It may be difficult to draw the line between fair comment and criticism on the one hand, and 'ranting' on the other. I am not speaking as a moderator, but an example of how to avoid violating numbers 1. and 4. in regard to a civil way of attacking a god or a belief system might include:1. You are free to attack any belief or position on this forum. However, you must do so in a civil and respectful fashion.
2. Merely offering your opinion on a position has little to no value in debates. Rather, you are expected to offer a position and be able to justify it with argumentation and with evidence.
3. Avoid posting rants that have no bearing on the debate topic.
4. Avoid posting blanket -- particularly derogatory -- statements against any belief system or group of people.
Stating that the image of God you get from what others consider scripture is of a "wrathful and dishonest deity" or one whose "sanity you question."
And then follow that up with specific facts to support your position. I would think this would be preferred to using derogatory words as expletives in lieu of a fact based argument.
