Does anyone know why?

[Chococat]

CF seems to have closed down all the spiritual warfare and deliverance forums? I used to enjoy the SW forum and I think a lot of people were helped by it. :sigh: :(

[MrJim]

http://bestsmileys.com/clueless/4.gif place gets a little flakier every day...

[BlackBerry]

The official announcement is here (http://christianforums.com/t7081871-closed-forums.html). I guess they were more of a hinderance than help.

[MrJim]

"Closed Forums

Unfortunately, the Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare forums have drastically changed from their original intended purpose. They no longer serve members in the way it was hoped they might. For that reason, they have been closed and will remain closed."

[Chococat]

It's a shame they felt they had to do that as I was a frequent visitor to the SW section. Oh well...:( :sigh:

[Nadiine]

I can understand a deliverance ministry closing down - on any forum.
I say that becuz I truly believe that deliverance needs to be an IN PERSON experience where follow up progress & certain procedures can be made - often needing to see the person; not in an internet format where anyone can pose as anyone and fake anything they want - or lurk, or get information on others trying to get out of their particular issue etc.

I thought it was dangerous to begin with for a few reasons. Warfare tho.... I'm not sure why that one closed. But I wasn't in there enough to see how it changed for the worse :scratch:

[MrJim]

I can understand a deliverance ministry closing down - on any forum.
I say that becuz I truly believe that deliverance needs to be an IN PERSON experience where follow up progress & certain procedures can be made - often needing to see the person; not in an internet format where anyone can pose as anyone and fake anything they want - or lurk, or get information on others trying to get out of their particular issue etc.

I thought it was dangerous to begin with for a few reasons. Warfare tho.... I'm not sure why that one closed. But I wasn't in there enough to see how it changed for the worse :scratch:

Great point.

[Nadiine]

Great point.
unfortunately during that whole mess while it was open, I was getting majorly attacked for being against that forum - but they refused to accept that it was for the welfare of them (the sincere ones who mite of actually needed genuine help) that I was against it.

In another chat room I was doing for 10 years prior to CF, we had deliverance issues in our rooms and you were completely unable to properly do deliverance help without seeing them in person.
Further, we suspected that a few of the people who claimed to have MPD were using alternate member names and posing as others. How do you prove who's who? At least in person you can see it's the same person with multiple personalities - not someone posing and wasting your time while laughing at your stupidity for being so gullible.

It's just not a field you can do blindly online imho. I'm glad it's closed for everybody's sake.
But I would of liked warfare to stay open.

[JPPT1974]

The official announcement is here (http://christianforums.com/t7081871-closed-forums.html). I guess they were more of a hinderance than help.

Yeah as that is what it should
Be more of help and not a hinderance
As well as people having anymosity there.