If you've never visited this site before, please read this page for basic information and navigational tips.

HELP WANTED

The R+F FAQ is undergoing an extreme make-over.  This site will soon include basic descriptions of each religions, statistics and outside resources as well as a new, redesigned look. But we need help.  If you are interested in helping us out, please GO HERE. If you think you might want to help out, please read the community info page and join.  THANK YOU!

Yo, Dawg
Welcome to the 'Frequently Asked Questions' page of the AOL message board forum Religion and Faith (r+f).  This isn't an introduction to the world's religions, but rather a collection of answers to common and basic questions that we hear asked on a regular basis.  If you're a new poster, have fun learning.  We hope this page is an asset to you.  If you're an old poster, you've lost all faith and know that this page doesn't help.

What is R+F
R+F is what we call an AOL message board forum called 'Religion and Faith.'  The board, though geared towards teens, is full of a wide variety of people of many ages and many faiths.  Unlike adult boards where people are often "set in their ways," R+F is a great place for discussion, debate and most of all -- EDUCATION!

Why This Exists
This page exists primarily so that new posters will stop asking the same questions every five minutes.  Guess what?  It doesn't help!  None of you seem to bother reading this page.

Why You Should Read This Page
The regs will make you suffer a horrible and painful death if you don't.  That should be reason enough... but if it's not, here's another one: you'll look a lot more knowledgeable if you already know the things presented here.  You will, therefore, fit in much quicker.

Finding Info Here
Click on a topic on the left side to read the frequenty asked questions about that topic.  Questions and answers should appear in this area.  If you aren't sure what category a question would be under, or you want to check multiple categories, use the search feature at the bottom of every page (type in a keyword or two and hit "entre").  

Also, every section of questions has an area for links and a list of related books so that you can learn more about the topic, should you choose to.

And Lastly...
Thanks for the help of all you people who wrote answers, collected book sources, and helped me edit.  You all are great!

This page exists because of YOU! Please send any new questions, answers, links, book recommendations or report a broken link here. This page's survival depends on the action of R+F members and the questions of newcomers.

For fun stuff, try the classic regs page!