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   ***           Additional Bible Conference Guidelines             ***   
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   *  All  sysops  participating  in  the  conference  MUST  make inbound   
   NETMAIL  available  to  their  users...  you  need not provide NETMAIL   
   OUTBOUND from your system, but inbound NETMAIL is a necessity!   
      
                 **** What this conference is for ****   
      
   *  This conference is primarily for Fundamental Christians to carry on   
   Biblical  discussions,  or  for  people  to  come  to  ask Fundamental   
   Christians  Bible  related questions. If you want to attack the Bible,   
   Fundamental  Christians, or to promote a specific religion you are not   
   permitted  in  the  Bible  Conference.  By  definition,  a Fundamental   
   Christian  is  one that holds to the statement of faith (above) in its   
   entirety.  If  you do NOT hold to ALL points of the statement of FAITH you    
   are  NOT  to  identify  yourself  as  a  Fundamentalist  on  this conference.   
      
   *  This  area  is for the discussion of Bible related Topics. Anything   
   may  be  discussed  here  as  long  as  it  is directly Bible related.   
   Prolonged  discussions  MUST  include Bible references. If you have an   
   opinion,  you  MUST  back  it up with Bible references. If you wish to   
   challenge  someone's  statement  you  MUST  back  it  up  with a Bible   
   reference.  Once  again,  the statement of faith can be discussed, but not   
   challenged.   
      
   *  Various  churches  MAY  be discussed, but only in relation to where   
   they stand Biblically.   
      
   *  The Bible is defined as the 66 books of the Bible. The apocrypha is   
   also allowed for discussion.   
      
   *  You  may  post  devotionals  here  - however all devotionals should   
   contain  Bible  references  in  them.  ONLY  DEVOTIONS  BY FUNDAMENTAL   
   CHRISTIANS  (as  defined  above) may be posted! If you are NOT in 100%   
   agreement  with  the  statement  of  faith  above,  you  may  NOT post   
   devotions or sermons on this conference.   
      
                   **** What is prohibited here ****   
      
   *  This  place  is  for  Bible discussions - not to promote or discuss   
   various  religions  or  churches.  Fundamental  Christians (as defined above)    
   will  be  given  more  leeway in discussion of cults and other churches.    
   NOTE:  If  you  hold to the above statement of faith in its entirety,  you can   
   use an identifier in the beginning of your message: [FUNDAMENTALIST].     
   Anyone  can  (and  is encouraged to) identify your   
   denomination, or belief system in the same way...   
    [Jehovah's Witness] or  [JW],   
    [Mormon],   
    [Seventh Day Adventist] or [SDA],   
    [Atheist],   
    [Agnostic],   
    [Wiccan] or [Witch],   
     etc. This is not a comprehensive list, but if you MUST identify your   
   church/denomination, this is the only way to do it...   
   *  This  is not a place to invite people out to church. (Without prior   
   permission of the moderator).   
      
   *  BBS  Ads  are expressly forbidden here. This includes announcements   
   that  your system is carrying this conference, or announcing files are   
   available   on   your  system  (or  the  system  you  use).  The  only   
   advertisement you may use is your origin line.   
      
   *  Invitations  to  local events are expressly forbidden here (without   
   prior permission from the Bible Conference Moderator).   
      
   *  This  is  not  a  forum  for discussing the various other religious   
   books  -  such  as  but  not  limited  to the Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great     
   Price,  New World Translation etc... UNLESS they are discussed   
   in  relation  to  the  Bible.  Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, Seventh Day   
   Adventists,  etc.  may  NOT  use  the  Bible  Conference as a forum to defend    
   or  promote  their  religions,  or  the  specific works and/or doctrines of   
   their founders and their religions.   
      
   *  Personal  attacks are forbidden here, I am a moderator - not a baby   
   sitter - you are responsible for your own behaviour.   
      
   *  Cross  posting  is prohibited! You should NEVER cross post messages   
   from   another   conference   here   without   the  moderator's  prior   
   permission.   
      
   *  Message quoting MUST be kept to a minimum! If you quote portions of   
   a  previous message - your added text MUST be longer than the text you are    
   quoting. This is not subject to debate. It will not be acceptable if  it  was   
   'close.' The text you add MUST be longer than the text you are  quoting.  The   
   only exception is if you quote BIBLE VERSES without comments.   
      
   *  "Amen,"  "way  to go brother," "thank you," "you're welcome," or "I   
   agree  with what you said," "I will get back to you," "my address is:" "I    
   will  be  gone  for a week," "I was gone for a week," I am leaving this    
   conference,"  type  of messages have no place in the conference. Neither  do   
   personal messages, commercial advertisements, or non Bible related topics.   
   These should be sent in NETMAIL - not echomail.   
      
   *  Posting multiple copies of the same message is prohibited here. You   
   may  post  one  copy  of a message to "ALL" if you feel it would be of   
   interest  to  many people, or you may post multiple names in the "TO:" section   
   of the message.   
      
   *   The  Guidelines  of  the  Bible  Conference  are  NOT  subject  to   
   discussion  in  the  Bible  Conference.  NETMAIL  messages  or  public   
   notices  of  violation  of  these guidelines from the Bible Conference   
   moderator  are  NOT  subject  to  discussion  in  the Bible Conference   
   either.  If  you  have  a  question  - please submit to Bob Hoffman at 8:8/0    
   or  1:115/887  via  NETMAIL.  I reserve the right to not answer any comments.   
      
   *  If  you  have  no  access  to NETMAIL that does NOT void any of the   
   above  guidelines  telling  you  to use NETMAIL, that just limits your   
   ability  to  respond.  It  is  NOT  allowed  to send a conference mail   
   message  in  the Bible Conference explaining you do NOT have access to   
   NETMAIL,  so  it  will  simply have to be carried on in the echo. This will   
   put you in violation of the Bible Conference Guidelines.   
      
   The  Moderator  is  Bob Hoffman. What I say goes - I reserve the right to  be   
   unreasonable B-). I reserve the right to disconnect ANY feed at ANY  time for   
   ANY reason. If you are asked to stop a particular topic, or  chain, you must   
   do so immediately. Failure to do so will result in a  request  to  disconnect    
   the  feed  to  the  sysop  of  the  system participating.  Failure  to    
   disconnect the feed WILL result in formal policy  complaint  in whatever   
   Network the system is in. If you do not like this, please do not participate   
   in this conference.   
      
   This   *IS*  a  FAMILYNET  International  conference,  not  a  Fidonet   
   conference.  Failure to follow the above guidelines, or any attempt to usurp   
   the moderator's authority will result in:   
      
   1)  A  message sent to the sysop of the system asking to keep the user in   
   line. If this fails:   
      
   2)  A  message  sent to the feed of that system asking the links to be cut. Or   
   if the system is getting the echo on the Fidonet backbone:   
      
   2a)  A  formal  Fidonet  policy  complaint filed against the offending node.   
      
     This  is  being  distributed to FIDONET backbone distribution, under   
   the  condition that the moderator is in total control of the echo, and that     
   Fidonet  will  make  no  attempts  to  usurp  this  moderator's   
   authority.  I  reserve  the  right to retain total control of the echo and    
   run  it  in  any  way  I  see  fit. If the Fidonet backbone has a problem    
   with  this,  they may remove it from backbone distribution as they  see  fit.    
   As  long  as  it  is carried on the Fidonet backbone, anyone  in  Fidonet    
   participating  in this echo is agreeing to follow the above rules. Send any   
   complaints you may have to the bit-bucket.   
      
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