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New Mormon anti-freeper site and campaign to bankrupt FR
rumor mill | March 29, 2009 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 03/29/2009 2:35:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

I understand there is a new anti-freeper site started by disgruntled former and present Mormon FReepers and it is their intention of bankrupting FR during the coming Freepathon by withholding their donations and disrupting our activities. Well, all I can say is, if they feel that badly against FR, by all means they should withhold their donations and drop out of FR. But it they attempt to disrupt our operations I will guarantee they will no longer be members of FR. If that is their wish, so be it.

I'm not going to try to defend FR from their claims of religious persecution, but I will say that Mormons have and always have had free reign to post their threads on FR just as all other religious groups have enjoyed. Free Republic defends the right to freedom of religion and has always welcomed religious discussion and always will. And Mormons have always been welcome here. I have absolutely nothing against Mormons.

If you are one who has left or is leaving, I wish you well, but disruption of FR is not welcome and will not be tolerated.

And this is not the first time such activity has been attempted by groups of disgruntled former FReepers. Good luck with that. There is always some group that feels FR should be bent to their way of thinking and end up saying my way or the highway. Well, I don't know about you, but I'm not changing so I guess it's the highway. Is it Feb 8 yet?

God bless.


TOPICS: Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: disruption; fr; fram; freepathon; freerepublic; hackers; mormons; spam
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To: rintense; Jim Robinson
I honestly think Jim needs to build in an ‘ignore’ feature so registered freepers can put other freepers and their posts on ignore.

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I disagree, and I hope you don't mind that I have pinged Jim.

If we cannot be aware of and respond to differing viewpoints, we might as well be elsewhere, in a place where no real discourse is allowed.

I am here because this is indeed a Free Republic.

301 posted on 03/29/2009 5:06:20 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: 1000 silverlings; xzins; Dr. Eckleburg; Elsie
Boys! A list! Some names were mentioned....

They didn't mention me.

I feel left out.

Maybe I should try harder next time.

302 posted on 03/29/2009 5:06:34 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: philetus
Reminds me of the woman who sued McD’ because the hot coffee was hot.

But as you can see there will always be some defending the trial lawyer industry.("I'm not for frivolous lawsuits, but in this case...") Yeah, the elderly woman was drinking the coffee, as hot as the majority of Mickey D's customers demanded it, while the car was moving. Personal responsibility? Whatta concept!

303 posted on 03/29/2009 5:07:20 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Boucheau

It’s called freedom of speech, Boucheau, and we’re entitled to it until Obama pulls the plug ...gurgle...gurgle... gurgle...


304 posted on 03/29/2009 5:07:32 PM PDT by Marysecretary (.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
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To: Jim Robinson
I had never heard of FRAM. or S.P.A.M., so I followed the link you provided and found their web page. S.P.A.M. lists 89 members. That was far higher than I expected; but then I realized that one has to sign up as a member to comment on one of the blogs.

Greg West, the proprietor of the website, had just posted a blog entry about this very thread. Among other things, he wrote,

I'm not sure what's going on behind the scenes. All I'm doing is keeping a running list of the threads started by anti-Mormons and publishing them on the FRAM Report. If Latter-day Saints see that the forum's rules are slanted to favor anti-Mormonism, that one of their religion moderators is one of the anti-Mormons, and they decide to leave FR or withhold financial support, that's up to them.
I do not wish to inflate his membership numbers, so I will post my reply here:
As a defender of Mormonism and the LDS Church, I cannot agree with Mr. West's characterization of Free Republic. I do not believe that Free Republic's rules are slanted as Mr. West alleges. Nor have I seen anything to suggest that any of the FR religion monitors is an "anti-Mormon."

No doubt some of the posters to Free Republic can fairly be considered "anti-Mormon." So what? Whenever they post something erroneous about the LDS Church, it gives us the opportunity to correct the record. Unlike some truly anti-Mormon sites on the Internet, Free Republic does not prevent us from telling our side of the story.

I do hope that Mr. West does not intend to lead a boycott of Free Republic. The press release from the Church on 9 March 2009 states clearly, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as an institution does not call for boycotts."

Finally, I would let Mr. West and like-minded persons in on a little secret: Anti-Mormons are good for us. They keep us on our toes. Moreover, they generate interest in the Church, giving us the opportunity to reach people who might otherwise ignore us.

I worry much less about what the enemies of the LDS Church may do or say than the misbehaviors of the members themselves. My advice to Mr. West would be to discard his enemies list and find something productive to do.


305 posted on 03/29/2009 5:07:32 PM PDT by Logophile
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To: trisham

I can understand that.


306 posted on 03/29/2009 5:07:37 PM PDT by rintense (Go Israel!)
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To: McGruff

[After reading that blog it appears this is a Christans vs Mormons fight. That brings up the point the this use to be just a political site. The religious seem to have started taking over.]

