Exactly. As the contest went on, additional requirements kept being piled on. We learned that the Protestant challenger must be a member of the Protestant church holding the worship service, and said member must be present and must record the "entire proceeding". Following that, all Protestant challengers were supposed to submit their respective transcripts to Jim Robinson as "the single most qualified and best one to judge who wins the contest", who would review all transcripts and then make a pronouncement on "the veracity of the competing claims based on the evidence he is presented". Only if/after Jim Robinson declared the Protestant challenger's worship service the winner, would Free Republic get an additional $750.
I have neither the time nor resources to do it.
I can't imagine that Jim Robinson does, either. He's already said everything that needs to be said, anyway:
You keep hounding our RM and I’ll ban you myself. We just happen to be blessed with the very best RM on God’s creation and I’m very thankful for that. If you have a problem with RM or with our religion forum, I’d advise you to steer clear of both. Now you can either behave yourself or leave. The choice is yours.
-- Jim Robinson, Post #174
Probably will want a notarized letter from the pastor stating you are a member of good standing, followed by a letter from a higher body stating that the pastor is who he says he is.
It dawns on me that by demanding we are a member of a church Lurking is making this a thread about us, which is against the rules of the RF.
Thank you so much for your insights, dear brother in Christ!
That's why APPEASMENT never works.