The Christian Discussion Thread VI

[Tarsonis Survivors]

Nah, when it ceases to be related to Christianity at large, I fail to see why the chat cannot happen in regular TET.

Besides, I thought that idle gossip was sinful.

idle gossip yes. Friendly banter not at all.

[Cill Airne]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

If I can, I love to pray in church. There's nothing more calming (to me), than praying the rosary knelt in a pew. Otherwise, I tend to do it in my bedroom where it is quiet/peaceful or outside if I can.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

Are we allowed to start our own CDT:TET?

Nah, when it ceases to be related to Christianity at large, I fail to see why the chat cannot happen in regular TET.

well...

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Nah, when it ceases to be related to Christianity at large, I fail to see why the chat cannot happen in regular TET.

well...

TET is not as bad as it was way back when.

I'll just say the drama has decreased from every week to a few months.

[Luminesa]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

If I can, I love to pray in church. There's nothing more calming (to me), than praying the rosary knelt in a pew. Otherwise, I tend to do it in my bedroom where it is quiet/peaceful or outside if I can.

Same. I like to pray in church, it's soothing. If not, I do pray in my bedroom. :3

[Linnuis]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

Somewhere quite and private. Doesn't matter where. I like to speak at normal volume when I pray.

[Herskerstad]

well...

TET is not as bad as it was way back when.

I'll just say the drama has decreased from every week to a few months.

Call us esoteric, but TET has a tendency to move too fast and often branch into areas of no interest.

Can we create a club or something in the arts and fiction area or a similar forum? And exactly what kind of verbiage would be acceptable for it to serve as close to a purpose of a CDT club to make it acceptable?

[The Union of the West]

There are some handy simplification rules.

But that's quite offtopic to go into detail of.

Are we allowed to start our own CDT:TET?

We could start a CDT IRC channel.

[The Blaatschapen]

TET is not as bad as it was way back when.

I'll just say the drama has decreased from every week to a few months.

Call us esoteric, but TET has a tendency to move too fast and often branch into areas of no interest.

TET branches precisely where it means to branch. Unless that goes against the rules, then we nudge it back . In other words, it branches there because some want to branch it there, sure, it might have no interest to you or me at some particular point, but it might just bounce back a few hours later and some others will not feel that is of their interest at that moment *shrug*

Can we create a club or something in the arts and fiction area or a similar forum? And exactly what kind of verbiage would be acceptable for it to serve as close to a purpose of a CDT club to make it acceptable?

If Christianity is fiction I can always move this thread to A&F, if that is what you want

Or if it is somehow an art.

A christian art thread (think sixtine chapel, etc.) can be of value to A&F. Though, like every discussion thread, it would be open to everybody.

If you want a private chat, do it somewhere private

[Diopolis]

Call us esoteric, but TET has a tendency to move too fast and often branch into areas of no interest.

TET branches precisely where it means to branch. Unless that goes against the rules, then we nudge it back . In other words, it branches there because some want to branch it there, sure, it might have no interest to you or me at some particular point, but it might just bounce back a few hours later and some others will not feel that is of their interest at that moment *shrug*

Can we create a club or something in the arts and fiction area or a similar forum? And exactly what kind of verbiage would be acceptable for it to serve as close to a purpose of a CDT club to make it acceptable?

If Christianity is fiction I can always move this thread to A&F, if that is what you want

Or if it is somehow an art.

A christian art thread (think sixtine chapel, etc.) can be of value to A&F. Though, like every discussion thread, it would be open to everybody.

If you want a private chat, do it somewhere private

I could get behind a Christian art thread.

[The Blaatschapen]

I could get behind a Christian art thread.

It needs to be hammered out a bit though. Discussions on dogma and christianity as a whole should be pointed back to here. The thread should really focus on the art. I'll leave it to Arch (I don't know if he reads all of this, so I'll just nudge him here) to shine a light on it. This might take some time.

[Diopolis]

I could get behind a Christian art thread.

It needs to be hammered out a bit though. Discussions on dogma and christianity as a whole should be pointed back to here. The thread should really focus on the art. I'll leave it to Arch (I don't know if he reads all of this, so I'll just nudge him here) to shine a light on it. This might take some time.

Oh, absolutely. And probably more detailed rules on spoilering and such.

[Menassa]

Are we allowed to start our own CDT:TET?

We could start a CDT IRC channel.

You know how much I love IRC!

[Herskerstad]

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If Christianity is fiction I can always move this thread to A&F, if that is what you want

Funny.

I can find no rule which would prohibit the formation of a club/thread or even rule out said topic on a more informal level, please show me so that I can better understand the rule which would make such problematic.

