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I have a question for you.

When in the middle of discussing what we believe to another person, they ask: "so according to what you believe I'm not a Christian" and I respond back with "yes according to the Bible and what I believe you're not a Christian"

This has happened to me more then once, they asked and I replied and then the crap hit the fan.

Under the new guide lines how would you moderate this?

BigMack

If it occurred as you described, I would take action against the person initiating an "attack", assuming, of course, that you had not immediately "counter-attacked".

I'm thinking of things like "70 times 70", "turn the other cheek", etc., etc.

What we see happening, however, is someone who just has to get in his/her "tit-for-tat" first, then hit the abuse button. That puts everyone in a no win position, including the moderator.

I have a question for you.

Some further clarifications would be appreciated. For example...

1 - Some in this forum make fun of the pope. Or they mock the pope. Or they ascribe to themselves pope-like attributes, I suppose in a lame attempt at humor. I find this highly offensive. But is it abuse? What if they do so on their profile page, but not in a particular thread?

2 - Offense by replication/omission. In a post, another Freeper calls the SBM an old C.S.-S.O.B. I reply that I don't think the SBM is that old. Is it abuse to quote the original offensive remark? Is it abuse to inadequately anathematize the offensive behavior?

3 - Someone makes an argument that is fallacious. Is it an offense to point out that the comment is fallacious? What if it is an argumentum ad ignorantiam fallacy, a well-known fallacy type? Is saying that an argument is an "Argument From Ignorance" too offensive?

4 - My tagline ascribes a bad result to a foundational aspect of Protestant theology. I believe it is fully, factually, and truthfully supportable. Is it offensive? Some would probably say yes. But is it an offense?

5 - Pulled punches - Lots of folks make offensive remarks and then use a smileyface or </sarcasm> tag to try and get it by. For example, "As a broad-church Anglican, you must love to use the back door ;-)" Is this an offense?

Enquiring minds want to know.