In the FR I used to know, prayer threads were acknowleged and kept spiritual and prayerful and it was the extremely rare occurrance by a troll that required a deleted post on them.
More than one poster apparently hit this one and like you, I do credit the mods with the removal. But certain people obviously feel free and unfettered enough to post mockingly on a prayer thread and THAT is a HUGE change for this forum. A change for the worse.
It’s the overall decline in levels of respect and disintigration of boundaries on the forum that is turning people away. Three more of my most well-spoken, level-headed conservative FRiends are now leaving or fading away they say. Very very sad.
And the prayer thread for the POTUS has been defiled.
Sorta reminds me of an FR version of a Wellstone funerally.
Specifics ping, Jim.
Those of us who are against what Bush is doing wrt Illegal Immigration have been praying as well. You think we don't pray?
But we weren't allowed to pray for God to give our President the wisdom to discern the difference between compassion and the rule of law. What mortal sin is being commited by praying that our President has a change of heart?
These threads turned into adoration posts, and for the most part we respected their corner of the forum.
The group left to go over at Wide Awakes and no doubt there will be a prayer thread, and they will be just fine.
What we witnessed with these parting low blows to FR was scripted by design, from so-called good christians, who want to bring down OUR forum and bring others into theirs.. What a disappointment.
Open your eyes..sw