[The Blaatschapen]

If Christianity is fiction I can always move this thread to A&F, if that is what you want

Funny.

I can find no rule which would prohibit the formation of a club/thread or even rule out said topic on a more informal level, please show me so that I can better understand the rule which would make such problematic.

First let me try to understand what you try to achieve here.

[Herskerstad]

Funny.

I can find no rule which would prohibit the formation of a club/thread or even rule out said topic on a more informal level, please show me so that I can better understand the rule which would make such problematic.

First let me try to understand what you try to achieve here.

Essentially, we love this thread and we like to hang around and banter a bit every now and then, but we are often told to get back to topic, make it relevant, ect. And while I can understand that such serves the purpose of the thread, there are plenty of times when it just kills the mood not to mention that there are similar threads where said leniency seems to be much more expansive.

The purpose of adding an informal thread to which Christian aspects can be discussed and I am willing to coat this under just about any omnibus purpose would make it acceptable verbose to the mods is to essentially escape this, to just have general, informal banter on one side still within the sphere of the issue on one, and the more serious, heavy theological stuff on the other which we presently reside in.

So, I will ask again, are there any rules that would prohibit the formation of clubs or such threads in the relevant forums?

[Muinordgrad]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

I pray anywhere. This is why I love being a protestant, if I had to pray the rosary over and over again I'd go insane, but I pray to God like he is my friend, like He was sitting right there in my room. Prayer isn't a dialogue, it is a conversation.

[Tutukerala]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

I pray anywhere. This is why I love being a protestant, if I had to pray the rosary over and over again I'd go insane, but I pray to God like he is my friend, like He was sitting right there in my room. Prayer isn't a dialogue, it is a conversation.

Well to be fair to the Papists( sorry ) but the rosary is a mediation of the Life of the Lord Jesus Christ through the eyes of Mary.

So calling it senseless pray( which you were implying) would not be right.

I pray the Lutheran Rosary because I wish to understand Jesus.

[Korhal IVV]

I hate the Crusaders. I hate Pope Urban.

[Tutukerala]

I hate the Crusaders. I hate Pope Urban.

Well, I disagree with the Crusades, but what do you expect from people from the Middle Ages. The socioeconomic factors, would have probably made the Crusades justifiable to the Crusaders.

[The Union of the West]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

I pray wherever I can, but when I need someplace quiet to pray, or if I'm praying for a long time, it's usually in my room.

[Luminesa]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

I pray anywhere. This is why I love being a protestant, if I had to pray the rosary over and over again I'd go insane, but I pray to God like he is my friend, like He was sitting right there in my room. Prayer isn't a dialogue, it is a conversation.

Actually, the Rosary is very soothing, and biblical! It's a meditation on the life of Jesus as told in the Gospels, like Tutu said.

And prayer is a dialogue. It's two people talking, God and you. But sometimes, God speaks in the silence, and we have to listen.

[Tarsonis Survivors]

Back to Christian stuff, then!

So when you guys go to pray somewhere quietly, where you do you all go?

I pray anywhere. This is why I love being a protestant, if I had to pray the rosary over and over again I'd go insane, but I pray to God like he is my friend, like He was sitting right there in my room. Prayer isn't a dialogue, it is a conversation.

A. Yeah so do Catholics. That's not just Protestant thing, there's not a designated space Catholics are only allowed to pray in. Lumy asked where do we go to "pray quietly" as in meditative prayer, which you want to do in a quiet space. And since we're on the subject, the Rosary is a ritual prayer, used for meditation, and occasionally we'll recite one decade as a harmonious group prayer. We have hundreds of other ritual prayers, we can recite and we also use free form prayer when ever we feel like.

Also, on a side note, don't talk about "going insane" I'm quite certain you couldn't even tell me what's on the Rosary without looking it up. Don't talk about things you don't know.

B. The casualness of the the SBC, is one of the reasons I left. Approaching the Maker of Heaven and Earth like he's your boy on the block, and not a being of an infinite majesty to which your pale existence doesn't even compare? There's no reverence, no submission, no respect, it's pure arrogance. The relationship between God and Man is not a relationship of equals. Do not forget the parable of the tax collector, nor forget the words of the Centurion. If you want to believe the satirically named "Buddy Christ", that's your prerogative, but don't try to strut it as if it's somehow superior. That's a hornets nest you don't want to poke.

C. Lastly, a conversation is a dialogue. So yes, ...yes prayer is a dialogue.

[Efraim-Judah]

New Rabbi, New Congregation, New Teachings.

Not fun for a guy who doesn't like change.

[Menassa]

New Rabbi, New Congregation, New Teachings.

Not fun for a guy who doesn't like change.

I often listen to Rabbis who differs from the principles of faith which God established.