Activity for qohelet
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| Edit | Post #279357 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that questions about the following are on topic: biblical literature, including related to theological, linguistic, historical, literary, ethical, and practical dimensions of such texts. (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279356 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that questions about the following are on topic: the history and historical development of Christian beliefs, biblical interpretations, and practices. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279355 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that questions about the following are on topic: beliefs and practices of Christian churches, denominations, and movements. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279353 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that this should be off topic: Who’s in or out / saved? I think this is problematic unless tied to a specific tradition (and even then may require some consideration). (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279352 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that this should be off topic: Philosophical / Truth questions not focused on the stated teachings of a specific Christian tradition This would include questions asking for subjective moral/ethical judgements or discernments (e.g., is [X] a sin? Is [Y] wrong/unethical?) without ... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279351 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that this should be off topic: Questions that are too broad (examples below) Subjective questions about Christianity in general Survey of Christian traditions (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279350 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: What's on and off topic? I propose that this should be off topic: Questions seeking specific (i.e., personalized) pastoral advice and/or counseling (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279164 |
True, but also, what this community will look like. It doesn’t necessarily have to look like Somewhere Else at all or even share scope decisions with _either_ site (although I think some wisdom can be gleaned and learned from). (more) |
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| Comment | Post #279162 |
Peter, I suspect the majority of questions (and answers) will be from a non-denominational Protestant perspective (which could mean just about anything, but the authority model is generally consistent). (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279172 |
Peter, I’m not opposed to that, but that’s what forums are for, not Q&A sites. So I’m leery. Usually Q&A is not discussion. It’s finite answers. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279150 |
Post edited: Tagging |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279162 |
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— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279172 |
BTW is your Discord username the same? Or are you on there? (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279172 |
The other interesting thing we have in Christianity is groups that claim to have no tradition/bias ("We just believe the Bible!"), and there is a bit of discussion about this on another community (see, e.g., https://christianity.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1438/1304). (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279158 |
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| Edit | Post #279162 |
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| Comment | Post #279172 |
I also happen to be a part of one of those minority perspectives as a member of an Eastern/Byzantine Christian tradition, so this would not be "contrived" for me to answer in such a way. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279172 |
This is great input, thanks! I definitely don't want to fall into the trap of "We have to do it the way [that other community] did it." My concern is that mainstream (evangelical Protestant) views will be upvoted and minority perspectives downvoted simply based on agreement/disagreement and popularit... (more) |
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| Edit | Post #279164 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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What's on and off topic? What should be on and off topic here? I'll post my proposals as answers to make them easily voted on. (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279162 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: Questions about theology, doctrine, philosophy Part of the issue within Christianity is where various traditions turn for authority. For example: Protestant, non-denominational: The Bible alone (defined as the 66-book, traditional Protestant canon). Protestant, Lutheran: This differs depending on the specific Lutheran denomination, but ... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279158 |
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| Edit | Post #279158 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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Questions about theology, doctrine, philosophy We're off to a great start and even have our first question! The question provokes some interesting questions about scope that I figured it'd be best to raise here for the community to discuss. Typically, questions that are theological/doctrinal/philosophical in nature should specify a specific tr... (more) |
— | over 4 years ago |
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