OK having only been here at PC sporadically since joining, there seems to have been transitions here, there, hither & yon concerning the discussion of "religion" and/or spirituality. From the presence of this section here there appears to be some space for spirituality to be discussed, and from Doc John's rule post stickied at the top, the impression seems to be that spirituality discussion would be OK but specifically religious discussion, including naming religious figures and references to doctrine specific to certain religions, their holy texts, etc., would not.

Have some questions here because some of this seems very unclear where the lines get drawn.

First, cannot help but notice a number of threads, posts, etc. which seem to violate the rule being let to stand here. Stuff mentioning God, prayer, etc. things very specific to a certain particular religion, which would go against the rules sticky here. Rules should be applied equally to all. No doubt if someone posted here making reference to thanking Satan for manifesting His Awesome Power and granting their wishes as expressed in ritualistic format, someone would doubtless go up in arms campaigning against that, but what about protection for the rest of us who may be equally upset and triggered by continual direct references to a religious system we found to be abusive and toxic?

The two main questions on this point would be: Have the rules been relaxed here but just not updated in the sticky? And if so, will they be equal-opportunity relaxed for ALL or will this only serve those of one particular religion or group of religions (namely, Abrahamic/Semitic monotheism)?

Next. Considering one's own personal journey may have taken you in and out of different religions or belief systems over the years and considering one's personal situation just as a creature suffering from afflictions of various origins may involve personal dealings with some of these archetypal figures, would it be acceptable, while avoiding discussion of specific religions and their doctrines/dogmas in compliance with The Rules, to assign non-religious names to these figures for purposes of discussing one's own personal encounters and interactions with them. For example, something totally individual and not associated with religion at all such as "My Beloved" and "Our Ancient Enemy" or somesuch.

Reason for asking: while having completely forgotten the details of any past upheavals, Malady does recall having some difficulty parsing the rules, guidelines & boundaries on this stuff before, not just here but elsewhere (it has a generalized difficulty with such things overall, and so evidences of this should not be mistaken for any type of willful or deliberate disregard please, but treated as incapacity to parse requiring specific explanations of WHAT would be "wrong with" X or Y rather than assuming "you just refuse to follow the rules") so it felt it prudent to obtain some clarifications and specifics here before endeavoring to post in this section any further. Thanks for your patience.