Posted on 03/03/2015 12:32:27 PM PST by two134711
Thank you Free Republic for allowing me to post and vent on this site for over ten years. I am a young, married conservative woman who is trying to raise her daughter to be a fine, upstanding lady, an educated woman and a worthy wife to a decent man. Despite the stupidity of my generation (I am on the cusp of GenX and GenY) there is hope. Many young people are more prolife than ever. And at last, many others are beginning to open their eyes to the lies of socialism.
However recent events on this site like witnessing the discord between fellow believers of Christ and how the Religious moderators have given carte blanche to those who wish to spread hate is not something I want to be part of.
I received this message from the Religion Moderator regarding Key words received 03/02/2015 8:45:19 PM PST
“DO NOT use keywords to snipe at other posters or beliefs. RM”
I certainly did not post key words that sniped at anyone; they were terms such as "enough already,” “Christianity,” “unity” and "peace." Now, yes, the comments I made were invectives thrown at posters. I don't deny that; but they deserved every word directed at them and more. Outside of Caucus threads the religious forum is based on sniping at posters and insulting other's beliefs. Mostly it’s a few alleged “Evangelicals” damning those Papists, pedophiles, pagans, cracker-eaters, cannibals and Mary-worshipping heretics to Hell if they don't convert to the Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism or the Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879. Then a very small contingent of Catholics tries to fight back.
These are the kind of comments are allowed on the religious forums without any moderation.
"I believe that Catholicism has caused more people to go to hell then [sic] Islam."
84 posted on 2/23/2015, 2:36:42 PM by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
AND
**Have you accepted the Catholic Church** "I have accepted Jesus. Not some abomination created by man."
98 posted on 2/23/2015, 2:46:17 PM by Gamecock (Joel Osteen is a minister of the Gospel like Captain Crunch is a Naval line officer.)
I have no skin in this game other than to realize that Christians (and Jews) are not each other’s enemies. There is a much more diabolical force in this world that should be fought. Anti-theists, Islamists, secular amoralists, etc., they're nothing. But, hey, keep going after Catholics and Mormons because they're the ones ruining the world today!
I said those words because it was the truth, (a truth that many others see but do not mention; they merely avoid the conflicts). If the anti-Catholic delusional bigots have a problem with the truth, then a pox on their houses.
I have posted on and off this site for over ten years. Every time I come back here I think to myself, “Wow, FR is one of the only sites telling it like it is when it comes to politics!” But then the OCD religious posters take control over and over again. It’s not just the religious forums, but they’re the worst. In the past the moderation was far more even-handed. Now it’s out of control. Please use more judiciousness in moderating them in the future.
You are losing members left and right and your fundraisers take months to complete. I am aware that the owner of this site, Mr. Robinson, is a Catholic, and I’m sure it breaks his heart to see such infighting amongst fellow Christians. I hope his health betters and that he can continue to fight the goof fight.
Nevertheless, FR's days as a premium conservative site are over. There a quite a few decent folks around here like Mrs. Don-0, xzins, Morgana, miss marmelstein, wardaddy, that fellow named something like yefrugeturbrumuy, and lots of others. There are many good folks with diverse opinions and no malice in their hearts.
But some others seem possessed by other-world forces. Mostly they're old people scared of death, wanting to make sure they get in with God before the end, desperate to hold on to every penny they've ever come across, willing to kvetch about the future and frequently mentioning how glad they'll be when they're dead and won't have to deal with this world, while their children and grandchildren will. Or worse, they actively wish for the world to end today or soon. Sorry, I'm young enough to have a smidgen of hope despite the moral disaster this world is in.
The Apple squabbles, the griping about TV and art, heck even the "my candidate is better than your candidate" bloodletting is nothing compared to the nutters that run rampant on the religion forum.
So Religious moderator, if you thought my key words were examples of “sniping,” then I suppose this post was outright bashing. Every time I come to this site I get angry. Anger opens up the heart to dark forces; it’s best not to be part of that.
Got to go. May peace come to this once wonderful site and make it a place of harmony for future posters.
I’d like to see that as well.
I’ve posted a bunch of Tozer threads recently and a few others over the years and anyone can check to see how much *Catholic bashing* the threads contain as topic.
If you don’t like the pictures in the archive, don’t click on the archives.
What are you wearing; Jake from State Farm?
{She sounds hideous.}
Well; she’s a guy.
I didn't see your post till just now and I've posted “abandon thread!”
I'm also a convert to the Roman Catholic Church. I could barely wait to turn eighteen to join! I was raised a Methodist and loved Sunday school and singing in the choir, but then afterward I would walk across the street to attend St. John's beautiful Mass. In those pre-Vatican II days, the Mass was in Latin, so by the age of 10, I had it all memorized.
An L.A. radio station used to have the Rosary hour every night and I would listen to it and pray all along with this little Rosary I had acquired from a renter of my parents, who would later become my Godmother.
Of course my parents thought I was “going through a faze,” -— that is until “the faze’ lasted 10 years and I turned eighteen and went through Catechism, and was baptized into my beloved Church.
I know but he has probably heard many tales about both.
One can only imagine what said Catholic priest tells his parishioners about Protestants.
IIRC, the priest was suspended for awhile following those posts, but his posting privileges were restored within a couple of weeks. I suppose that's just another case of the uneven and biased moderation against Catholics.
Indeed. That thread was quite a lesson.
I just came across the “spiritual works/acts of mercy” which are the spiritual corollary of the “corporal work/acts of mercy". Very interesting,have you ever read them??
The first amendment is not honored in the smoky room?:)
Very surprised at the number of posts so I went back to read what the hubbub was about and, of course, the bickering was there. Just read a thread today that contained another really good verse...
2 Timothy 2:14
14 Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
If we spent more time praising God and expounding on His works in our lives I am sure He would multiply our wealth of His glories just as He multiplies our tythes.
Now that is a work we could all enjoy and prove that He is indeed in our hearts and in our lives instead of arguing over what we think He says plus show the pagans that we do indeed love our brothers and sisters in Christ and bring them into our loving churches.
Yes, I was also a pre-Vatican II convert. I had learned classical Latin in school, and had read Dante in Italian, so I didn’t have much trouble with the Latin Mass.
In fact, during the lengthy time that the Post Vatican II Latin Mass was badly translated by the ICEL, I would often murmur the Latin version rather than the faulty English one. “Domine, non sum dignus ut entres ad tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo and sanabitur anima mea.” I don’t know if I’ve got all the spelling right, since I haven’t checked it. Now the new English translation is adequate, but the earlier translation drove me crazy.
Get a room.
He also hoped that Mr. Robinson would continue to "to fight the goof fight."
Oh and yes, the moderation seems to bend over backwards to accommodate Catholics.
But the victim card is played constantly.
Scary isn’t it...
LOL. Looks and reads good enough to me! I was just memorizing “words” from age 8-10, and then I better understood when I took first year Latin in the 9th grade! Those were the days!
Have you ever heard of the statement:
We can disagree with each other, maybe sometimes strongly, but we should ALL be in favor of one's right to say what they think - especially here on FREE Republic.
lol
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