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I would like to have a conversation with you all and see if we can agree to this. First this is a no report thread. Staff can still report but please do not report each other. And please do not make it so a report is needed.
I think we all see the violence and hate in the world today. And we all want it to be different. Our faith, guiding us and expressed through our politics is a big part of how we do that. And it can get emotional.
We all come from different places, different pains and joys and we all want a better world focused on Christ. This forum should reflect that more. So I am asking all of you...can we discuss this and agree to something like this
Listen to understand not just respond. Realize that we can not demonize large numbers of a group...stereotype their intentions and place that on people who post here. No one here is the representative for what is wrong with the liberal view or the conservative view or any view. Can we set aside snark, scoring points and passive aggressive comments in favor of dialog? This agreement is not mod enforceable. It is an agreement between brothers and sisters to treat each other better even when the discussions are serious. No one is asking for PC discussions without edge or passion. But passion does not mean disrespect.
Blessed Mother Teresa said: “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
Lets face it, with the election season about to go into overdrive we need to commit to seeing each other as people and not as representatives of an ideology. It happens too often in political discussion and it takes a commitment from those participating to raise the bar of conversation.
Like I said, this agreement is not something the mods will be enforcing (except where things violate the rules as normal). It is an agreement between Christians to act honestly with each other without rancor and malice in word.
Can we agree to try this? It does not mean you do not forcefully defend your points. But it means you do not get personal and you do not shove people into an ideology and attribute horrible things to their intentions. And before you report someone you try to work it out in thread as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Can you try to make this subforum a standard for the civil discussion of where political issues and faith meet?
With all the darkness in the world today can we attempt to have a common goal...to get the world closer to the heart of Christ, even if we strongly disagree on how?
I think we all see the violence and hate in the world today. And we all want it to be different. Our faith, guiding us and expressed through our politics is a big part of how we do that. And it can get emotional.
We all come from different places, different pains and joys and we all want a better world focused on Christ. This forum should reflect that more. So I am asking all of you...can we discuss this and agree to something like this
Listen to understand not just respond. Realize that we can not demonize large numbers of a group...stereotype their intentions and place that on people who post here. No one here is the representative for what is wrong with the liberal view or the conservative view or any view. Can we set aside snark, scoring points and passive aggressive comments in favor of dialog? This agreement is not mod enforceable. It is an agreement between brothers and sisters to treat each other better even when the discussions are serious. No one is asking for PC discussions without edge or passion. But passion does not mean disrespect.
Blessed Mother Teresa said: “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
Lets face it, with the election season about to go into overdrive we need to commit to seeing each other as people and not as representatives of an ideology. It happens too often in political discussion and it takes a commitment from those participating to raise the bar of conversation.
Like I said, this agreement is not something the mods will be enforcing (except where things violate the rules as normal). It is an agreement between Christians to act honestly with each other without rancor and malice in word.
Can we agree to try this? It does not mean you do not forcefully defend your points. But it means you do not get personal and you do not shove people into an ideology and attribute horrible things to their intentions. And before you report someone you try to work it out in thread as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Can you try to make this subforum a standard for the civil discussion of where political issues and faith meet?
With all the darkness in the world today can we attempt to have a common goal...to get the world closer to the heart of Christ, even if we strongly disagree on how?