Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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I agree 100%, and I am deeply religious, but private, in a way. I practice by myself, in prayer and readings, and my communication with God. I do believe in God in Christ, I do believe in his teachings, and apply them to my life. I did raise my son going to church and home prayer, but God gave us free choice to begin with and no human should take that away. We have laws, we have a Constitution, in the USA. And what man would rule the way God does? None, because we are asked to have Faith, not to rule over others. There are so many interpretations of what laws should be applied. One man says we should live by the Old Testament, but we can eat shrimp, another says that worship must be on a Sunday, another says the sabbath is on Saturday, one man says that money is a sign of Providence and blessings, another says the only way to trust in God is to eschew all earthly wealth. Does a man do good because the spirit moves him? Or does he do good because he is afraid of hell? No sharia law for me, Christian Muslim or Jew, God knows our hearts, that is where we will be judged, "from Him no secrets are hid"