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 its 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)
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**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 others 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. Its not just the religious forums, but theyre the worst. In the past the moderation was far more even-handed. Now its 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 Im 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; its 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.
Hence my taking each of their own proposals (Kopp's here and here, and NYer's here and here) finding ways that they could fit with yours, and harmonizing all into one singular Catholic Proposal that all can read and consider.
Have I left any details out?
Honestly, I believe God judges people according to their consciences, and their hearts. If a person is not some terrorist, satanist, nazi hatemonger, or any other of that ilk which by definition hates God and his neighbor, then yes, I do believe a person of good will has a chance at Heaven. If they are, within the scope of their belief, honoring God as they perceive Him, and are kind to those around them, and do their best not to succumb to hate, then, yes, I do believe. Blessed are the peacemakers. I could picture Gandhi in Heaven- but the last word always belongs to God... May He bless you and yours!
Their suggestions are good. You could go to the peoples [the actual participants of Free Republic via a thread] and ask them: “What do you guys want?” Here’s a well-thought-out response. You would get several others too, I would think.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/3263766/posts?page=980#980
Do you agree the heart is deceitful?
But what about the FRoman Catholics who have already departed FR because of the Religion Forum? What about those?
If their screen names are still intact [like the woman who wrote this post], someone could ping them, right?
Right now the discussion has been limited to "Catholic" proposals, since the Catholic contingent has been the most vocal about wanting changes to the moderation of, and location of, religious discussion on FR.
So since you agree with their suggestions, do you also agree that I've captured their proposals accurately and fairly in post 971? If not, how would you change them to read?
Only the complaints that matter, apparently.
No, really. Let ONLY Roman Catholics moderate the Religion Forum for the next quarter, as a trial. See how things go.
Why, the RCs would be happy, the RCs that WERE unhappy and either left or just stopped donating to Free Republic would return in droves because NO RC would be censured except by another RC mod!
I’m willing to try it.
RCs would need to convince the operator(s) of this site, though. I won’t.
Go to the source! I’ve pinged them, but you could send them FReepmail too. (They have both brains and hearts much bigger than mine.) All I’ve got is experience, through being a grievous sinner, a convert, and a lover of Jesus.
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