Free Republic is pro-God.
This is the Religion Forum on Free Republic.
To the same extent a liberal would be a troll on the News/Activism Forum, an atheist would be a troll on the Religion Forum.
But we cut the atheists some slack on the RF because the debate seems to be interesting to other Freepers. Also, there are many "preachers" on the RF and the atheists give them someone to preach "to."
I have however banned some atheists who went from thread-to-thread trolling for a fight because this is a religion forum and that behavior is trouble-making.
That said, making the thread "about" an individual Freeper is indeed a form of "making it a personal."
However, your posts on this thread have made yourself a target just as much as a certain "prophet" has made himself a target by speaking for God in first person.
Just like a "caucus" cannot be used as "cover" to slam other Freepers' beliefs, the RF guideline to not make the thread "about" a particular Freeper cannot be used as "cover" to slam other Freepers' beliefs.
So I instructed the other poster that, to avoid the heat, he should post his prophecies under a "caucus" or "devotional" label. He declined preferring to be a target and have open discussion.
And I instruct you to do the same. Post your views under a "caucus" label to avoid the heat. Our first caucus, by the way, was an atheist caucus.
Take you RM. I will stop posting on this thread. Then they can go back to arguing with each other. My intention was never to slap other Freepers' beliefs. I always remind them that I respect everyone's beliefs. But when stated as facts, I ask for proof. That seems to infuriate some.
That's not my intention. I ask questions to get answers, not to start a fight. Obviously some can't handle the heat. So, those who can and want to continue the discussion can contact me via PM. Thank you again.