Should I join a Christian forum?

[Pappa]

Try this....

When God saved Noah and his family, and every human is directly decended from Noah, and of course we know evolution is a lie, so which one of Noah's family was carrying all the STDs?

We got them from fucking donkeys and bulls.

We did?

I don't remember that orgy!

You were wasted man.

[fretmeister]

It's entirely possible!

[Brian Peacock]

Rummy: Have you joined one yet?

[orpheus]

It's possible to explore any topic without being confrontational. It's also possible to force a confrontation on any topic. And yes, I know, they can have rather ridiculous standards of what constitutes trolling and confrontation. I suspect you are sufficiently well equipped to walk the line delicately enough to last a while, at least, though I'm not sure what you feel you'll be getting out of it. I enjoy religion for its own sake, and so blend in much better on such forums. However, my experience has been that challenging assumptions on boards made up mostly of religious fundamentalists is like the proverbial teaching a pig to sing; even if you can keep the pig's spirits friendly, they just don't get it.

Good observations. On reflection I will be looking for a liberal and rather less evangelical born again type of board. I think that any gains atheism makes will generally be with people sitting rather nearer the fence.

I take no joy in it incidnentally. If people of religion were generally ok with keeping themselves to themselves that would be fine. But they assume a central role in society even today which is no longer acceptable.

Well said, Rum, and I applaud you for this.

But after browsing some of these forums, all I can say is that you're a better man than I.