What is all this stuff about another message board? I’ve been pretty confused about what all is happening. What I’ve been seeing is not quite what would be expected of this message board. I’ve seen some things that contradict themselves, and a total disregard for the rules for posting here. When I registered this is some of what I read and had to agree to:
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Some things I have seen posted are:
"If you say so, Archangel. Maybe you can explain this statement then.
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We can register thousands of people here and preach and teach, rebuke, and encourage each other on this site as well as others.
My dictionary defines ‘rebuke’ thusly: to blame or scold in a sharp way; reprimand.
Sounds suspiciously like revenge to me, which is defined: to inflict damage, injury, or punishment.
If you require any additional definitions, I would be more than happy to oblige."
Reprimand is not the same as revenge. To reprimand is to correct, to revenge, as this poster stated, is to inflict damage, injury, or punishment. Big difference.
"On the other hand, I visited your board a few times and noticed that the visitors from this board limited their posts to the appropriate forums and engaged in polite discussions that confined themselves to the Topics to which they were posting. They did nothing which could be called disruptive that I ever saw.
On the other hand, I have seen the “good” members of your board insult other people with the epithet “satanist,” condemn other people who did not share their exact beliefs to eternal damnation, and call any number of non-fundie Christian religions cults without any “moderating” action by you and your fellows."
And just how can you tell all of this from a few visits? Sounds like an assumption made based on a few actions. No one is perfect, and a person can’t state that just because one person is acting wrong then everyone is responsible.
"Lazerith pontificated:
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UncleBeer, we are not taking revenge, we are defending ourself. A christian has a responsibility to preach his faith and when one attacks that right we are allowed to defend ourself. Its not revenge it is justice.
No, I find that extremely hard to believe. Defending yourselves (note the plural) would entail the initiation of a thread or two and raising salient points for debate. Or possibly posting you views in an existing thread. What I see here is outright retribution evidenced by starting 10 threads inside of 20 minutes. Not only that, but there is the implied threat by Archangel and mbagnall to disrupt this message board. I don’t see how anyone, even the truly naïve, could interpret this as “defending ourself.” If defense is your true aim, start a topic and we’ll be debate it."
Seems to me like they did and all that was done was they were cut down. How hypocritical.
“I would like to thank the individuals from the LB message board. By their shining example they profoundly illustrate the hypocrisy, arrogance and spite that often hide behind the facade of Christianity.
Thank you. Please post more. You bring nothing but shame upon the cause you pretend to defend.”
What I’m seeing is the posters here bringing shame upon themselves buy some obviously dumb remarks.
“Paul says in Galatians that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Jesus says in the Gospels that we shall know them by their fruits.”
And just what fruits are seen on this message board?
“But perhaps you should do a bit of lurking here, to see how the heathen (and a handful of Christians as well) debate issues in an intense and spirited manner, but with (for the most part, anyway) a great deal of respect for the views of the people they are arguing with, not to mention a much greater level of respect for the persons with whom they debate.”
I’ve been lurking and this is not what I’ve been seeing.
"mbagnall, you and yours are the enemies of reason. You are a menace to society.
For all I know, you may well be the agents of Satan himself. He’s very devious, don’t you know. It would be just like him to pull a stunt like this.
Oh, the irony!"
Yes, “Oh, the irony!” indeed! Need I even state how hypocritical this person is being?
“Hey Vicky – when someone starts feeding you to lions, then you can claim “persecution.” Until then, shut the hell up.”
Persecution…persecution…ah yes! Webster student dictionary defines persecute as “to harass or annoy persistently, to oppress because of ones religion, beliefs, or race.”
I would claim that most of these statements made here are persecution. How twisted.
“No need to apolgize, Mbagnall. Just leave.
Go back to your heavily-edited and censored “forum” where those of a differing opinion are called evil and satanic. If you had come over here and stated your opinion on any subject,on topic, the worst of us would have talked to you. But that ain’t the “Christian” way, is it?”
Those of a differing opinion are not called evil and satanic. I challenge you to look a bit closer. And it seems to me that several on topic subjects were started, and what was replied was neither talking nor Christian. It was outright bashing.
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I’m sorry for the intrusion here. As our only defense I will say that if we had conspired to target specific messgae boards and flood them with preaching, you would have done the exact same thing.
No."
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