The squares of bitter, dark, unsweetened "baker's chocolate" are the ones you have to watch out for. Eating a couple of those can kill a dog.
Posted on 01/26/2007 9:05:39 AM PST by Religion Moderator
Let me put that another way. Too many Catholics and others may be put off by the hostility of these out of control threads. Some have admitted as much. Fair moderation can keep things on a fair playing field. Expecting one side to be under constant assault and yet remain so is unreasonable.
Unfortunately, our Admin Mod is human.
>>We Catholics are being held to a higher standard, imho.<<
Yes.
In seriousness, one cannot moderate the tone. You cannot expect the moderator to grade each post as a college paper. "Don't make it personal" and "Take it to a caucus" are simple objective rules. Outright blasphemy does get removed. I think, it is a perfect world out there.
bumpus ad summum
The squares of bitter, dark, unsweetened "baker's chocolate" are the ones you have to watch out for. Eating a couple of those can kill a dog.
Yes.
Fortunately that is not a problem . . . ;-)
**Remember this: the demeanor of the poster says more about his own confession than the post says about yours. When he is being rude or mean it drives people away from his confession and towards yours. That is of course if you can resist the urge to meet fire with fire, in which case neither confession is appealing to the lurkers. The poster who “turns the other cheek” wins – every – single – time.**
Very wise words. I try to state my beliefs and not get drawn into some of the outrageious statements, but I am not always that self-disciplinned. When we turn the other cheek -- after defending our point validly -- we do win!
You also mentioned "rude" posts. These (such as the neener threads) only demean the people who post them and those who contribute to these ridiculous threads. Again wise words on your part. And all who do not post on these rude threads are winners!
Thank you for listening/reading!
**Any thread can be designated a caucus - e.g. labeled as a “[Catholic Caucus]” or “[LDS Caucus]” - provided that neither the article nor any of the posts challenge or ridicule any other confession. **
A question or two or three.
What if the article or a part of the post presents ridicule or challenging disdain for another confession?
What action will be taken by you? What actions should be taken by us?
**It is disingenuous to complain that your confession is being maligned when you are NOT using the caucus designation to protect the thread from challenges!**
This is true. And in fairness, other than the Daily Readings, I usually will post an open thread possibly with a Catholic viewpoint, for instance about the Blessed Virgin Mary.
So am I understanding you in the statement above, that we cannot complain if someone belittles the Blessed Virgin Mary again and again and again and we get fed up with it and ask them to stop -- we would then be judged disengenuous?
Is it fair to say that I will pray for their mind to be opened to other viewpoints........and then leave the thread?
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You did not include anti-Catholic. Are Catholics "fair game," then, so to speak?
I guess you answered my #72 in your following paragraph. Sorry, I was posting, paragraph by paragraph as I went through your essay.
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The rest of us Christians are, why not you?
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There will be people on the forum who are anti- your confession whether anti-Christian, anti-Calvinist, anti-Catholic, anti-Protestant, ...
So did Belloc in his work on the Five Great Heresies.
Peace to you, Religious Mod! You have your "work" cut out for you and deserve a halo!
--Peace to you, Religious Mod! You have your "work" cut out for you and deserve a halo!--
I've thought that one for a long time now...
Precisely. I for one would use the "nuclear option" much too often. FR would end up composed of 11 members none of whom are prone to donate. JimRob would close up shop in about 4 minutes.
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Thank you for doing your job, but what a terrible shame that Christians should need a post like this. Christians need to buck up, grow a thick skin and start treating others as Christ would.
Indeed!
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? (Matthew 23:13-17 KJV)
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