• Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

  • CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.

Statement of Purpose Statement of Purpose: Singles Forum

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Singles Forum Statement of Purpose

The purpose of our Singles forum is to have a unique place for our single members to fellowship and encourage one another, and to discuss faith, life, and issues related to being single. Posting is restricted to single members 18 and older. This forum is not intended to be a dating or matchmaking service; that type of thread would be off topic to this forum. In order to post here in the Singles Forum, your Marital Status must state Single. Private will not be acceptable for posting.

In addition to the site wide rules (found here), please take the following guidelines to heart while posting in the Singles forum:

We want to see everyone treated well here with all posts having a foundation of love and unity in Christ. This focus can get lost when folks make sweeping generalizations about groups of people. Generalizations or comments such as "men are like this", and "women are like that". When speaking in general terms, please use the word "some" ("some women/men _______."), so that it isn't a negative, sweeping generalization.​
How to deal with addiction to pornography, masturbation, and other sexual issues are limited to the Struggles with Sexuality forum, or the Men's Pornography Addiction forum. You can find controversial topics of health as related to human sexuality in the Men's Health forum and Women's Health forum. Topics of sex or premarital sex are off topic and will not be discussed or promoted in the singles forum. Singles* is a PG-13 forum, which means that you should not make sexual innuendoes or post sexually explicit images or comments.​
References to or insinuations of the promotion of alternative lifestyles is also considered off topic in the singles forum. Please remember that homosexuality can only be discussed, without promotion, in Christian Communities and Faith Groups. Homosexuality may also be discussed in the Recovery and Ask a Chaplain forums.​


Tips and suggestions for love and unity in the Singles forum:

Try to focus on current issues and the topic at hand, rather than rehashing old issues.

When someone shares a personal experience, allow them to feel heard even if you disagree.

If you're unsure about what someone means in a post, ask for clarification. It's better than jumping to conclusions and keeps hearts open to discussion.

Be clear about what in the post is unclear to you. Represent postings with accuracy, asking for clarification when needed.

Keep the discussion on topic. If you think your response could derail a thread discussion, please start a new thread.

As this is a Christian message board, we want to post in a manner that is respectful of both Christ and other members.

At times moderators may choose to close a thread or remove a post that is deemed off topic or inappropriate.

Thanks for making this a great forum for all our singles here on CF :thumbsup:
 
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