Subject: Where's the StudyBibleForum? |
Bible Note: Hello, There. You may infer from the question anything you wish, of course, but my implication simply is that this is a forum intended for Bible study (not debate and discussion of political issues, pacifism, zoology, or Shakespeare's plays)..... I believe the Lockman Foundation defines the purpose satisfactorily in their Terms of Use. To your question of concern about whether only Bible subjects that everyone can agree on should be discussed, I've been active on this forum from its early days and have not seen unanimity of views on all topics by any means. We have have divergencies aplenty, some of them coming from faiths other than Christianity. These have not usually been ignored or agreed with, but more frequently have been vigorously challenged. We have disagreed, sometimes agreeably and sometimes not agreeably at all...... Some of the postings have caused me to see red and made me want to chew nails, finger or carpenter. Some have caused me to re-examine my own cherished and long-held views. Some have touched my heart and even made me cry. It is not a perfect forum. We err grievously at times. But it is a slice of life as it is. And it is, I surely do believe, a continuing testimony to the reality that we are all of us, each in his own way, on a sacred journey in quest of truth, of meaning for our lives, of something solid and unchanging in our fractured world -- in short, for God. --Hank |