Posted on 03/03/2015 12:32:27 PM PST by two134711
Thank you Free Republic for allowing me to post and vent on this site for over ten years. I am a young, married conservative woman who is trying to raise her daughter to be a fine, upstanding lady, an educated woman and a worthy wife to a decent man. Despite the stupidity of my generation (I am on the cusp of GenX and GenY) there is hope. Many young people are more prolife than ever. And at last, many others are beginning to open their eyes to the lies of socialism.
However recent events on this site like witnessing the discord between fellow believers of Christ and how the Religious moderators have given carte blanche to those who wish to spread hate is not something I want to be part of.
I received this message from the Religion Moderator regarding Key words received 03/02/2015 8:45:19 PM PST
“DO NOT use keywords to snipe at other posters or beliefs. RM”
I certainly did not post key words that sniped at anyone; they were terms such as "enough already,” “Christianity,” “unity” and "peace." Now, yes, the comments I made were invectives thrown at posters. I don't deny that; but they deserved every word directed at them and more. Outside of Caucus threads the religious forum is based on sniping at posters and insulting other's beliefs. Mostly it’s a few alleged “Evangelicals” damning those Papists, pedophiles, pagans, cracker-eaters, cannibals and Mary-worshipping heretics to Hell if they don't convert to the Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism or the Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879. Then a very small contingent of Catholics tries to fight back.
These are the kind of comments are allowed on the religious forums without any moderation.
"I believe that Catholicism has caused more people to go to hell then [sic] Islam."
84 posted on 2/23/2015, 2:36:42 PM by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
AND
**Have you accepted the Catholic Church** "I have accepted Jesus. Not some abomination created by man."
98 posted on 2/23/2015, 2:46:17 PM by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Captain Crunch is a Naval line officer.)
I have no skin in this game other than to realize that Christians (and Jews) are not each other’s enemies. There is a much more diabolical force in this world that should be fought. Anti-theists, Islamists, secular amoralists, etc., they're nothing. But, hey, keep going after Catholics and Mormons because they're the ones ruining the world today!
I said those words because it was the truth, (a truth that many others see but do not mention; they merely avoid the conflicts). If the anti-Catholic delusional bigots have a problem with the truth, then a pox on their houses.
I have posted on and off this site for over ten years. Every time I come back here I think to myself, “Wow, FR is one of the only sites telling it like it is when it comes to politics!” But then the OCD religious posters take control over and over again. It’s not just the religious forums, but they’re the worst. In the past the moderation was far more even-handed. Now it’s out of control. Please use more judiciousness in moderating them in the future.
You are losing members left and right and your fundraisers take months to complete. I am aware that the owner of this site, Mr. Robinson, is a Catholic, and I’m sure it breaks his heart to see such infighting amongst fellow Christians. I hope his health betters and that he can continue to fight the goof fight.
Nevertheless, FR's days as a premium conservative site are over. There a quite a few decent folks around here like Mrs. Don-0, xzins, Morgana, miss marmelstein, wardaddy, that fellow named something like yefrugeturbrumuy, and lots of others. There are many good folks with diverse opinions and no malice in their hearts.
But some others seem possessed by other-world forces. Mostly they're old people scared of death, wanting to make sure they get in with God before the end, desperate to hold on to every penny they've ever come across, willing to kvetch about the future and frequently mentioning how glad they'll be when they're dead and won't have to deal with this world, while their children and grandchildren will. Or worse, they actively wish for the world to end today or soon. Sorry, I'm young enough to have a smidgen of hope despite the moral disaster this world is in.
The Apple squabbles, the griping about TV and art, heck even the "my candidate is better than your candidate" bloodletting is nothing compared to the nutters that run rampant on the religion forum.
So Religious moderator, if you thought my key words were examples of “sniping,” then I suppose this post was outright bashing. Every time I come to this site I get angry. Anger opens up the heart to dark forces; it’s best not to be part of that.
Got to go. May peace come to this once wonderful site and make it a place of harmony for future posters.
Actually, adding *all* does not ping everyone on the thread.
I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work.
Geeee ..???? I never said YOU were terrible.
Do we have a guilty conscience or something .. LOL
Really .. Since when ..??
Did you send a msg to Jim Robinson and ask him if it’s working or not ..??
You have to write it as screen name; All
I used to use it a lot .. but I got tired of all the extra messages so I don’t use it very often anymore.
If I HAD a conscience it would probably be guilty...
;-)
Perfect typo! That should be the new name for the Religion Forum: "The Goof Fight." :)
Oh boy .. one of those .. phew! LOL
I didn’t know ther was a religious forum. Now I will avoid it just as I avoid most religious posts. I say most and I rarely comment on those I check.
I suggest you stick around. I didn’t even know JR. was Catholic.
I’ve been here since 98 I think. My what I’ve missed!
**I didn’t even know JR. was Catholic.**
Neither did he!
It's probably done more to change hearts and souls in the intended way than certain other patterns of posting, which I would wager seem to "change heart and souls" mostly by corrupting the speakers and repelling most everyone else. I am aware that correlation does not equal causation, that I shouldn't overgeneralize from a small sample, that because of trolling and other problems I shouldn't necessarily take stated religious affiliations at face value, and that everyone posting here (except for me, of course!) is imperfect--but I'd think twice about attending any church that certain posters seem to represent.
I don't remember having any prior interaction with you, but I'm sorry to see you go because of behavior on the Religion Forum. "If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain."
I’ve never seen it work ... like you describe it.
When I’ve done it, I’ve put in in there to let people know that it’s a general statement and not strictly an individual reply to just one Freeper. But it has never “done” anything.
If you don't want to be bothered; that should be the end of it.
Typically, I don’t understand your post.
I’m very sorry to see you go.
It’s best to ignore the offensive, obnoxious morons and their threads, all, SHAMEFULLY in the name of Jesus.
People shouldn’t be following you from thread to thread just because you happen to fall under THEIR microscope.
But they have been known to do it. I find if I don’t answer some of the freaks here, they eventually leave me alone.
I try not to go on religious threads here for just that reason. They are always like that.
Come to think of it, Christians are mostly like that off of FR too, in my experience. Always trying to make out that their church or sect of Christianity is superior. I gather the same thing happens in within other religions as well.
It’s probably a good idea to avoid religious conversations entirely as much as possible.
Meanwhile, Islam advances.
Not entirely. I try to avoid them but people interject religion into many not overtly religious topics as well. It is very easy to get ambushed by some people.
...and they should be ashamed of themselves...
It is still a great site. No one forces you to go to the religious forum, which involves bickering ON BOTH SIDES.
But if you want to go, go...
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