Let Your Voice Be Heard

[mesue]

Who do you want representing you on CF?
http://www.christianforums.com/t4548...e-new-pad.html (http://www.christianforums.com/t4548954-helping-choose-the-new-pad.html)

[MrJim]

Oh, Protestant Affairs Director.

So what does a PAD do? What are Protestant Affairs? Sounds like a TV show on FOX or something...

Does that mean someone is a CAD? Catholic Affairs Director. And who is the CAD...:P

If we had a Baptist Affairs Director, would he or she be BAD?

We could have one for the Fundamentalists but maybe that would just be a FAD...

<<I could go on...:)>>

[oliveplants]

you are on a roll, Menno. :D

I was looking for a public thread that talks about what the PAD is, and can't find one. :eek: I have a very tiny idea myself, and what I do know seems to be private information. Don't know what to tell ya, man.

So long as I'm not the Spirit-filled Affairs Director; that'd be SAD! :P

[MrJim]

I'll be the self appointed Mennonite Affairs Director: MAD menno

[mesue]

I'll be the self appointed Mennonite Affairs Director: MAD menno
LOL!! :thumbsup: Good one !! :D

[synger]

Actually, I've been pseudo-following this brouhaha for a while now. I'm new to the boards, but in a community this size I think it's fairly important to have a basic understanding of how it's run.

From what I've been able to figure out, there is a Webmaster, Erwin, who has final say in things. Under him is the Executive Committee (http://www.christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=job_descriptions#faq_executive), which has five people -- the Operations Director and the four members of the Ecumenical Review Committee. The committee consists of the Ecumenical Director/Site Chaplain, the Orthodox Affairs Director (OAD), the Catholic Affairs Director (CAD), and the Protestant Affairs Director (PAD). It's nominations for a new PAD that are being discussed now.

It's my understanding that these folks get involved when issues that can't be decided at the mod/supervisor level. The OAD, CAD, and PAD represent the doctrinal issues and concerns that each of these major branches of Christianity tend to have. Their job descriptions (http://www.christianforums.com/faq.php?faq=executive#faq_ecumenical) say that they are supposed to make sure that the site as a whole is being fair to Orthodox/Catholics/Protestants members.

[MrJim]

Hi synger,
Sounds like you've got a grip on the politics of this place...let's see, you're Lutheran and they probably ought to have an affairs director...syngerLAD has a certain ring to it...;)

...I can't help myself.

[synger]

*snickers* Yes, you could. You chose not to.

Although with a name like syngerLAD I think I'd have to chime in on the thread about women wearing skirts... just so people are sure of my gender.

*can already tell she's going to be humming "Have you ever seen a Laddie?" all the way home*

[gregtu]

Good one!