Unfortunately, you can’t separate religion from politics. Here in Las Vegas, we have corrupt Mormon Harry Reid, corrupt Mormon convert Dario Herrera (now in jail), corrupt Mormon airport director Randy Walker. Trust me, I know a lot about what goes on here and it isn’t pretty. So, that is one reason I end up being tagged as a hater, though I’ve gone through quite a lot that would make you wonder.


307 posted on 03/29/2009 5:08:30 PM PDT by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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To: Marysecretary

“That woman” was badly burned from that coffee and suffered a lot of pain.”

I’m sorry she got badly burned, but she did it to herself.
I had three motorcycle wrecks last year.Going too fast.
The same logic says Honda owes me money because the bike went too fast.


308 posted on 03/29/2009 5:09:04 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
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To: rintense; Jim Robinson

You don’t know that you don’t like Romney so it must be those who supported Romney I have read this serveral times it is not the FR LDS that is doing this and You should be careful we have enough ill will without stirring the pot!

Someone is watching this site I just read the list of names he has for the Anti’s some I have hardly encountered with or never heard of....


309 posted on 03/29/2009 5:09:29 PM PDT by restornu (Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: Psalm 78;68)
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To: Marysecretary
“That woman” was badly burned from that coffee and suffered a lot of pain.

Yes, because she didn't quite grasp the fact that coffee is hot and can burn you if you spill it on yourself.

I know that is a lot to take in at one time, but still...

310 posted on 03/29/2009 5:10:34 PM PDT by humblegunner (Where my PIE at, fool?)
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To: McGruff; aimhigh; Alamo-Girl; Alex Murphy; aMorePerfectUnion; Broker; brytlea; Colofornian; ...
Try again.....

It's SARCASM!!!!

It's also knowing when to take someone seriously and when not to. The guy who set up this site is a crackpot and has an axe to grind, and WE get it.

You need to as well, unless you know something that we don't.

311 posted on 03/29/2009 5:11:06 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: antidisestablishment

Thank you. I knew she had been horribly burned and wow, in the worst possible area. Poor lady.


312 posted on 03/29/2009 5:11:18 PM PDT by Marysecretary (.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
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To: restornu
I have no idea either, but I do know what is common knowledge. And that is that EVERY group, especially large ones, has it's share of kooks. I don't think whatever type of people represent this anti Mormon site, or the Mormons for Ron Paul, represent either the Church OR Ron Paul and his supporters.

After all, look at WBC, no one thinks they represent Christians, save perhaps the old tired media.

313 posted on 03/29/2009 5:12:17 PM PDT by gidget7 (Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
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To: Drango
It's important NOT to talk about... M*rm*n underwear

They don't call it Wiki(d)pedea for nuthin'...

314 posted on 03/29/2009 5:13:36 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Party? I don't have one anymore.)
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To: FastCoyote
I have seen it before in my business life here in Vegas, how outsiders are culled and shunned. Now I guess they will try and cull and shun Free Republic.

I will make it a point to shun Mormon posters with a handle of "Roman". It reminds me too much of Harry Dean Stanton's character on "Big Love".

I don't get too wrapped up in the theological aspects of the show. It's got a great cast and "unique" storylines.

315 posted on 03/29/2009 5:13:37 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Don't blame me...I voted for Palin!)
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To: restornu
Huh? How am I stirring the pot by stating the obvious? There ARE Romney supporters who can not get over the fact that Mitt does not get a whole lot of support here because he isn't a conservative.
316 posted on 03/29/2009 5:13:46 PM PDT by rintense (Go Israel!)
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To: metmom

Thanks for the notice. A shame that some fringe Mormon bloggers have adopted the rhetoric of the loony left to defend themselves. Pity.


317 posted on 03/29/2009 5:14:39 PM PDT by mquinn (Obama's supporters: a deliberate drowning of consciousness by means of rhythmic noise)
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To: philetus

did you bother to even READ the facts of that case? There have been MANY who spilled the coffee, which was way too hot to begin with, and McDonald’s KNEW it was too hot.


318 posted on 03/29/2009 5:16:19 PM PDT by Marysecretary (.GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL)
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To: metmom

My only response? Awwwwwwwwwwwww! Maybe if Freepers would refrain from posting the entire published works of Mormonism there would be fewer “anti” thread entries.


319 posted on 03/29/2009 5:16:43 PM PDT by LiteKeeper (Beware of socialism in America; the Islamization of Eurabia)
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To: P-Marlowe

yep, go back to post 70 and hit the link, PMarlowe is in there


320 posted on 03/29/2009 5:16:44 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings (Everything that deceives also enchants: Plato)
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