Posted by Dinah on October 21, 2002, at 10:46:34
In reply to Re: Lou's answer to Dinah's post-part 2 » Dinah, posted by Lou Pilder on October 21, 2002, at 10:12:50
To be honest Lou, I think I would rather not express my faith here completely, rather than to change the rules. I respect Dr. Bob's rules here, which are made to keep a certain atmosphere here at the site. And since it's Dr. Bob's site, Dr. Bob gets to choose the atmosphere.
There are many boards where I could share my religious beliefs if I wished to, but only one Babble.
I like a certain personality, I won't use names here. And I went to that person's site, and there was a religion board on that site, and everyone was free to post their views there. The result was that members of one religion were saying that members of another religion were going to hell, because they didn't have the correct view of God and Jesus, or that their baptisms were not valid, etc. That religion of course responded in kind. It was highly unpleasant. Everyone was doing nothing but reporting what their faith and their church believed, but the result was that others felt attacked.
Dr. Bob doesn't want that here. I understand that you are not attacking those of other religions, I have always understood that. You have always been extremely respectful of my religious views. But there are probably things in my faith experience as well as yours that no matter how well worded, cannot be said at Babble without violating the site guidelines. Even as quotes from the Rider, or the New Testament, or the Tanakh.
I empathise with your dilemma. I really do. And I hope that you can find a way to word your experience in such a way that does not violate site guidelines, since I can tell it is important for you to share your experience.
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