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.
You can ignore ALL religious articles, regardless of where they are posted.
Religious threads are not just confined to the religious forum. They pop up everywhere. That’s part of the problem.
Believe me, it’s MUCH WORSE on OTHER Free Republic Forums. The Religion Forum is managed better than the other ones!
You are SO full of crap!
You have no idea what you are talking about!
You’ll lose that bet for sure.
NO ONE is going to attack you on this thread, you ignorant fool...
Oh. Never mind.
;-)
NO WAY! I would NEVER abolish the Religion Forum, as its moderation is MUCH BETTER than any of the other forums on Free Republic.
The nasties have already shown up on this thread; however, I think the past six years have been the worst. We’ve let obama syndrome set in and instead of working together we bicker and argue.
Coming from you, one of the most vicious posters on the religious forums, that is hysterical. You never turn the other cheek, you and your crew always have to have the last word and if you have ever posted a kind word about a Catholic I have never seen it.
And while I AM a believer in Christ, I am a Gnostic. You may need to sit down for a while to digest that heresy!
You can’t have discussion without having disagreements.
Of course, the way you handle those disagreements can sometimes be disagreeable.
The key is .. stop telling other people what they can and cannot believe. Everybody has a choice .. everything in life is about choice. If you don’t like somebody’s choice .. oh well .. just go on to the other msgs of those with whom you do agree.
I’ve been a member here for a very long time; I’ve seen good and I’ve seen terrible people come here and try to disrupt everything. Some of them do it out of some need to run roughshod over everybody. Some do it to try to prove to everyone they are smarter than the rest. Some of them gang up on people .. just to show they are better at ..??????
This is not to say that you have to stand for lies, or slander, or any such thing. All you have to do is press the “abuse” button and you can get the issue resolved.
I’ve noticed that most of the newcomers are very short tempered and tend to view us long-timers as out of date and not worthy of speaking or having an opinion about anything. And .. when they do speak to us, they are RUDE, can’t spell, use the wrong tense of words, don’t know how to use punctuation, etc. We should pity them .. they have been indoctrinated by the left all their life. It may take them some time to realize that the WHOLE WORLD does not follow the liberal mindset.
Don’t bother sending me hate mail .. I’ve already heard it all.
I’m not a Christian, (I’m a “heretical” Gnostic)So that said, what business is it of yours what an outside group - Christians - posts to/about each other?
Here we go ... LOL ...
It’s a great site now. FWIW we were bickering long before you joined.
I said upthread you are a moon bat. Now I say you’re a BROWN NOSING moon bat.
Sorry, but the RM is the most capricious and unfair of all the mods.
If it’s a religious doctrinal issue, it should be shifted over to the Religion Forum by the Moderators.
Jim Robinson isn’t a Catholic.
I share many of the same sentiments that you've expressed. As a Gen X'er whose been lurking since the late 90's as a teenager and only a recent participant in the FR RF its obvious it's nothing but a haven for bitter, old, so-called Christians whose behavior is what they substitute for not having a church. Their own personal brand of "Christian fellowship."
Always remember that their brand of Christianity always begins with the negative proposition of being against Christ's Church, rather than being for Christ.
The future does not belong to such people. Their fractured doctrine and lack of adherence to moral truth makes it a fait accompli. So stick around.
Hey, I thought you left.....
Why? Doesn't matter to me what you call yourself.
The Religion Forum was created so that the fighting could be contained within that area ... and ... “Special Moderation” given there that is not done in any other area. I appreciate the Religion Forum and the special moderation.
It is also wise to avoid threads about the Civil War and marijuana legalization, they always end in flames.
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