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Question re: The A Room

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I am fairly new to this board and still haven't managed to visit all the forums. I do have one question, however. Why is the forum called The A Room for agnostics and atheists only? They are allowed to enter the Christian forums and ask questions and make comments there. Why can't Christians enter The A Room and join in discussions that are going on there?

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Overcomer wrote:I am fairly new to this board and still haven't managed to visit all the forums. I do have one question, however. Why is the forum called The A Room for agnostics and atheists only? They are allowed to enter the Christian forums and ask questions and make comments there. Why can't Christians enter The A Room and join in discussions that are going on there?
We can't enter the Holy Huddle Room and join in the discussions going on there, for a similar reason.
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The A Room, Temple for Deist Debaters, and Holy Huddle Room are restricted subforums for people who have publicly identitified their belief system. For now, anybody can view what is posted there. However, to post there, one must be a member of the proper usergroup.

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Oh, I see! Then they're not forums of debate, just places where people of like mind can discuss the things they have in common. I understand. Thanks for the explanations.

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Overcomer wrote:Oh, I see! Then they're not forums of debate, just places where people of like mind can discuss the things they have in common. I understand. Thanks for the explanations.
Correct, they are in the Discussion category so all debates are actually discouraged. It is currently the philosophy of the forum that for any topics of debate, any registered users can participate in them. Whereas there are a select few discussion areas where access is limited.

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