r/Christianity rules, stats, and what to post
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Allowed with conditions
- Advertising, blogs, and charity requests are allowed if you actively participate in the community beyond self promotion.
- Links
- Allowed with conditions
- Blog and video links are allowed if you also participate in other discussions and do not just post your own links.
- Promo risk
- High
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 18 years
- Since Jan 2008
About r/Christianity
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Christianity: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/Christianity rules on Reddit.
r/Christianity rules
11 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
Harassment
Pestering people (1.1) Impersonation (1.2) Your Two-Cents (1.5) Forcing debates (2.2) Prohibited Comparisons (1.6)
- 2
Bigotry
Bigotry (1.3) Example of bigotry include: secular (e.g., racism, sexism, slurs), anti-christian (e.g., "zombie Jesus," "sky fairy"), interdenominational (e.g., "your church is the Whore of Babylon," "wafer-god"), anti-atheist (e.g., "fedoras," "neckbeards"), etc.
- 3
Personal Attacks
Personal Attacks (1.4) We allow people to harshly criticize arguments, but please remember to respect the authors of those arguments. What Would Jesus Do? (2.3) We attempt to moderate from a viewpoint neutral position. Do not state, imply, or intimate that a user who professes to be Christian is not actually a Christian.
- 4
Belittling Christianity / Proselytism
Belittling Christianity (2.1) Proselytism (3.6)
- 5
Support Threads
Support threads (2.5)
- 6
Subversion
Crossposting (2.4) Flair (2.6)
- 7
Spam
Blog Policy (3.2) Advertising Policy (3.3) Charity Policy (3.4) Repetitious Posts (3.5) AI Policy (3.8)
- 8
Image/Video Policy
Image/Video Policy (3.1)
- 9
Topicality
Not topical, or diversion from topic.
- 10
Low Effort
Low-Effort (3.7)
- 11
COVID Policy
What to post in r/Christianity
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- Engaging in thoughtful discussions about Christian life topics.
- Asking genuine questions about Christian beliefs or practices.
- Sharing content that contributes to the discussion rather than just promoting a link.
- Participating in general discussions before attempting any form of self promotion.
Avoid
- Posting content that is low effort.
- Attempting to force debates on people.
- Making personal attacks against other users.
- Posting advertising or promotional material without first participating in the community.
- Disrupting support threads or questioning the faith of other members.
Best hours to post in r/Christianity
No pattern yet. r/Christianity does not have enough top posts from the last 90 days to name its best hours.
What actually works in r/christianity
These are the highest scoring posts Rankhog observed in r/christianity over the past month, with what each one did differently. Rankhog watches this community continuously, so it sees posts when they are published and again as they climb.
- Upvotes
- 881
- Comments
- 217
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Almost no downvotes (99% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 364
- Comments
- 815
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 287
- Comments
- 88
- Posted
- Nov 7, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 262
- Comments
- 27
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Almost no downvotes (98% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 251
- Comments
- 144
- Posted
- Nov 8, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Almost no downvotes (96% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 246
- Comments
- 81
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Kept short enough to read in one pass
- Upvotes
- 171
- Comments
- 16
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog top tier from a local post-score estimate
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Almost no downvotes (95% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 159
- Comments
- 6
- Posted
- Nov 7, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog top tier from a local post-score estimate
- Broken into a scannable list
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Almost no downvotes (97% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 147
- Comments
- 39
- Posted
- Nov 6, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog top tier from a local post-score estimate
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Almost no downvotes (96% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 140
- Comments
- 106
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog top tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
What r/Christianity Is For
r/Christianity is a subreddit to discuss Christianity and aspects of Christian life. All are welcome to participate in these discussions.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that decide if a marketing adjacent post survives are centered on civility, bigotry, personal attacks, proselytism, spam, and low effort content. Specifically, you must avoid violating “Harassment: [Pestering people (1.1)]”, “Bigotry: [Bigotry (1.3)]”, “Personal Attacks: [Personal Attacks (1.4)]”, “Belittling Christianity / Proselytism: [Belittling Christianity (2.1)]”, “Proselytism: [Proselytism (3.6)]”, “Spam: [Advertising Policy (3.3)]”, and “Low Effort: [Low-Effort (3.7)]”.
What To Post
To post successfully, you need to participate in the community beyond just self promotion. A good post is one that contributes to the discussion about Christianity or Christian life. If you are sharing your own work, like a blog or video, you must make sure you are also participating in other discussions in the subreddit.
What To Avoid
You must avoid any content that is low effort or that diverts from the topic. You must also avoid any form of bigotry, which includes secular, anti-christian, interdenominational, or anti-atheist slurs. Remember that you cannot engage in personal attacks, even if you are harshly criticizing an argument, and you must never belittle Christianity in general or engage in certain types of proselytism.
A note from Anthony
The evidence shows that the moderators are very strict about maintaining civility in this community. It seems like they allow harsh criticism of arguments, but they draw a hard line at personal attacks. The policy brief also makes it clear that promotion is only allowed if you are already an active participant.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
Common questions about r/Christianity
What subreddits are similar to r/Christianity?
Subreddits like r/Christianity are r/selfimprovement, r/nosurf and r/digitalminimalism.
Can I promote my business or charity here?
Promotion is conditional, meaning advertising, blogs, and charity requests are allowed only if you actively participate in the community beyond self promotion.
Can I criticize someone's theological view?
You can harshly criticize arguments, but you must remember to respect the authors of those arguments, and you must not imply that a user who professes to be Christian is not actually a Christian.
Is sharing my own blog or videos allowed?
Blog and video links are conditional, and they are only allowed if you also participate in other discussions and do not just post your own links.
Subreddits like r/Christianity
Other rooms for the same crowd.