Do you think we should be able to talk about religon on PT?

[turner]

I voted "Yes" as I beleive everyone should be able to discuss their religion without being judged because of it. BUT, I don't think Pet Talk is the appropriate place to discuss religion as this is for Pet Talk not Religion Talk.

This is just my opinion!

[C.C.'s Mom]

I actually don't care. If someone brings it up, than fine with me. I usually don't continue reading those threads. In my opinion we should respect and accept other people, whatever their religion and or opinion is. We're (husband and I) not religious, and we don't pray. If there are requests for prayers, I simply convert them into thoughts rather than pray.

Unfortunately. many discussions end rather unpleasant when it comes to religion and PetTalk isn't a medium for any of those discussions. I'm sure there are plenty of other boards where you can talk about it.
First thing should be our pets, but of course, what you believe in makes you the person you are and will reflect in your posts.

[lovemymaltese]

I see no reason why not.

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

I don't think discussing religion on Pet Talk is a good idea. In the General section, people post topics not related to Pets, however, we can not seem to talk about religion civilly and without being so defensive. This disrupts the peaceful atmosphere we all love @ Pet Talk. Mind you, I do like to learn more about other's opnions and belief, but not here if it is going to cause an uproar like that Sept 11 Picture thread. We can always agree to disagree on certain controversial topics we post about, but religion doesn't seem to be one of those topics.

I voted NO.

[catland]

You asked the question, "should you be able to", which is not really the same as saying "should you talk about religion". I would say "yes" to the first and "no" to the second.

Since the internet is about free speech, you are able to talk about what ever you choose. But since this is a discussion site that has private owners, they have the right to edit or remove topics that they deem inappropriate.

I think that attempting to discuss religion is about as appropriate as attempting to discuss cars, Star Trek, or a multitude of other topics at this site. It certainly is fun to see what we have in common with each other - but we all know that our one real reason to be here is because we share the same passion for our pets.