Member Survey: Would You Be Interested in Writing Posts About Your Religion or Worldview?

[Revoltingest]

....I find that the longer I live the less easy it is come to a definite worldview at all.

You're not old enuf yet.

 

[Eddi]

I would but only if I could be honest about how I found my path and the role drugs played. That of course violates the "illegal activities" rule even though that activity was many decades ago. So based on that rule being absolute, my answer changes from yes to no.

This is also the case for me!

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Sure.

 

[John53]

Probably not, my religious views are simple and not very interesting. I'm not even sure what my world view is, it tends to change regularly.

 

[The Hammer]

Sure

 

[Heyo]

Hi, all,

Currently, we are considering introducing a "Featured Content and Guest Posts" forum under the "Introductions" category. While guest posts would be submitted to the site via emails from guests/non-members, featured content would be written by RFers and posted in highlighted threads in that forum.

So, a central question here is how many members would be interested in writing such posts and having them submitted for review in order to be placed in the new forum. There would be a few guidelines:

• Posts should not denigrate or talk negatively about another belief system or worldview. They should focus on one's own in an informative, positive manner.

• Posts should primarily be focused on religion. They might include politics or another subject only in relation to a religious theme but not on its own.

• Posts should preferably use keywords or tags that give more hits on search engines, such as "religion," "life," "marriage," "people," etc. This is of less importance than the first two guidelines, however.

What are your thoughts? Would you contribute to this project by writing about your religion or worldview?

Thanks in advance for the feedback.

I'd like to write a few chapters about Agnosticism. I didn't until now because I feared it could be considered proselytising.
(And I think that rule should be suspended or at least relaxed for these kind of articles.)

 

[The Kilted Heathen]

I would certainly help contribute to this

 

[RestlessSoul]

What if I misinform them on something I thought i understood but did not?

Doubt you’d be alone in doing that

 

[Ella S.]

I don't really think I've really touched on the more spiritual aspects of my life ever since I first joined, so I would enjoy the chance to write about it.

 

[VoidCat]

I think I would be willing to having given it thought.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

I would certainly contribute at least once, if anyone was interested, in how Humanism can answer many important existential questions about meaning and purpose in life more flexibly than religious dogma. I don't think that would necessarily denigrate religion, but rather try to show that there is an alternative for those who find the notion of deities difficult to accept.

 

[Vinayaka]

I would certainly contribute at least once, if anyone was interested, in how Humanism can answer many important existential questions about meaning and purpose in life more flexibly than religious dogma. I don't think that would necessarily denigrate religion, but rather try to show that there is an alternative for those who find the notion of deities difficult to accept.

That would interest me ... a lot more than some others.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

That would interest me ... a lot more than some others.

Well, I've already begun writing. All I need to hear is some interest from Admin.

 

[Debater Slayer]

Well, I've already begun writing. All I need to hear is some interest from Admin.

Yes, you and everyone else are welcome to submit their work!

Featured Content and Guest Posts

We're still ironing out some details, so please be patient as we review the submitted entries.

 

[Vinayaka]

Yes, you and everyone else are welcome to submit their work!

Featured Content and Guest Posts

We're still ironing out some details, so please be patient as we review the submitted entries.

No way to tell if there's any interest before a person starts writing?

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Yes, you and everyone else are welcome to submit their work!

Featured Content and Guest Posts

We're still ironing out some details, so please be patient as we review the submitted entries.

Thanks...I'll have to be patient, as writing such articles takes a bit of time, anyway. So nobody's rushing.

 

[Debater Slayer]

No way to tell if there's any interest before a person starts writing?

Not unless you ask members whether they want to read about the given topic. We can't know beforehand any more than you do, not being omniscient.

 

[Vinayaka]

Dear members ... my topic would be monistic Saiva Siddhanta, a common philosophy in South India, especially Tamil Nadu, sometimes called Tamil Saivism, and how it is applied in my life. Articles would include basic information, then my personal take on said information. This philosophy and way of life stands out as rather different than many more common religious ideas, especially in the west, where the common version of Hinduism is Advaita Vedanta, as taught by Vivekananda, many Sivananda swamis, and more. Saiva Siddhanta not that common in the west, but is the religion of many AdiSaiva priests who work here, and of many immigrants, especially those from Sri Lanka. If you would like to hear more about this unique philosophy, as well as the testimony of one adherent who adopted it 50 years ago, please give this post a 'like'. Do not give it a 'like' because you like the post itself.

(I'm trying to gauge interest.)

 

[Debater Slayer]

Dear members ... my topic would be monistic Saiva Siddhanta, a common philosophy in South India, especially Tamil Nadu, sometimes called Tamil Saivism, and how it is applied in my life. Articles would include basic information, then my personal take on said information. This philosophy and way of life stands out as rather different than many more common religious ideas, especially in the west, where the common version of Hinduism is Advaita Vedanta, as taught by Vivekananda, many Sivananda swamis, and more. Saiva Siddhanta not that common in the west, but is the religion of many AdiSaiva priests who work here, and of many immigrants, especially those from Sri Lanka. If you would like to hear more about this unique philosophy, as well as the testimony of one adherent who adopted it 50 years ago, please give this post a 'like'. Do not give it a 'like' because you like the post itself.

(I'm trying to gauge interest.)

I would read that.

 

[JustGeorge]

Dear members ... my topic would be monistic Saiva Siddhanta, a common philosophy in South India, especially Tamil Nadu, sometimes called Tamil Saivism, and how it is applied in my life. Articles would include basic information, then my personal take on said information. This philosophy and way of life stands out as rather different than many more common religious ideas, especially in the west, where the common version of Hinduism is Advaita Vedanta, as taught by Vivekananda, many Sivananda swamis, and more. Saiva Siddhanta not that common in the west, but is the religion of many AdiSaiva priests who work here, and of many immigrants, especially those from Sri Lanka. If you would like to hear more about this unique philosophy, as well as the testimony of one adherent who adopted it 50 years ago, please give this post a 'like'. Do not give it a 'like' because you like the post itself.

(I'm trying to gauge interest.)

I would read that.

Me too.