An amalgam of brainout's legacy "external links" pages into one (with wayback URLs where applicable and updated URLs where applicable -- so everything is usable once again). Mostly oldskool stuff: keep in mind some of the remarks are from the late 90's so a few things are lost in modern context.
Also, most of the referenced Christian websites have some of the worst Bible Doctrine you could imagine: Prolife, Lordship Salvation, denying Pre-Tribulation Rapture, demanding the "Blood of Christ" is literal blood, superfluous fixations on sin but never looking at themselves etc. You've been warned, they're pretty bad. 🤢🤢🤢
Index of Referred Religious & Related-Studies Websites
Links here are grouped by category.
Some in a category also span other categories, so you may want to check all links here. "DOGPILE" search engine is on the "Major non-School Links" page (w/Dogpile's permission), too.
I learned of these sites through other people.
IF YOU'RE TIRED, and need a break, goto the last Section, "Humor", for laughing-good fun!
If you think a site should be added, or have comments/ criticisms, please write me. In your email, please fully list the url (e.g., with "http://" ) in the e-mail.
These sites are provided as a convenience to the reader, and are not all-inclusive, of course, nor is any site endorsed.
Finally: some will be offended by the fact that some "heretical" sites are included. Think of the inclusion this way -- how can you "defend the faith" if you don't know who the "enemy" is?
I think Ephesians 6 identifies the true "enemy", and to the extent we can all have some "ministry of reconciliation" operating with each other, the fallen angels have less-fertile ground, to split us from each other, and unbelievers from Heaven. This isn't to say we should all have the same faith, nor that all faiths are right, etc. It is rather to say that God, not man, should be the One doing the work: if we tend to our own back yards by learning Him, and all else will work out just fine, per Eph4:11-16.
Hope you'll find this site useful! Your feedback is needed, and welcome!
Major Non-School Sites: (these include Many non-Christian Faith links)
Electric Library (elibrary) is now ProQuest and requires a subscription.
MAJOR SCHOOLS: See also 1st link in "Denominations". Sites here include MANY non-Christian links. The :) LIKES the site a bunch.
DISCUSSION BOARDS
OTHER PUBS/Articles
Note: the Journals here listed are Text/Form Crit. and Doctrinal-Debate oriented, serious publications which invite contributors
Chat Rooms (incl. Denominational ones)
Chat is really typing, using some special terminal-like software, such as is offered for free download at www.mirc.com. Talk City channels are not listed; webtv works fastest on them. The channels below require mIRC or similar program.
Please send me any chat rooms you like. Please specify major server with it.
Biblebots, and a list of chatrooms:
https://believers-ministries.org/
Website for undernet's #scripture chatroom:
http://www.herghelia.org/scripture.htm
Christianchatnet use Irc2.christian_chat.net, then pick channel. They are all christian channels. Alternative servers: replace the "2" in server above with "1","1a", "2a", or "hub" if "2" doesn't work. These servers might not work with webtv (I couldn't get them to work on webtv, but those with computers DID get them to work.)
DALNET --
(spider.dal.net, irc.dal.net, dalnet.webbernet.net, all at 7000) : Baptist, Baptists, Bible, Catholic, Christian, Christian_conversations, ChristianDebate, Christian_Insomniacs, Christianity(seeks ops), Christian_Singles, Christianity, Christians, history, Jesus, JesusisLord, Orthodox, Spirituality, Theism
EFNET --
(irc.idle.net, irc.concentric.net, @6667): apologetics, baptist, bible, bible! bible-debate, biblestudy, Christian, Christian_Discussion, Christian_Lighthouse, Christianroom, Christians, Christians! Christian_Singles, coptic, diatheke, faith, Godhood, GodisLove, GodZone, Jesus, prophecy, romancatholic
RUSNET Use irc.kar.net -- #bible
STARNET I don't know exact server name and port. Two former undernet channels moved there, I'm told: #apologetics, and #prosapologian. Both of these channels are ostensibly Calvinist, though folks of all sects go there, and atheists seem to like the channels a lot.
UNDERNET -- atheist, atheism, bible, bible777(nc's), bible1611, bible4real, biblechat, biblestudy, catholic, christian, christianchat, christians, crkva(macedonia), forgiven, hebrew, lds, Living_Stones, Mere_Christianity, Mormon, scripture (edub's, great bot!), theology.
Sites on multiple denominations (i.e., classifying them)
Anglican Sites
Apostolic Sites
AnaBaptist and Baptist Sites
(Note: there are big doctrinal differences among sects which call themselves "Baptist" in some portion of the sect name. Read these sites carefully.)
Calvinist/Reformed/Church of Christ Sites
Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Sites
E.O. proper, with some on-line-Bibles of varying faiths:
E.O. people recommend the following books/authors:
Byzantine Catholic (like EO, but holds Roman Pope as highest authority)
Episcopalian Sites
See also "Anglican" as previously above. Episcopalian is essentially the American equivalent of the English "Anglican".
Jehovah's Witness Sites
Lutheran Sites
Messianic Jewish Sites
These groups believe He is Messiah, but usually hold that only SOME of the NT is Scripture. Their teachings also help show how Mosaic Law was always interpreted...
Mormon (Church of the Latter-Day-Saints)
Pentecostal (aka "Evangelical")
Presbyterian Sites
Reformed/Reconstructionist/Theonomy
Roman Catholic Sites
Seventh-Day-Adventist
Universal Reconciliation/Unitarian Universalist
(i.e., no hell, or everyone ends up going to heaven eventually):
See also the "Major Links" and 1st "DENOMINATIONS" categs. for MANY comprehensive non-Christian Links...especially the ones marked ":)" or "( :)) )", (Rutgers, for example)
JEWISH SITES
Agnostic / Atheistic Sites
Anti-Christian (e.g.,Christ/Bible not true)
