Community Guidelines: Humor and Conduct on /r/Christians
Summary
The /r/Christians Discord server has released new community expectations regarding humor. This announcement clarifies the balance between light-hearted, joyful interaction and the need to avoid content that dishonors holiness or stifles meaningful conversation. By defining what constitutes good and bad humor, the server aims to foster a respectful environment that reflects gratitude to God and encourages deeper spiritual connection among all members.
r/Christians encourages light-hearted, thoughtful humor that reflects joy, friendship, and gratitude to God. But we avoid constant silliness, dishonoring jokes, or humor that makes light of sin, numbs us to holiness, or distracts from meaningful conversation.
Below are listed some contextual examples for what both good and bad humor looks like:
Bad:
Constant joking that makes light of serious things like spiritual matters, sin, or sacred topics.
Consistent silliness or aimless chatter that turns the chat into memes and stifles or discourages meaningful conversation.
Humor that dishonors others, feeds our pride, or numbs us to holiness.
Crude humor, or humor that glorifies sin.
Good:
Light-hearted fun that reflects friendship and joy.
Thoughtful humor.
Humor that makes others feel included rather than excluded.
Humor that reflects thanksgiving/gratitude towards God.
