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  • The Styx
    The Styx
    Whether you need technical help, have a question or a bright idea about the forums, or just want to practice your BBCode before you wreak havoc elsewhere, welcome to the Styx.
    RSS Feed 63 discussions 2.8K comments Most recent: BBCode practice thread by RooK October 19
  • Heaven
    Heaven
    Tell a tall story, recommend a movie, share a recipe, confess your TV binge watching, discuss whether the church cat should wear liturgically correct collars. Welcome to paradise.
    RSS Feed 127 discussions 8.7K comments Most recent: What's the worst religious picture? by Rossweisse 1:45AM
  • Purgatory
    Purgatory
    Pull up a chair, get your brain in gear, and prepare for some serious time in Purgatory. This is our proper debate space for theology, ethics, politics, science, tech and culture.
    RSS Feed 253 discussions 26.3K comments Most recent: Shake it all about: Brexit thread II by Eutychus 4:57AM
  • Hell
    Hell
    Got a complaint, a rant or a personal argument to settle? Add it to the uproar – so long as you have an infernally thick skin to match. But first, read and become one with the Hell guidelines.
    RSS Feed 45 discussions 7.3K comments Most recent: Saudi Arabia is disgusting by Golden Key 4:02AM
  • All Saints
    All Saints
    This is the place for all things community, with crew meets, birthdays, announcements, congratulations and prayer requests. Just arrived here? Say hello on the welcome thread.
    RSS Feed 69 discussions 10.8K comments Most recent: Advice on how to minimise conflict on moving Church, from Conservative Evangelical by AuspiciusofTrier 5:11AM
  • Ecclesiantics
    Ecclesiantics
    Looking for the rite stuff? This is where we talk about everything to do with church liturgy and worship practice, from thuribles and hymns to tambourines and slide projectors.
    RSS Feed 61 discussions 4.2K comments Most recent: When to close a service? by Gee D October 21
  • The Mystery Worshipper
    The Mystery Worshipper
    Pull up a pew and dip into comments, corrections and discussion about Mystery Worshipper reports. To add a new thread, go to the individual report and post a comment there.
    RSS Feed 11 discussions 134 comments Most recent: Ship of Fools: First Presbyterian, Upland, California, USA by Climacus October 21
  • Kerygmania
    Kerygmania
    This is Ship of Fools on the Bible, where we look at biblical books, passages, episodes, characters, and even individual verses. Find online Bibles here: Bible Gateway, Oremus and Crosswalk.
    RSS Feed 52 discussions 1.5K comments Most recent: The Bible - is it Holy or Sacred or both or neither? by Kwesi 4:41AM
  • The Circus
    The Circus
    Anyone for celebrity death pool? Or everlasting sentences? How about a round of spot the weird headline? For quizzes, wordplay, polls and competitive hymn writing, look no further.
    RSS Feed 28 discussions 9.3K comments Most recent: spring by Mamacita 12:19AM
  • Dead Horses
    Dead Horses
    All the usual subjects that are flogged just a bit too enthusiastically are corralled here so they don't have to be endlessly rehashed on the other forums. May contain nuts.
    RSS Feed 17 discussions 649 comments Most recent: OT Difficulties - a Dead Horse diversion by Eutychus 5:26AM
  • The 8th Day
    The 8th Day
    Currently running: Write or Wrong, a place to discuss the process of writing. If you want to write, try to write, or write and get it wrong, join us and see how others can help.
    RSS Feed 20 discussions 223 comments Most recent: The end of the line by Schroedingers Cat May 31
  • Limbo
    Limbo
    The threads that were reasonably deserving while they were alive are sent here for long-term storage. They're archived for reading only.
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