Request for thread.

[Stucky]

Would it be permissable to start a thread asking what denomination people are?  Not to denegrate one denomination or another but to understand where they come from better.  It seems all we do on here is argue about the same things over and over.  Debate is a good thing, but this constant arguing and getting into personalities (of which I am guilty when I am attacked personally) is getting worse in just the short time I've been here.  I've talked to long-time members and they say it's been getting worse all the time.  Maybe if we knew a persons denomination we culd avoid arguing with that person when they flame our dispenstional or preterist belief.

Or, do you think it would just make things worse?

[larry2]

I think it's a great idea Brother Stucky. For instance if someone claims to be SDA, you know their thing is the Sabbath, COC is baptism and no instrumental music, baptist is OSAS and no tongues, Catholic is follow the Pope, Preterist is just wait to die because all prophesy is done with, AOG is speaking in tongues, etc.

It reminds me of the old joke where someone would see a certain thing happen and say "Eight" for instance, and they would all laugh. Another would see a person driving a certain car and utter "Three" and they would all laugh. A bystander hearing this asked what it was all about and one of them told him that they had said the same jokes so long that instead of having to repeat them to fit them with some circumstance, they just numbered them.

With this system when someone says they are Preterist, we can just assign a number to their doctrines and just laugh.   

[Stucky]

I think it's a great idea Brother Stucky. For instance if someone claims to be SDA, you know their thing is the Sabbath, COC is baptism and no instrumental music, baptist is OSAS and no tongues, Catholic is follow the Pope, Preterist is just wait to die because all prophesy is done with, AOG is speaking in tongues, etc.

It reminds me of the old joke where someone would see a certain thing happen and say "Eight" for instance, and they would all laugh. Another would see a person driving a certain car and utter "Three" and they would all laugh. A bystander hearing this asked what it was all about and one of them told him that they had said the same jokes so long that instead of having to repeat them to fit them with some circumstance, they just numbered them.

With this system when someone says they are Preterist, we can just assign a number to their doctrines and just laugh.   

That was great Larry, you should put it in the jokes thread. 

[OldDad]

I don't see any harm in starting the thread - but predict it will turn into a discussion far different than what you expect.

I just don't see it as very productive or helpful to pigeon-hole or pre-judge people based on what we think their denomination believes.

[Stucky]

I don't see any harm in starting the thread - but predict it will turn into a discussion far different than what you expect.

I just don't see it as very productive or helpful to pigeon-hole or pre-judge people based on what we think their denomination believes.

Sorry Dad,

I only wanted to try to avoid arguments with people and thought if I knew what they were I could avoid certain topics when talking to them.  I hope it won't start arguments cuz I already posted it.

[OldDad]

We'll see.  I just think it's a mistake to assume people necessarily believe something just because they admit to being part of a named group. 

Besides which, the vast majority of people here are non-denominational.

[OldDad]

Well, I didn't expect it so soon - but check out reply #1 in the new thread.

LOL - It makes me too sad to even say "I told you so.."

[Stucky]

Well, I didn't expect it so soon - but check out reply #1 in the new thread.

LOL - It makes me too sad to even say "I told you so.."

I read your post and was ready to find someone saying something argumentative and then I would leave cuz I've just about had it with the negativity here but crowcamp didn't say anything bad.  I already know how he feels about catagorizing people and I agree with him, but, I did this to give people an opportunity tolet us know how they feel about their doctrines so we could avoid arguing and offending each other.

Go ahead and delete my thread, I don't give a....hoot....anymore.

[OldDad]

Here's how I see it - knowing someone's denomination will not stop arguing and offense.  Knowing how people "feel" about their doctrine will not stop arguing and offense.

And in fact, IMO, it will stifle discussion, not enhance it.  Unfortunate, again IMO, for a "discussion board."

I have no intention of removing the thread.  I'm interested to see the course it takes.