He knew the flame wars would intensify and made statements to the effect that he was going to allow for such things.
I guess our problems would be solved if the participants would start to act like grown-ups instead Holy Warriors. I read a book recently, fiction set during the Crusades. When the Crusaders entered Jerusalem they killed everything they could lay sword to, Muslim, Jew, Christian, it didn't matter to them. They were liberating Jerusalem for God and no one was going to stand in there way, not even fellow believers. I think some have that same mindset. They are going to liberate FR for God and no one will stand in their way.
-Kevin
And there's just enough sneak in me to say "I will."
I know it's an exercise in futility. I know I will never convince them to change. But I do think we have some affect in pointing out some of the absurdities.
Summer and fall will change my available posting time. So I'll be backing out of the arguments somewhat. I've only been there since February. They went on for two years on FR before I got there. And they'll be there after I leave.
Let's face it, the disciples walked with Jesus and argued about which one was the greatest. We humans can't understand the mind of God, but we want to think we can. And when we get it "figured out" we want to make everybody else agree with us.
The arguments are all over man's interpretation of who God is. And I think we all fall short of a real understanding.