board is censored. We don't allow death threats for example.

But as far as a xian board goes where you can say what you believe about xianity, I'd say the the Open Discussion and Debate forum at ILJ is uncensored. They do run a tight ship and people do get baned for being uncivil. But they don't get banned for contradicting xianity.

Unfortunately though, that board is private and can't be viewed by nonmembers.

excreationist · 03-23-2002, 02:09 PM

The P.O.D. (payable on death) Christian hip-hop band's spirituality forum isn't really censored.
Here it is:
<a href="http://bbs.payableondeath.com/cgi-shell/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=2" target="_blank">THE WORLD IS A GHETTO</a>

The posters there are generally quite young and they like to call themselves "warriors". Threads are closed occasionally but they don't seem to care much about swearing and links to non-Christian sites. They complain about Christain-bashing though. But that just involves the posters whining.

HelenM · 03-23-2002, 02:30 PM

<a href="http://www.iljboards.com/" target="_blank">I Love Jesus boards</a> has one forum "Open Discussion and Debate" that some non-Christians from here belong to.

I think it's private at the moment so you need to ask a moderator there for posting privileges to it.

You're allowed to post non-Christian views on it and disagree with the Christians there but 'tone' is very important to them and if you make fun of Christian views or are sarcastic you may well get banned/'censored'.

I have seen Christians banned for being sarcastic towards non-Christians so at least it goes both ways...

You aren't allowed to post non-Christian views on their other forums. Just the ODD one.

That's the most open Christian forum I've come across.

love
Helen

Mad Kally · 03-23-2002, 02:54 PM

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posted by HelenSL:
I think it's private at the moment so you need to ask a moderator there for posting privileges to it.

It's so private I can't even read it. What good is that for lurkers?

MacPrince · 03-23-2002, 04:39 PM

How about here:
<a href="http://www.fubarforums.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5" target="_blank">The FubarForums.com "God, Allah, and Holy Cows" forum</a>

They're not really a Christian board, but it is a place where the conservative Christian viewpoint is the (very vocal) majority. Their whole deal is "no censorship", which has come back to bite them in the ass more than once. Don't expect a very high level of discourse there, though. These people aren't above calling dissenters incredibly childish names.

And, if you're so inclined, pop over to the <a href="http://www.fubarforums.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=4" target="_blank">Elephants and Jackasses forum</a> (Yeah, no bias there!

) and debate over other topics where the opinion is typically ridiculously one-sided.

You know, I just can't help feel like I'm going to be starting something by doing this...

HelenM · 03-23-2002, 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by Mad Kally:


It's so private I can't even read it. What good is that for lurkers?

Yeah really

.

It sounds as if being this private is intended to be a temporary thing. That they hope to open it up to all ILJ members or at least make it readable to all, at some point.

But while it is private, why don't you see if they'll let you join? Then you can read it AND post to it too if you want to! Hey, the more the merrier!

You could ask about the theological ramifications of having a useful supply of 100 toilet rolls

love
Helen

excreationist · 03-23-2002, 07:35 PM

Well on the I Love Jesus boards you can't be sarcastic or disrespectful at all - or give links to anti-Christian sites including pro-gay ones or pro-abortion ones. And the moderators enforce all those rules very swiftly. So there are quite a lot of restrictions.

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mac_philo Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tax-Exempt Donor, SoP Loyalist Posts: 2,191	Uncensored Xtian Boards Are there any good Xtian message boards that are not censored? Christian forums is fun and full of entertaining flat earthers, but as soon as a thread contradicts their beliefs it gets shut down for being 'offensive.' Where can I go for my daily dose of fundy entertainment that doesn't silence the debate? I have to admit that slugging it out with these people is a guilty pleasure of mine, but it is less fun when their moderators rescue them.

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03-23-2002, 01:23 PM	#3
Krieger Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: ... Posts: 2,191	Yep, it wouldn't be a Christian forum if it weren't censored.

03-23-2002, 01:30 PM	#4
crazyfingers Contributor Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 13,699	Depends on what you mean by uncensored. I doubt that any board anywhere is is truly uncensored. This board is censored. We don't allow death threats for example. But as far as a xian board goes where you can say what you believe about xianity, I'd say the the Open Discussion and Debate forum at ILJ is uncensored. They do run a tight ship and people do get baned for being uncivil. But they don't get banned for contradicting xianity. Unfortunately though, that board is private and can't be viewed by nonmembers.

03-23-2002, 02:09 PM	#5
excreationist Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 4,886	The P.O.D. (payable on death) Christian hip-hop band's spirituality forum isn't really censored. Here it is: <a href="http://bbs.payableondeath.com/cgi-shell/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=2" target="_blank">THE WORLD IS A GHETTO</a> The posters there are generally quite young and they like to call themselves "warriors". Threads are closed occasionally but they don't seem to care much about swearing and links to non-Christian sites. They complain about Christain-bashing though. But that just involves the posters whining.

03-23-2002, 02:30 PM	#6
HelenM Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ill Posts: 6,577	<a href="http://www.iljboards.com/" target="_blank">I Love Jesus boards</a> has one forum "Open Discussion and Debate" that some non-Christians from here belong to. I think it's private at the moment so you need to ask a moderator there for posting privileges to it. You're allowed to post non-Christian views on it and disagree with the Christians there but 'tone' is very important to them and if you make fun of Christian views or are sarcastic you may well get banned/'censored'. I have seen Christians banned for being sarcastic towards non-Christians so at least it goes both ways... You aren't allowed to post non-Christian views on their other forums. Just the ODD one. That's the most open Christian forum I've come across. love Helen

03-23-2002, 04:39 PM	#8
MacPrince Regular Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: A suburb of Chicago you've probably never heard of Posts: 282	How about here: <a href="http://www.fubarforums.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5" target="_blank">The FubarForums.com "God, Allah, and Holy Cows" forum</a> They're not really a Christian board, but it is a place where the conservative Christian viewpoint is the (very vocal) majority. Their whole deal is "no censorship", which has come back to bite them in the ass more than once. Don't expect a very high level of discourse there, though. These people aren't above calling dissenters incredibly childish names. And, if you're so inclined, pop over to the <a href="http://www.fubarforums.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=4" target="_blank">Elephants and Jackasses forum</a> (Yeah, no bias there! ) and debate over other topics where the opinion is typically ridiculously one-sided. You know, I just can't help feel like I'm going to be starting something by doing this...

03-23-2002, 07:35 PM	#10
excreationist Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Australia Posts: 4,886	Well on the I Love Jesus boards you can't be sarcastic or disrespectful at all - or give links to anti-Christian sites including pro-gay ones or pro-abortion ones. And the moderators enforce all those rules very swiftly. So there are quite a lot of restrictions.

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