I am an Atheist and always have been.

AutumnGal said:
I'm not going to claim to be newer forever, but I am still pretty much so and learning who people are and navigating and am not on every day.

Are politics allowed or not allowed? I thought they weren't?
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Hi AutumnGal. Politics is a big word. I was told, "just don't mention a U.S. President", but when I mentioned something congressional (I think it was) my post was deleted and I was reprimanded.
But I think our posts actually have to be reported before anything is done, not sure about that.
 
Well I see people naming presidents and talking politics so I'm just trying to find out what the rules are. I thought I saw none allowed.

But I avoid them generally (politics) anyhow so shouldn't be much of an issue with me but that doesnt mean I haven't seen some that seem to have a purpose to them.

But again, I'm only just feeling my way around yet.
 
AutumnGal said:
Well I see people naming presidents and talking politics so I'm just trying to find out what the rules are. I thought I saw none allowed.

But I avoid them generally (politics) anyhow so shouldn't be much of an issue with me but that doesnt mean I haven't seen some that seem to have a purpose to them.

But again, I'm only just feeling my way around yet.
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Politics is not allowed here
 
I've had that happen a couple times. I don't know the reasons either. My speculations are that not being fully involved and not responding for a time cancels notifications. But sometimes I've gotten notifications when someone posts to a thread that I haven't been in for a year.
 
Bretrick said:
Hello all posters.
I am the OP and have not been ignoring your responses.
I am not getting notifications.
Can anyone tell me why I stopped getting notifications please?
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There are more people who said this. I said it yesterday somewhere. Someone had quoted me and answered at least twice and accidentally I saw it. I got no notification.
 
AutumnGal said:
Well I see people naming presidents and talking politics so I'm just trying to find out what the rules are. I thought I saw none allowed.

But I avoid them generally (politics) anyhow so shouldn't be much of an issue with me but that doesnt mean I haven't seen some that seem to have a purpose to them.

But again, I'm only just feeling my way around yet.
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The way I see it, a synonym for "politics" is "inflammatory." OK, that stretches semantics to a new level, but that helps explain why politics is not allowed, and what you must take into consideration during discussion. In America, "politics" has become the latest addition to the Physician's Desktop Reference for Psychiatric Disorders. This is a forum for discussion, not a recovery group for psychosis.
 
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Messy said:
Hey hello. I'm an evangelical. I won't even let my sons fight in the army. If they force us I will go and they may shoot me dead.
African evangelicals get killed. Chinese evangelicals are used as slaves.
ISIS soldiers behead Christians in Mozambique, burning church and homes: 'Silent genocide'
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Thank you so much for making me aware that, within a group, people can still have different opinions. You give a little hope that things will work out without recruiting our young into a war that should not be happening.

You didn't say how old your sons are. If they are in school, you need to talk with the principal and see if the school is sending military recruiters' children's names and addresses. The "No Child Left Behind Act" required schools to do that, and I don't know if it is still being done. If they still do that, a written letter from a parent is supposed to prevent that from happening.
 
Vida May said:
Thank you so much for making me aware that, within a group, people can still have different opinions. You give a little hope that things will work out without recruiting our young into a war that should not be happening.

You didn't say how old your sons are. If they are in school, you need to talk with the principal and see if the school is sending military recruiters' children's names and addresses. The "No Child Left Behind Act" required schools to do that, and I don't know if it is still being done. If they still do that, a written letter from a parent is supposed to prevent that from happening.
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I'm in Holland. It's not mandatory here anymore. Germany wants to change it though and sometimes people online whine that kids these days don't want to defend their country. Then I say to a 60 some year old woman: Why don't you go? Easy talking when you never went yourself. It has more to do with culture than religion, because a Dutch atheist will also say: Bye. I'm not offering up my children for you. The ones who start wars can go fight each other. Good luck.
 
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