Avi, per the rules there is no debate allowed within a DIR, and there are many areas of this siute that are already set up for "interfaith debate".
I have to disagree, Tar, what I am proposing is something new, and completely different. We are considering two possibilities:
1) If we propose it as a DIR...it will be a completely new approach to DIRs...it would be a modified DIR, perhaps we call it a mDIR, perhaps described as "Discuss (with) Intellectual Reasoning" sub-forum. The main difference between this DIR and the traditional DIR is, there would be freedom of speech. No penalties assessed to posters who present new ideas, that the other DIR members disagree with. In your traditional modality, it is closest to a "Green DIR", only with freedom of speech.
2) Alternately, we could propose it as a debate forum, either under "Religious Debates" or at a higher level, under "Religious Topics". In this scenario, the topics selected, would be interfaith in nature, and have a constructive, interfaith theme, such as "How do we bring peace to Gaza"? This approach contrasts the virulent hate speech that currently fills the debate forums. In this scenario we would place on ignore, the extremist posters that use hateful language and ideas.
At this point, I am not too concerned with any of Tar's objections, he is thinking only about existing rules and regulations. These are easily overcome by creative thinking. I encourage readers to think outside of this traditional paradigm.
I am interested in discussing new programming ideas that promote interfaith interactions.
