Christian Dinar Guidelines

Preamble

By using this ChristianDinar.com, you acknowledge your acceptance and understanding of these rules. These rules apply to all communications made on this site. Noncompliance with these rules will mean posts are edited or deleted, accounts put on notice with warnings and/or banned from the community. If you are younger than 13, your parent or guardian must provide written consent for you to become a member of this site. ChristianDinar.com, its owners, and staff will not be held responsible for any advice given or posts made on this site. All advice given or posts made reflect the views and opinions of the poster. ChristianDinar.com reserves the right in its sole discretion, to modify these rules without notice or warning. It is your responsibility to review these rules regularly and ensure your compliance with them.


Blasphemy

You will not insult or mock Christianity or any part of the Trinity-Father(God), Son(Jesus) and the Holy Spirit. Honest debate about the nature of God and Christianity is allowed, but derogatory remarks will be promptly removed.


Vulgarity and Profanity

Do not post graphic or sexually explicit images or text. Do not use profanity or foul language (this includes using punctuations to bypass the profanity filter)


Topics Requiring Special Consideration: Abortion; Adultery or Premarital Sex; Homosexuality; Illegal Activity; Other Religions; On-Line Deliverance; Professional Counseling; Prophecy.

• Abortion may only be discussed in the Ethics & Morality forum within the limits of the rules for those areas.
  
• Do not promote or encourage adultery or premarital sex.
  
• Do not promote homosexuality. Homosexuality can only be discussed, without promotion, in Ethics & Morality. Homosexuality may be discussed in the forums solely for the purpose of seeking support with struggles overcoming same-sex attractions, and homosexual issues.
  
• Do not promote illegal activity.
  
• Do not promote or proselytize religious beliefs or religions (including Satanism or Occultism) other than Christianity.
  
• Do not make posts which attempt to exorcise or bind demons, or post instructions on how to complete deliverance.
  
• Do not give professional legal, financial, medical, or other counseling. Do not direct, imply, or suggest that others should disregard doctors' orders regarding medical diagnosis and/or treatment.
  
• Personal Prophecy (prophetic utterance) will be considered off-topic to all site forums. These may be posted in your own personal Blog.
  
  **Promotion is defined as encouragement of the progress, growth, or acceptance of something including advertising and publicity.

Flaming and Harassment

• Do not insult, belittle, mock, goad, personally attack, threaten, harass, or use derogatory nicknames in reference to other members or groups of members. Address the context of the post, not the poster.
  
• If you are flamed, do not respond in-kind. Alert staff to the situation by utilizing the report button. Do not report another member out of spite.
  
• Do not state or imply that another member or group of members who have identified themselves as Christian are not Christian.
  
• Those who do not Christian are welcome as members and participants in discussions, but you are required to respect these beliefs, even if you do not share them.
  
• Do not make another member's experience on this site miserable. This includes, making false accusations or persistently attacking them in the open forums.
  
• Respect another member's request to cease personal contact.

Privacy, Confidentiality, Copyright Legalities, Spamming and Advertising

• Do not publicly disseminate personally identifiable information, including, but not limited to, your home address, phone number, social security number, or credit card information. You may place your Email address and instant messenger information in your profile.
  
• Do not publicly release the contents of a member's private communications without permission.
  
• Members shall not make posts which violate the copyrights of others or promote another work as your own. Quoted portions of any work, within reason, must not exceed 20% of the total work. Materials owned by the Associated Press shall not be quoted using more than one sentence. All quoted copyrighted material must be linked to the web page from which it was taken.
  
• Do not repetitively post similar or identical posts or threads. Do not advertise commercial products or services. This prohibition includes begging or soliciting donations or financial support (charitable or otherwise, for any reason) anywhere on the site.
  
• Signatures can have tickers and CF internal links, but not other external links. If desired, place these other links on your profile page.

Disruptive Behavior, Campaigning, Staff Disciplinary Action

Do not disrupt the peace and harmony of the site by rehashing alleged grievances or disputes, publicly complaining about posts or threads, or ranting about ChristianDinar.com or its staff. Do not attempt to undermine these rules or policies via campaigns, petitions, or protests. Do not discuss staff or reported actions publicly.


Bypassing Bans

Do not bypass bans by creating sock accounts or modifying your IP address. Doing so will result in a permanent ban and/or an IP ban and a complaint to your ISP (internet service provider).


Impersonation

Be truthful about your identity. Don't impersonate other members.