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• "Why does group x teach doctrine y?" is on topic.
• "What is the biblical basis for doctrine y?" is on topic.
• "What is the history of doctrine y?" is on topic.
• "What is the argument for/against doctrine y?" is on topic.
• To cover your specific example, immersion, all questions above would work and probably are already on the site.

• "Why does group x teach doctrine y?" is on topic.
• "What is the biblical basis for doctrine y?" is on topic.
• "What is the history of doctrine y?" is on topic.
• "What is the argument for/against doctrine y?" is on topic.
• To cover your specific example, immersion, all questions above would work and probably are already on the site.

I don't know if you are insane, but I am baffled that this post is by someone who's been using Stack Exchange for over four years.

I am baffled that this post is by someone who's been using Stack Exchange for over four years.

4. You claim the difference between "The Bible says X" and "Some people interpret the Bible to say X" are a hair's width apart.

• Not so at all. Surely you are aware of the massive number of mutually exclusive doctrines on all kinds of things. And they all read the same Bible!
• The paragraph were you say that really shows that you are criticizing something you do not understand. You are saying that some questions are not allowed, but indeed they are.

4. You claim the difference between "The Bible says X" and "Some people interpret the Bible to say X" is a hair's width.

• Not so at all. Surely you are aware of the massive number of mutually exclusive doctrines on all kinds of things. And they all read the same Bible! The first is a claim of authority, while the other is merely descriptive. The site is not trying to be authoritative, just descriptive.
• The paragraph where you say that really shows that you are criticizing something you do not understand. You are saying that some questions are not allowed, but indeed they are.