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A discussion of the rules: rule #8

The Rule

8. Religious proselytizing is an automatic ban.

The Reason

There are a number of reasons for this. First, and most important is safty. Many religions have pronounced stiff penalties for apostasy and many religious followers have bent their will toward harming the non-religious as a matter of course. Because we want Atheist Nexus to be a place where people feel safe enough to let their guard down and just relax among like-minded people, we do not allow religious people to create accounts here.

Also, it's just another kind of spam. We don't allow spam here as per rule #9

The Action

Religious proselytizers are banned from the site.

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Permalink Reply by Phil on December 2, 2010 at 10:43am

Excellent. Firm and simple.

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Permalink Reply by John D on December 3, 2010 at 7:02pm

No brainer. Thank you. Nothing to see here... just more along.

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Permalink Reply by Fan of OHair on December 14, 2010 at 8:03pm

I realize money is money but...

..."and I'm a Moronmon" banners at the top of the page is such a breath of fresh vomit...

ha, freethinkers, heatseekers, tiz so!

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Permalink Reply by Explonential on December 21, 2010 at 5:19pm

I think it's a shame... I welcome theists to argue and post stuff on my site.

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Permalink Reply by Joseph P on December 22, 2010 at 10:16am

Well certainly. But that's not the point of this site. This site is here to help us get away from the constant squabble with religious types, so that we can squabble amongst ourselves.

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Permalink Reply by Explonential on December 23, 2010 at 12:57am

Haha awesome. But I want to to demand the right to participate in Islamic, Christian, Mormon and Scientologist forums!

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Permalink Reply by John D on December 23, 2010 at 7:49am

Squabble amongst ourselves is at least entertaining to me. I even learn something once in a while. Sites that include religious folks always devolve into discussions of Pascal's wager and Hitler being a Nazi (oh - I mean atheist). If I have to discuss Hitler and Pascal one more time I will be forced to kill myself.

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on December 26, 2010 at 10:02am

THere are many places where people can engage the theist Borg and battle their inane minions. From its inception, Nexus has been a place to form community of nontheists. From time to time theists have committed the sin of claiming to not beleive in their god in order to infiltrate this site. They are gone.

We have plenty of arguments amongst ourselves, even leading to bad will and schism - we don't need theists here as well. Let them have facebook, news sites, and the miriad other places where the spread their filth.

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Permalink Reply by Joseph P on December 26, 2010 at 11:21am

From time to time theists have committed the sin of claiming to not beleive in their god in order to infiltrate this site. They are gone.

I've heard about this sort of thing, but I haven't been on here long enough to notice any of it.

What's the point? I just don't see their motivation for doing it. Is it just to read what we say when the fundies aren't looking? Do they think they can infiltrate the discussion and influence us without us noticing? Do they see a huge cluster of atheists and think it's proselytization time, and that we won't ban them back to the DOS Age for violating the agreement they signed upon joining?

I just don't get it. What do they even do when they get on here?

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Permalink Reply by Sentient Biped on December 26, 2010 at 11:31am

You are right, it's mostly start arguments and proselytise. I don't get it either but they are disruptive. Some members here need the privacy away from their family and community religious enforcers - they feel safer knowing that mom and dad and the local imam can't get involved without proclaiming nontheism first. It's still internet so still privacy is not perfect, by far, but it's still a place where people can be themselves in a way they can't with theists around.

Aside from that, I can't attribute "reason" to theists. They do what they do for their own mindset.

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Permalink Reply by Joseph P on December 26, 2010 at 6:55pm

So, we've had them just wander in and start preaching, in the past? Christ. I mean I know a lot of evangelists can be completely oblivious to decorum, but that goes beyond any sort of intelligence.