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This thread will get locked because/if people can't speak impartially about their religious beliefs (or lack thereof). No one has a problem talking about nonsense without getting their knickers in a wad.

Speaking of threads being moved around, why is this one in "How do I?"

And Jkalman, you incite me! You incite me to go get some chocolate. (But come to think of it, everything incites me to go get chocolate, so maybe it isn't you in particular.)

Very well said...I almost forgot about this thread until I checked my e-mail! I'm glad that we can even have these conversations in this country...I know that not all are that fortunate.

While it can become heated to discuss religion - I do enjoy hearing everyone's point of view because I am not all-knowing, as wise as I may be! Next time we'll just have to make it a separate thread instead of hijacking a thread with a great question!

I just thought of an great topic...Would Jesus, Buddha and Mohammed bake from scratch or a mix? That one wouldn't be divisive at all.

I think in that thread, while the original topic was being discussed, there was always some level of interesting discussion going on. There were new developments at least until the health dept. visit yesterday. The thread was a million pages long because the topic was interspersed with pages of speculation and then pages and pages of silliness. But the thread itself did not really get nasty or out of hand - a few comments here and there but not some kind of knock-down, drag-out dead-end fight about a topic unrelated to cakes (e.g. religion, so that DOES set that thread apart) or even related to cakes (e.g. box vs scratch fights). For what it's worth it has been moved to the lounge anyway because it's now so far off topic, and then was locked due to the majority of the length of the thread being away from the original topic (Heath welcomed people to continue their silliness in a new thread.)

The mod's don't read each and every thread looking to ensure they are fitting within the CC rules. And some threads that veer into controversial territory veer back to topic before they "need" to be shut down. Sometimes they get shut down because people complain, not necessarily because they don't think people should speak their minds freely but because they feel they're on a cake site, not an us-vs-them religion/politics/whatever site. And the mods or Heath take the liberty to lock said threads sometimes because they did not create this website to be a watercooler for religious, political, etc. debate. Although oftentime the debate happens and when it's healthy and polite and not inflammatory or nasty (there is a difference between thought-provoking and just provoking) they don't feel the need to intervene.

In case that sounds like I know too much, no I have never requested a thread to be locked. I've just been here long enough to get the hang of these things.

It would if they let their dog into their kitchen.

Oh believe me, I was not referring to your posts at all! Sorry if you thought I was.

i'm not sure why these always turn snippy and it seems like people want to instigate.

can't we all just get along??

you edited so many times and I had quoted your original unedited version, now it's not here anymore, but it's in my other post. People are really gonna be confused now

Well if I incite you to eat chocolate then my job is done.

jkalman I wish you could incite me to STOP eating chocolate!

Mohammed would bake vanilla bean cake no alcohol.

Jesus would use butter & no lard in his pie crust.

So Buddha would probably bake a lot of delicious free cookies.

I love the laughing Buddha. Everytime I see it/him I see the potential for a wonderful cake. But I would never make it because I don 't know how to do it to not offend people who truly believe in him. But oh that would be one of my most favorite cakes in the world to do. I might talk myself into doing a sculpture one day. (not edible)

Hmm, as far as scratch or mix...hmmm, I think they all would use both because they know both have useful properties.

NEVER!!!! Chocolate is good for you... sooooooooooooo good.

I am still a newbie and have read many posts in different forums. Unfortunately, I have noticed that some of the forums start out with a question and good responses are given but eventually some snide remarks are made and then things to go downhill quickly. Yes the other "Officially Embarassed" forum eventually went off into a lot of directions and recipes but this one has taken a quick downslide to religious opinion that is starting to become offensive. Just get back to the subject at hand and make this about cakes and not a soapbox for your religious opinions.

k8, idreamofcakes.com website has a buddha cake featured, and it is the bomb!! check it out!