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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.
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Most recent: Gadgets For God pages, and reported sightings? by Wesley J
October 13
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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. -
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.
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Most recent: That All Shall Be Saved by David Bentley Hart by Martin54
6:30PM
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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.
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Most recent: Ship of Fools: Our Lady of Sorrows Priory, Phoenix, Arizona, USA by Forthview
4:00PM
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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.
118 discussions
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Most recent: Luke 9 59-62: and mixed messages about how to treat one's family. by caroline444
October 21
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Our space to discuss issues where people are personally invested, where academic detachment just isn't possible, and where issues and identity significantly overlap. Special Guidelines apply.
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Most recent: How to Combat White Supremacy in its Explicit and Implicit Forms by Nick Tamen
3:15AM
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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.
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Most recent: The Game for Those with Odd-Shaped Balls (the Rugby thread) by Piglet
5:35PM
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Back in the day, all the usual subjects that were flogged just a bit too enthusiastically were corralled here so they didn't have to be endlessly rehashed on the other forums. May contain nuts.
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Most recent: Moved: Is it a good idea for Western countries to push hard on other countries to adopt LGBT rights? by Eutychus
August 5
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Currently running: Relationships. Faith can additionally complicate relationships and Christian relationships can be more challenging. This 8th Day Board is to allow Shipmates to discuss relationships in all forms. Your hosts for this edition of the board are Curiosity Killed, Rossweisse, and Balaam. -
The threads that were reasonably deserving while they were alive are sent here for long-term storage. They're archived for reading only.