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Message 65 of 318 (644850)
12-21-2011 7:32 AM

Reply to: Message 63 by Dr Adequate
12-21-2011 4:06 AM

Don't Stray

Participants:

Please don't let the true Christian issue take over the topic. My suggestion (not an edict) is to use the dictionary definition of a Christian for the purpose of this thread.

Do not let this issue drag out much longer.

Also remember this isn't a chat page. Too many short posts.

As usual, do not respond to this message.

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Message 91 of 318 (645133)
12-23-2011 3:05 PM

Reply to: Message 90 by Taz
12-23-2011 12:41 PM

Not A General Discussion

This thread is not a general discussion of supposed Christian moral superior attitude.

Message 1 had a very specific issue to be addressed.

Butterflytyrant writes:

I have noticed that many religious people seem to believe that they hold some sort of moral high ground. They seem to believe that because they follow the teachings of a particular faith, they automatically become superior to others when it comes to interpretation of scripture, moral and ethical judgements etc

One of the reasons for this claim often stems from the idea that their particular religion or religion in general has a lower kill rate than no religion.

Portillo provided this claim in Message 87

Atheistic regimes have killed over 100 million people. Thats 10,000 times more than all religious atrocities put together since the beginning of time.

I have heard this claim made many times. I have seen it brought up in debates and now it appears here.

I would like to challenge those who believe this to be true to support it.

Questioning anyone's stance on anything else would be off topic.

Please direct any comments concerning this Administrative msg to the General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures (aka 'The Whine List') thread.

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Message 93 of 318 (645141)
12-23-2011 5:23 PM

Reply to: Message 88 by Butterflytyrant
12-23-2011 10:40 AM

Civil Discussion Rule #10

Rule #10: The sincerely held beliefs of other members deserve your respect. Please keep discussion civil. Argue the position, not the person.

Participants: Please remember to address rebuttals through the introduction of additional evidence or by enlarging upon the argument.

This is a debate forum, not a chat page. Chat style posts don't help move the discussion forward.

Please direct any comments concerning this Administrative msg to the General Discussion Of Moderation Procedures (aka 'The Whine List') thread.

Any response in this thread will receive a 24 hour suspension.

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Message 209 of 318 (645795)
12-30-2011 5:39 AM

Topic Please

Participants,

Please get back to the topic of the thread.

Remember to argue the position and not the person and avoid short posts, try to enlarge on the argument and give your opponent something to build on.

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Message 238 of 318 (645886)
12-31-2011 3:00 AM

Reply to: Message 212 by Tangle
12-30-2011 1:37 PM

Again Topic Please

Participants:

Our host has rules to abide by when debating on this forum. Forum Guidelines

#1. Please follow all moderator requests.

#2. Please stay on topic for a thread. Open a new thread for new topics.

#10. Please keep discussion civil. Argue the position, not the person.

Civil means adequate in courtesy and politeness.

This thread is specifically about death count, not about the conduct of individual members. Please argue the position concerning the topic and not the person.

This thread is closed until I return so that participants can read this message and adjust accordingly.

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ABE: Thread reopened.

Edited by AdminPD, : ABE

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Message 239 of 318 (645895)
12-31-2011 9:08 AM

Topic Open With Warning

Hopefully participants have had a chance to read Message 238.

There have been enough warnings in this thread concerning short posts that don't move the thread forward, arguing the person instead of the position, and staying on topic.

From this point forward in this thread, any breach of Forum Guidelines will be suspended for 24 hours.

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