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McD · 08-07-2003, 12:01 PM

I signed up and filled out their form. I put nothing offensive on their form, with the possible exception of listing Landover Baptist Church as my church.

I know many people from this board post on that one too, so I didn't think they had a policy against non-believers. What is going on over there?

HelenM · 08-07-2003, 12:08 PM

Actually, they only allow Christians to register. They used to allow non-Christians too but they changed their rules a year or two ago. I doubt they would consider anyone who puts Landover Baptist as their church to be a Christian.

Christian Forums does allow non-Christians to register and there are a number of people from here who post there.

There may be some other Christian forums that allow non-Christians to register also. But not the Baptist Board.

Helen

emotional · 08-07-2003, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by McDuffie
I put nothing offensive on their form, with the possible exception of listing Landover Baptist Church as my church.

McD · 08-07-2003, 12:19 PM

In the way back days of the internet, I used to post on a christian board, but they kept editing my posts or deleting entire paragraphs in order to make me appear less able to debate, so I gave it up. I thought it was baptist board, but i can't recall. It has been 5 years or more after the fact.

They used to delete my main point, leaving my weakest arguments intact, thereby making me look like an idiot.

[edited for typos]

McD · 08-07-2003, 12:34 PM

Emotional, they require you to list a church. I log into landover so often that it was the only thing I could think of to put.

RufusAtticus · 08-07-2003, 12:45 PM

Unless they changed their rules recently, they only allow Baptists to register. My methodist wife was rejected.

emotional · 08-07-2003, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by McDuffie
Emotional, they require you to list a church. I log into landover so often that it was the only thing I could think of to put.

I got that, but they all know what Landover is about. You could easily have found a list of kosher churches at onlinebaptist.com, such as Westboro or Springfield.

McD · 08-07-2003, 12:57 PM

Emotional, well I wasn't stupid for putting Landover, I was stupid for thinking they would have a sense of humor about it

emotional · 08-07-2003, 01:00 PM

Fundamentalist Baptists + Sense of Humour?! Does not compute!

Annabel Lee · 08-07-2003, 01:32 PM

I applied to be a member on Baptist Board last year. I stated I was Catholic and the form asked for favorite scripture, so I posted a Latin Prayer.

They denied my application on the grounds that "they were only accepting Born Again Christians at this time".

08-07-2003, 12:01 PM	#1
McD Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pueblo, CO Posts: 1,794	Baptist Board rejected me I signed up and filled out their form. I put nothing offensive on their form, with the possible exception of listing Landover Baptist Church as my church. I know many people from this board post on that one too, so I didn't think they had a policy against non-believers. What is going on over there?

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08-07-2003, 12:08 PM	#2
HelenM Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ill Posts: 6,577	Actually, they only allow Christians to register. They used to allow non-Christians too but they changed their rules a year or two ago. I doubt they would consider anyone who puts Landover Baptist as their church to be a Christian. Christian Forums does allow non-Christians to register and there are a number of people from here who post there. There may be some other Christian forums that allow non-Christians to register also. But not the Baptist Board. Helen

08-07-2003, 12:19 PM	#4
McD Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pueblo, CO Posts: 1,794	In the way back days of the internet, I used to post on a christian board, but they kept editing my posts or deleting entire paragraphs in order to make me appear less able to debate, so I gave it up. I thought it was baptist board, but i can't recall. It has been 5 years or more after the fact. They used to delete my main point, leaving my weakest arguments intact, thereby making me look like an idiot. [edited for typos]

08-07-2003, 12:34 PM	#5
McD Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pueblo, CO Posts: 1,794	Emotional, they require you to list a church. I log into landover so often that it was the only thing I could think of to put.

08-07-2003, 12:45 PM	#6
RufusAtticus Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NCSU Posts: 5,853	Unless they changed their rules recently, they only allow Baptists to register. My methodist wife was rejected.

08-07-2003, 12:57 PM	#8
McD Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Pueblo, CO Posts: 1,794	Emotional, well I wasn't stupid for putting Landover, I was stupid for thinking they would have a sense of humor about it

08-07-2003, 01:00 PM	#9
emotional Banned Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Boxing ring of HaShem, Jesus and Allah Posts: 1,945	Fundamentalist Baptists + Sense of Humour?! Does not compute!

08-07-2003, 01:32 PM	#10
Annabel Lee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Let Buzz Stay!! Posts: 5,567	I applied to be a member on Baptist Board last year. I stated I was Catholic and the form asked for favorite scripture, so I posted a Latin Prayer. They denied my application on the grounds that "they were only accepting Born Again Christians at this time".

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