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To: Religion Moderator
"What a load of doublespeak."

Doublespeak is language used to deceive usually through concealment or misrepresentation of truth, in effect a lie. I don't care what word is used for it calling me a liar is against the forum rules.

258 posted on 06/06/2012 7:05:39 PM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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To: Natural Law
I don't care what word is used for it calling me a liar is against the forum rules.

The hypocrisy of what I find myself reading is simply staggering.

262 posted on 06/06/2012 7:51:55 PM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: Natural Law; metmom
For the purpose of moderating the Religion Forum, the words "prevarication" "dishonesty" "slander" "deceit" "calumny" "subterfuge" are synonymous with "lie" in that they entail intent. When applied to another Freeper, personally, they are "making it personal" by attributing motive.

Words such as "false" "error" "wrong" "inaccurate" "misstatement" do not attribute motive.

Other words push the envelope of motive but are not synonymous with "lie" for purposes of modding the RF. However, they can be "making it personal" if applied to another Freeper, personally, in such a way the discussion becomes "about" the individual Freeper instead of the issues. Those words include "misrepresentation" "detraction" "disinformation" "distortion" "hyperbole" and "doublespeak."

As always, the main RF guideline is "discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal."

274 posted on 06/06/2012 8:49:00 PM PDT by Religion Moderator
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