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Posted on 07/16/2007 8:31:51 PM PDT by JTN
Nobody is JR!
YOU are just one of a few who is willing to state it based upon a pragmatic mindset augmented by honesty.
Keep up the great work my FRiend!
ROTF!
God bless you, trussell. You’re a good Christian and unlike some folks, you appear to be “walking the walk” not just “talking the talk”.
It’s too bad that people like this are allowed to cause so much animosity among the other posters that a whole group that had been here since the beginning have been banned.
Also, interesting that the new group don’t help get the freepathons complete as fast as the ones who were banned did.
I miss the debate that use to happen here...now if you debate, you are reported to the mods for not walking in lockstep. Sad to see it. I was sure FR was big enough for several views. I support Fred...but I don’t harshly judge those who don’t.
You thought properly, however it is big enough to enjoy as an augmentation to the piles of trials in life without making FR another one to contend with.
Enjoy the information outlet that FR is so well known for and the courteous conveyance via conversation and ignore the rest.
It makes for an information filled fun time that way. : D
I do appreciate the forum, and I enjoy the chance to post here. I just wish it could be like it was before so many newbies decided they couldn’t debate...they have to complain “daddy...he’s being mean to me, make him go away!!”
I DO understand that there are some who deserve to be banned.
I didn't know that.
I think you are just a tad bit "off" in your comment.
See posts to follow for more details.
Nice try. First of all, you should read every single one of my exchanges on this thread with 'from occupied ga' and tell me who was being polite, respectful, and presenting facts.
Second, if you read the verse, it showed that Jesus knew the true intent of the Pharisees was for them to try and trap him. He relied on truth and provided a straight forward answer that they could not refute.
I along with many others here watched those people lay traps, hurl insults, disparage Christians, and much more. Thankfully, most have been rightly banned for their poor behavior, and still don't 'get it' that this site belongs to JimRob and he makes the rules.
I'm also tired of people 'questioning others Christian faith' when they haven't bothered to do the most simple anaysis of what actually happened.
Just like here on this thread.
Christians can debate, stand up for their beliefs, and fight when necessary. Those with 'agendas' will always look for something that allows them to say 'what kind of Christian are you'? Many times, not always, but many times they are vocal Christ deniers themselves and have little credibility to be a judge or analyst of Christian beliefs or values.
I along with many others, including the owner of this house, have had enough and are now calling these people out. Jim can ban, I can only debate and stand for my principals. I do so with respect, humor, and without profanity. Those 'Pharisees' who no longer reside here cannot make the same claim.
Next time, I suggest you do a little more background before making such statements.
trussell, you are severely misinformed on this issue along with several other issues to follow on separate replies. I will simply ask you to read every single post of mine on this thread, including Post #200 where the odeous quote was cleverly clipped by a previously banned DC'er, back under a different screen name (how forthcoming of them). Look at this and then tell me the context of my comment was not a joke, after I had reminded the poster how respectful I had been with him, as I am with virtually ALL FReepers and all people in general.
Those 'Pharisees' who enjoyed taunting people and laying traps and hurling insults and mocking Christ and Christians are the ones you are defending here. Please tell me that you just didn't realize that, or do we have to go back into the archives?
Or, you can visit their obscure site and see the current version of it for yourself.
Thanks Jim. I’m with you.
I’m not so insecure in my faith that I have to mock and bait others to get them banned for the sake of not having to see them post here.
I don’t have to talk to people who only believe the way I do. I can actually have friends who are mormons, catholics, baptists, athiests, or have no belief at all. I often talk to others where faith/church/God never enter the conversation.
The post I saw was quoted word for word. No “clipping” or changing in any way. It didn’t look like a joke to me there, or at the link you provided.
What an incredibly revealing statement on your behalf.
Who are the "people like this" you refer to?
"Cause so much anomosity among other posters"...would you care to elaborate with some specific quotes that caused the anomosity from "people like that" (I'm sure you are refering to me).
"A whole group that had been here since the beginning"...uh, please double check your records on that, including when I joined.
FYI, they were banned for crude behavior directly in the face of the owner. They taunted, they insulted, they challenged, and they got called on it. They openly spoke of their disdain for FR, and FReepers in general. Why should they have been here at all? They mock this site, they mock Christians, all from the comfort of their obscure site.
"Also, interesting that the new group don’t help get the freepathons complete as fast as the ones who were banned did."
Hello? That is factually incorrect. A list of the banned DC'ers was checked on a FReepathon thread and conclusively, not one was a monthly or dollar-a-day donor.
NewLand, on the other hand, one of those "people like that", is a dollar-a-day(PLUS) donor and has been for years.
"I miss the debate that use to happen here...now if you debate, you are reported to the mods for not walking in lockstep. Sad to see it. I was sure FR was big enough for several views."
Very revealing as well. FR is still all about debate. I'm debating you right now. I love debate, and I'm not afraid to stand up to anyone who I see as factually incorrect. There are many, many, many other 'old timers' like me who have been here since the early days (several years before you) and the debate is still very healthy.
You, on the other hand, come across as a tattletale, running to Jim Rob about an exchange that you were not even a part of and clearly misinformed on. Jim's reply to you was perfect.
Check the mirror before intentionally causing dissent amongst believers, as you are doing.
Me too.
Your tagline demonstrates your extreme level of ignorance and lack of knowledge on that issue. How embarrasing. Would you care to defend that statement?
No. It speaks for itself.
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