In Defense of Theological Discussions

[familygibbs]

I’ve been a member of CAA for a while now and I was quite happy to find a group of Christians online who have created a forum dedicated to sharing their enjoyment of anime and manga in a godly manner. There are numerous good things about this site. I do, however, have one major complaint. Why are theological discussions not allowed? What good reason does CAA have for banning them?

I understand that some people have been hurt in the past and debates have tended to come to a standstill because of pride issues or misunderstandings. But in avoiding this problem, CAA has gone to the other extreme. For instance, a discussion on whether a certain anime character displays Christian characteristics is locked because it bordered on a theological topic. Isn’t this going overboard? What is a Christian Anime Alliance if members cannot discuss how anime could be interpreted from a Christian worldview? What is the real difference between CAA and other anime forums when the theological implications of anime shows (and there are plenty) cannot be analyzed? I know I have encountered plenty of religious ideas and worldviews in anime that I would love to discuss in a forum, but cannot because of these rules.

Therefore, I would like to present my case as to why supervised theological discussions should be allowed on CAA and how they should be supervised.

Let me start with a round-about question. Why did Jesus come to earth? The automatic response would be “to save us from our sinsâ€

[Radical Dreamer]

CAA finds that theology debate (and politics, for that matter) often does more to tear our community apart, rather than build it up. As per our rules, theology discussion/debate is redirected to Theology Web, or is encouraged via PM only, and only if both parties wish to continue discussion. Thanks for understanding!