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10 questions linked to/from Should we positively discriminate in favour of all non-Protestant perspectives on BH?
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What texts are open for examination?
I assume the baseline here is interpretation of and principles behind understanding the 66 book Protestant canon.
What about the extra 7 Deuterocanonical books used by Catholics?
What about the extra ...
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What barriers might be hindering more quality participation from Jewish members?
While this site is, in principle, solidly non-partisan in its religious affiliations, over time with a larger base of participation things have clearly gotten skewed a bit to the Christian side of ...
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Friends, we are not Christian!
I am a Christian. You might be Christian too. But we are neither Christian nor even religious.
If you are the sort of person who reads Meta, this is insultingly obvious. It says right in the FAQ:
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All traditions are welcome on Biblical Hermeneutics
Dan recently wrote:
We should avoid the fallacy that we can somehow require diversity. We certainly welcome diverse perspectives, but what if some questions only have Christian perspectives? We can'...
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Site Viability and the Distinction Between Scriptural and Biblical Studies
Mike recently posted an answer to another meta question that got me thinking about this distinction and the impact this has on BH.SE's viability (I'm beginning to wonder if ScottS was really onto ...
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What About Preaching?
Several users have expressed dissatisfaction with 'preaching' on BH.SE:
unfortunately, i feel that i am getting preached at when i write my (science based) questions... i know those questions, when ...
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Can we define as a forum what it means to "apply the text"? Where do we draw the line?
This is in response to an attempt I made at an edit and discussion that ensued, which in turn lead to a Meta question. We know that this site focuses on meaning of the text, and stops short of ...
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Feel free to describe the meaning of the text, but please don't prescribe it to your readers
I am using my own answer in this question because it was easy to pick on my own issues than others (I'm trying to make a point, not go on a witch hunt). While I think good answers will also follow ...
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How much tangential information should we allow in answers?
One of the key advantages of Stack Exchange is that it encourages real answers to real questions. We do a lot to discourage and delete answers that are little more than opinion, free association, and ...
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Welcoming Jewish, Christian, Atheist and other viewpoints in questions
How do we ensure that we accomplish our stated purpose of welcoming Jewish, Christian, Atheist and other viewpoints in questions? Does this mean that every question should welcome any perspective (...
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