Another religion site

StallionMcBeastly · #1 (**permalink**) 08-24-2008, 10:52 PM

Man, I was over there defending our LDS religion and sharing my testimony and I see so much hate and disrespect spewed on the forum and chat room. I do not understand how other Christians can speak such hate towards another?

It's so frustrating! I try to be nice and correct the false statements I see and I get pounced. One poster had the nerve to say Mormons have a mental disability to believe in our religion. I got a warning from a mod for saying that was not a Christian thing to say. It almost appears that there is a strong bigotry towards LDS on that site.

I'm sorry, I just need to vent. Its really frustrating me

Moksha · #2 (**permalink**) 08-24-2008, 11:20 PM

Is that the CARM site? I know I do not wish to post where I am not wanted, on such sites as CARM and MAD. Much better to seek out sites where folks do not rattle sabres and are more sympatico.

StallionMcBeastly · #3 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 12:01 AM

I had the website name in my topic title, but a mod edited it. Maybe they don't want it in the title, or can I not say it at all? Well yes, it is CARM Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry. If I am not supposed to say that, I apologize.

It is just so frustrating trying to converse with the members of that site. One poster told me to "repent or face hell forever". Repent of what!? Following Jesus?? Never!

pam · #4 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 12:02 AM

I worry about putting links to sites that investigators may go ahead and click on to go to and receive the wrong information. That's why I edited it.

StallionMcBeastly · #5 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pam

I worry about putting links to sites that investigators may go ahead and click on to go to and receive the wrong information. That's why I edited it.

Oh, I completely understand. I agree, I won't do it again.
Thanks!

Mailis · #6 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 06:02 AM

A couple of other possibilities
about lds: www.lds1.org
You could say it is a bit specialised on MB history, since Dr Ainsworth is there answering guestions on Maya and around.... also from Mormon Sites - rising from the dust...
Any religion: Nondenominational Christian Cyber Missionary Discussion Board CTR1.org • Index page

Both forums are very new and there are not that many people ... yet

Both have possibilities to grow and they have good moderating

. People in the forum form the forum, so everyone has still a change to modell these forums, if the mod squard allows

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mnn727 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 08:38 AM

Yeah, CARM is the worst, I went there a couple years ago for a few days. Their posters act like 15 year old boys seeing who can come up with the biggest lies and who can be the rudest.

1 Cor. 13: 11
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

goofball · #8 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 10:04 AM

I appreciate the website name being published so I can avoid the site all together.

Hemidakota · #9 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by StallionMcBeastly

Man, I was over there defending our LDS religion and sharing my testimony and I see so much hate and disrespect spewed on the forum and chat room. I do not understand how other Christians can speak such hate towards another?

It's so frustrating! I try to be nice and correct the false statements I see and I get pounced. One poster had the nerve to say Mormons have a mental disability to believe in our religion. I got a warning from a mod for saying that was not a Christian thing to say. It almost appears that there is a strong bigotry towards LDS on that site.

I'm sorry, I just need to vent. Its really frustrating me

I am listening...keep venting.

Yes! Many sites I had visited in the past, including some academic ones, were embarrassing to be called a Christian.

justamere10 · #10 (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 11:50 AM

I'm not including CARM where I think you have to accept the Trinity concept to even post, but if you have a verrrry thick skin and can calmly reply to caustic insulting comments with a message that teaches a gospel principle, you can eventually make some inroads on boards where you'd expect most members to be quite anti-LDS.

I started an "Ask a Mormon" thread on such a site a couple of months ago and today it has had more than 10,000 views, far more than any other thread their religion forum has ever generated.

There's a whole lot of interest in what Mormons believe. Harsh mocking opposition generates break out the popcorn interest, and opportunities to calmly teach gospel principles and promote Mormon.org to the lurkers.

As my Ask a Mormon thread progressed I came to know that most of the critics were former or inactive members of the LDS Church!

One thing to keep in mind is that you don't have to play within the boundaries of someone else's sandbox. If responders try to politicize the discussion for example and make it a conservative vs liberal topic, you can ignore that and calmly reply with posts that bring it back to God and our relationship with him. (Especially if it is a "Religion" forum.)

I think I'm doing some good as an LDS Cyber Missionary even in the darker corners of CyberSpace. I'm sure others can do the same.

It's not for everyone, it requires thick skin, a calm temperament, and an unshakeable testimony. If you have those qualities, why not start an "Ask a Mormon" thread somewhere today?

You can learn more about LDS Cyber Missionary work at http://www.lds1.org