"It is my understaning that a "Private" message is actually private; if that's true, is it OK for that "private" message it to be posted publicly? "
When a "private" message is ONLY meant to harass, and the sender INSISTS on harassement - then it becomes a problem. Typically, it STOPS, when these PRIVATE, UNWANTED E-MAILS are posted PUBLICALLY. Isn't it ODD that the sender won't say THIS in PUBLIC?
"And if a person is sending private messages to someone, and that someone doesn't want to be receiving the private messages, doesn't that someone have recourse to the Religion Moderator for a correction, rather than the entire forum of readers? "
I did just that and still the "PRIVATE" messages continued.
When posted PUBLICALLY, they STOPPED.