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Whether you need technical help, have a question or a bright idea, want to read forum guidelines or guideline updates or just practise your BBCode, welcome to the Styx.
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Most recent: Naming the Canadian Politics Thread 2026 by Doublethink
January 5
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Tell a tall story, recommend a movie, share a recipe, confess your TV binge watching, discuss whether the church cat should wear liturgically correct collars. Welcome to paradise.
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Most recent: Platform 9 and 4/4: A New Railway Appreciation Thread by Bishops Finger
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Our space to discuss issues where people are personally invested, where academic detachment just isn't possible, and where issues and identity significantly overlap. Special Guidelines apply.
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Most recent: How to cope with the possibility of Hell by Bullfrog
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This is the place for all things community, with crew meets, birthdays, announcements, congratulations and prayer requests. Just arrived here? Say hello on the welcome thread.
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Most recent: The Trivial Round, The Common Task - the British thread 2026 by North East Quine
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Looking for the rite stuff? This is where we talk about everything to do with church liturgy and worship practice, from thuribles and hymns to tambourines and slide projectors.
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Most recent: What did you sing at church today? by Bishops Finger
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Pull up a pew and dip into comments, corrections and discussion about Mystery Worshipper reports. To add a new thread, go to the individual report and post a comment there.
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Most recent: Ship of Fools: Christ Church Anglican, Phoenix, Arizona, USA by Nick Tamen
January 9
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Back in the day, all the usual subjects that were flogged just a bit too enthusiastically were corralled here so they didn't have to be endlessly rehashed on the other forums.
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Most recent: Moved: Is it a good idea for Western countries to push hard on other countries to adopt LGBT rights? by Eutychus
August 2019
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The threads that were reasonably deserving while they were alive are sent here for long-term storage. They're archived for reading only.
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Most recent: Heaven 2025: October Book Discussion: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery by Caissa
October 2025