James Otto Sweet Heart and Damning Suicides to Hell

WhyNot · February 24, 2013, 4:05pm

Lord_Mondegreen:

James Otto Sweet Heart, I was the one who first called you out for mentioning in a condolence thread that you thought that someone who committed suicide would suffer for all eternity. I don’t apologise (please excuse the non-US spelling - I’m Australian) for what I said, because I think you were totally out of line. Whatever your beliefs, they did not need to be aired in the way they were.

Having said that, I also have no problem with you offering your God’s blessings to all and sundry. Yes, it’s annoying (particularly with the over use of smilies), but I understand that it is well-intentioned. I have stated in the past that even though I am an atheist, I am touched when someone says sincerely that they will pray for me. That’s because I know that what they are offering is to speak to the being they believe is responsible for creating the Universe and to ask Him to help me. Even though I believe this act is futile because I don’t think He exists, I still understand the gravity behind the act.

You have posted stuff which irritates me no end, but I think this board would be a better place if the pile-on you have endured had not happened. There are plenty of posts in this place which irritate me in one way or another, but they contribute to the dialog. Unfortunately at the moment you are in the spotlight, and frankly the way you are responding seems almost deliberately fashioned to ellicit a certain kind of reaction.

I have no idea whether you want to be a long-term member of this site. If so, please graciously disengage from this thread and contribute to other ones (not always mentioning your favourite performer). If not, please stop posting here and may your God be with you always.

Unfortunately this thread seems to have reached the stage where you feel that to stop responding would indicate that you have “lost” somehow. I can only speak personally, but I would never think that was the case. If you were to post something like, “I will never change my beliefs so I’ve said all I will say, but I’m sorry for those who are offended by my posting style” and then went on to contribute to other threads, I’m pretty sure that would result in a great conclusion. Otherwise I fear we will see an epic trainwreck, which will reflect badly on everyone.

I wish you happiness always, and I hope you will find a way to contribute positively to this board.

This. There is much wisdom in this post.

And JOSH, I noticed a couple of your posts in the last 24 hours didn’t include the smilies in your signature. Thank you for that. I know, it’s a silly thing for so many of us to be fixated on - and I’m not even anti-smilie; I use them myself - but it’s kind of difficult to describe how irritating it is. So thanks for scaling it back a little. I still encourage you to consider putting the rest of your sign-off in a Signature so that people can turn it off if they don’t want to see it. I bet you’d even find a willing volunteer to pay for your Membership so you can do that.

I’ve seen some sweet posts from you on other topics. I hope you stick around and we can one day giggle about this rough entry into the board culture, the way we do with some other posters now.

I truly mean this, this is not sarcasm: Love and Blessings of the Lord and Lady to you, my dear. May you hold Their Love, Light and Laughter in your heart all your days on this Earth.

Troppus · February 24, 2013, 5:03pm

Wow, your neck hurt from that 180?

Ostrya · February 24, 2013, 5:36pm

I would ask what you’re talking about but since it’s you, Troppus, I don’t care. I read a lot more than I post, have had you pegged as some kind of fruitcake a long time ago. And now you can join my ignore list. Have fun during your stay here at The Straight Dope.

Gyrate · February 24, 2013, 5:40pm

Oh, snap.

deltasigma · February 24, 2013, 5:55pm

I’m sorry, but given your user name I just had to laugh my ass off at that line.

Troppus · February 24, 2013, 6:07pm

You must have forgotten attacking my request for the mods to have mercy on this poster in ATMB. I prayed for your heart to turn!! x 3

Nzinga_Seated · February 24, 2013, 6:18pm

Gyrate:

I would think so, yes. And I always assume that anyone telling people what God wants or thinks is projecting, particularly since it always seems to magically coincide with what they want or think.

How does that follow? There’s a difference between saying “God must know what He’s doing” and “I must believe anyone else who says that they know what God wants”; in fact they’d be contradictory positions since the whole point of this position is that nobody gets a direct line to God and the Grand Plan and anyone who says that they have one is deluded. At most, the position I laid out is a “Que sera, sera” one, since whatever happens is what God hath willed.

I should add that this is all a purely theoretical stance from my viewpoint; I am not any sort of theist.

Yeah, I have no idea where the hell I was going with that train of thought. I read it now and it makes no sense to me.

James_Otto_Sweet_Heart · February 24, 2013, 7:22pm

You sound like you are asking other people here when they are not going to know because they are not me. To answer what you are asking, James called me “Sweet heart” in one of the first messages that I ever got from him and it has stayed with me ever since.

Thank you for saying that and if you want to see what I have said in other chats so far, just run a search on what I have said here so far. I just checked and so far I have been a part of 95 chats here all together.

Thank you for saying that.

God bless you three and James always!!!

Holly

P.S. If the smiley faces are not in my messages, it is because they are not appropriate for whatever is being addressed. I have to go for now. Y’all be careful where ever you decide to do for the day!

bienville · February 24, 2013, 7:33pm

It was all part of the Master Plan.

The_Dord · February 24, 2013, 10:24pm

The Master Plan?

Siam_Sam · February 25, 2013, 1:29am

So James is a poor speller.

James_Otto_Sweet_Heart · February 25, 2013, 1:52am

^^^ What do you think James misspelled?

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

P.S. What James wrote to me was this: “Holly don’t worry sweet heart.”

Siam_Sam · February 25, 2013, 2:01am

“Sweetheart” is one word, not two. “Misspelled” is perhaps not accurate, but I diagnose him with a clear mental disorder.

James_Otto_Sweet_Heart · February 25, 2013, 2:06am

^^^ You act like James is the only person to ever misspell anything.

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

Peremensoe · February 25, 2013, 2:09am

Maybe he just thought she was a sweet-hearted person.

Siam_Sam · February 25, 2013, 2:09am

Well, no, because you did just there.

MsWhatsit · February 25, 2013, 2:12am

Misspell is correct.

Siam_Sam · February 25, 2013, 2:17am

D’oh! :smack: One-upped by that vixen yet again!

deltasigma · February 25, 2013, 5:20am

“May Jesus lick the sin from your disobedient flesh all ways.”
– Joefacetious (1st century Roman historian)

April_R · February 25, 2013, 2:58pm

That sounds dirty

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