Feedback on how writers feel about the “faith status” option in the questioner profile February 6th, 2015 Ed Chait February 4 at 10:40am How is it working out for others to have the questioners have the option of indicating that they are Christians? Like · Seen by 31 Corpuz Valdemor Avellaneda Ramil likes this. James Toland I haven’t had a question where they identified as one. February 4 at 11:06am · Like · 1 Carol Coleman I like knowing if they are a Christian or not. It helps me decide how much Bibilical background I may need to input. Of course I also understand that answers to that question could vary- What do they mean by Christian,. How much Bible teaching/background do they have. How long have they been a Christian. February 4 at 11:08am · Like · 2 Evan Plante IMO, the more info we can get, the better. That being said, the question itself is usually revealing enough. I have seen “Christian” and “New Christian” designations so far…although I do not think that this info influenced my answers dramatically. February 4 at 11:53am · Like · 1 Stuart Mattfield I have…It’s good to know..it gives perspective. Some are clearly Christian, but seeking answers….some claim they’re Christian, but their comments and questions would indicate otherwise…some are unashamedly not… February 4 at 12:34pm · Like · 2 Fred Apelquist Think I missed something about an option for questioners to indicate whether or not they are Christians. I don’t see a problem as long as that box or indicator or whatever is clearly marked as ‘optional’. Don’t want folks to think we only want to hear from Christians. Far from it: we want God to use us to make more Christians.Fred February 4 at 3:08pm · Like · 1 William Brenner I often wish I knew more about what is behind the question–what caused them to ask? But they usually don’t say. February 4 at 5:00pm · Like · 2 Sarah Van Baale William – You’re right, they usually don’t say. However, I’ve had a couple of questions over the years which involved very serious issues, yet were written in a very chaotic fashion. I assumed this was because the questioner didn’t want to divulge al…See More February 4 at 7:08pm · Like · 2 Ed Chait Fred, the GQ staff only recently made that change, so you did not miss anything. You raise an interesting point, but if I place myself in the position of the person asking the question, I don’t think I would interpret having that option as exclusionary.I agree that the more information and background we have the easier it is to understand the question. February 4 at 7:59pm · Like · 2 Fred Apelquist Thanks, Ed, for the background. Looks like we are basically in consensus that more info is better than less. Yesterday at 7:32am · Like · 2 Gwen Sellers Thanks for asking this Ed Chait! It’s good to know everyone’s thoughts on it. Glad to hear it’s been a positive change. Yesterday at 11:15am · Like · 1 Ed Chait You’re welcome Gwen. My only concern was that I may not share the Gospel with someone because they stated they were a Christian and really weren’t, especially if the question didn’t provide clues, but I think it’s better to have that situation than not give questioners the option. Yesterday at 11:23am · Edited · Unlike · 1 Gwen Sellers I wondered about that as well. .. I guess, as with all questions, we pray God will lead us to provide the answer the questioner needs to hear. Yesterday at 11:27am · Like · 2 Ed Chait Amen. Father, thank You for Your sovereignty. Yesterday at 11:35am · Edited · Like Sarah Van Baale On the opposite side of things, I think it is really helpful to know when a questioner identifies themselves as a Christian but gives numerous indications that they are not by what they write in their question. Then I am able to take the time to t…See More Yesterday at 11:35am · Unlike · 2 Gwen Sellers That is a great point, Sarah! Yesterday at 11:37am · Like · 1 Ed Chait That’s an excellent point Sarah.
