Purpose:

The board is here to provide a place for Christians to hang out, make friends and talk about issues that interest them. People of all religions (including atheists) are welcome but must realize this board is primarily for Christians and will be run under Christian principles.

Membership:

Conditions of Membership

1. You must be 13 or over.
2. You must agree to follow the terms you committed to when you signed up.
3. You must follow this set of rules.

Forfeiture of Membership

Your membership will be forfeited and your IP banned under the following circumstances:

a. Inappropriate conduct or behavior

b. Violation of one or more rules

c. Intentional trouble-making, or disruption of the peace.

d. The posting of any material that is deemed defamatory, untrue, or opprobrious by the Admins or Moderators.

Rules of Conduct:

1. All members are expected to behave in a Christ-like manner.
2. All members are to obey the Golden Rule (Treat others like you would want to be treated)
3. All members are to respect the Moderators.
4. You will not post anything depicting or condoning sexual behavior. Non-Biblical sexual behavior should not be advertised on a Christian board in any way.
5. All debating is to be done in the debate forum. Topics that become debates will be moved to the debate forum.
6. Please remember to be civil and polite.
7. All debates must be based on Christian values, and therefore be between Christians only, or be totally nonreligious (i.e. chocolate vs. vanilla).
8. Posts that are irrelevant to the topic, spam, or debates on whether or not Christianity is right/true will be deleted.
9. Profanity in any form is forbidden. This includes taking God's name in vain. Euphamisms for profanities are not allowed. (i.e. frigging, frick, gosh darn it, ect.)
10. Name calling is not allowed in any way, shape, form or language.
11. Do not post anything that bashes God, Christians, or fellow members.
12. All links posted will be reviewed by a moderator and removed if warranted.
13. Whether a linked site is acceptable or not will be judged on a case by case basis. Topics that are based on links which have been deemed unacceptable will be closed, and the links removed.
14. Do not post anything depicting graphic violence, pornography, or any other material deemed offensive.
15. Remember this is a Christian site, and advertisment of other religions or belief systems is not allowed.
16. Only Christians are allowed to post in the God Talk forums. Posts made by atheists and members of other religions will be deleted.
17. Actions taken by moderators should not be discussed publicly or on the main forum. If you have a problem, or question regarding any topic or post that has been edited, deleted, or altered, simply PM a mod.
18. Do not post personal info, such as your address or phone number on the main forums.
19. Please remember that this forum is not a dating service. Asking for help with a relationship, although not recommended, is allowed, but please do not start topics asking for a date or a boyfriend or girlfriend. Topics which violate this rule will be deleted.
20. Do not start threads for the purpose of plugging/advertising other websites. Topics that violate this rule will be closed, and the links removed.
21. Please refrain from making posts that are only one word. This is spam. If you wish to post something, please type a message. One word posts (unless found in an appropriate forum game) will be deleted.

Note: If you are unsure of whether a post is acceptable or not contact the Admin or a Moderator before posting.

Banning:

If you break one or more rules, you will be sent a PM informing you that action has been taken regarding one of your posts. If you break any of the rules again, you will be sent a PM warning you that action will be taken against your account if you continue. If you ignore the warning, or continue to break the rules, your account will be forfeit and your IP will be banned.

When you are banned you will not have the ablility to post in the forums. You will receive no warning before you are banned. It is your responsibility to have read the rules and to know them. If you break them it will be assumed that at the time you knew you were breaking them.

Note: Some actions will merit an account being banned immediately, without any warning.

NOTE: The Admins and Moderators will not be held responsible for any posts made by other users.

These rules are subject to change without notice at the discretion of the Admin.

All rules will be enforced indiscriminately.