Rational BAC

I lied again--

Another thread. Probably not too long. At least I hope not.

I as a Christian have always found it very difficult to find anything of any real importance or any kind of veracity about Christianity from the usual sources. You either get the fundy stuff or pretty much nothing at all.

I have thought many times--"I wish I knew more about Christianity. I wish I knew its background and its historical perspective. so I can more clearly and legitimately define my faith" Very hard to find that anywhere.

I have finally found that source of vast information. And ---surprising me all to hell------I found it on an ATHEIST forum.

Golly jeepers---did you mean that to happen? Did you all intend to give us Christians a theological school, a no-cost seminary, in order to better understand and test our faith, so that we may be more positively enforced in our faith?

Or negatively perhaps. I am sure that sometimes happens. But I think that that is not what really happens most of the time. I am so thrilled to learn so much about Christianity and in so doing better define my faith.

And I am being enabled to do that on an atheist forum for Gawd's sakes.

You are helping us Christians you know, ----although I seriously doubt that that was the original intention.

Was that your intention in any way in starting this forum? I doubt that. But I am grateful for this forum. I am getting a freebie Christian education ---thank God.

Of course you can ban us ding-a-ling and oh-so-irrational Christians from this forum completely. And that would work very well.

But it would be such a chicken poopy way to accomplish anything. And I think atheists are above that.

PopeInTheWoods

The short answer, IMHO:

This site aims to present accurate information. It's up to the individual user to draw his own conclusions.

Also IMHO:

It's entirely possible that reasonable people can draw different conclusions from the same data.

Andy

Speechless

So basically you're trying to rub our noses in the fact that you learned about Christianity here. Ooh, I'm so angry. Maybe you should ask yourself, 'wwjd,' and show a little maturity.

Rational BAC

Actually I am praising this forum. I do not denigrate it in any way. I love it. Getting a free education. I do not know how maturity ties in with the original postulation at all.

Hell --I am 60 years old. If not mature now, will never be. And maybe that is "a good thing" --------as per Martha Stewart

Question was-------was any thought given to this possibility?----------that Christians might learn much of value in this forum that might actually help them?

There is no other place that a Christian can learn so much about Christianity.

Toto

Rational -

What exactly have you learned about your religion that you could not find out in other places?

It would be entirely in keeping with the purpose of this forum if you learned to take a more rational view of your religion and learned to be tolerant of other viewpoints, even if you did not lose your religion.

Many people who study Christianity in depth end up being atheists. You may or may not be one of them.

Rational BAC

Toto---

I have always been tolerant of others opinions and beliefs. And always plan to do so.

I think that you do have a point that some theists may become atheists by joining this forum.

But I wonder if you considered the possibility that some theists may use this forum as a theological seminary, free of charge, to go through basically the same information that a seminary student has to go through. Of course many seminary students do "lose their faith". Many more are just strengthened in their faith by that trial.

(I have heard, but not absolutely sure that most mainstream Christian ministers undergo excrutiating questioning of their faith during seminary school -------some lose their faith, and some are strengthened by this test)

And you all have given us Christians a seminary school. Not making fun at all. Just wondering if you have considered that possibility.

Biff the unclean

Curses!!!! Foiled again! (twists moustache)
The wonderful Lord Jesus has found a way to "Witness" using we evil Atheists. Someone notify the Arch Infidel.

Rational BAC

Must be getting late Biff---It is getting late for me too and I have to get up at 5:30 in the morning.

Am I a seriously irrational theist fool or what?

But ---I think we are both getting tired----and what you posted made absolutely no sense at all.

Or there is the alternative--------what you posted made perfect logic and I am too tired to understand it.

Take care Biff--

Rational BAC

Must be getting late Biff---It is getting late for me too and I have to get up at 5:30 in the morning.

Am I a seriously irrational theist fool or what?

But ---I think we are both getting tired----and what you posted made absolutely no sense at all.

Or there is the alternative--------what you posted made perfect logic and I am too tired to understand it.

Take care Biff--

Rational BAC

Whoops -- a duplicate --and so hard to get rid of even when you are halfway awake.

And so ----there it is. You will have to read it twice.