Author: lostagain
Subject: Religious Quotes
Posted: 19 May 2017 at 7:22pm
As I stated in my post on p. 1, above, putting a tagline that isn't likely to offend or hurt another board member is something, it seems to me, we should all be able to accept. Putting your religious beliefs in the text of a post is another matter. If you want to do that, put them in your own church's website or in a site devoted to religious discussions.
Subject: Religious Quotes
Posted: 19 May 2017 at 7:22pm
As I stated in my post on p. 1, above, putting a tagline that isn't likely to offend or hurt another board member is something, it seems to me, we should all be able to accept. Putting your religious beliefs in the text of a post is another matter. If you want to do that, put them in your own church's website or in a site devoted to religious discussions.
Posts like rascalrv's and henry, from my point of view, cross the line to proselytizing.
"If you have issues with it then God is talking to you and you are refusing to listen. One day you will listen to him and then it will be too late. I feel sorry for those in that boat but you chose your own path." and "Maybe we should allow any quote we would put on our Rpod. Maybe the complainers should get a life. Jesus is Lord!"
These posts suggests those of other faiths have no life or that those who those who don't listen to rascalrv's god are objects of his pity and will be presumably condemned to eternal damnation.
This is offensive and arrogant. It is evangelizing and hurtful for those who are not charismatic christians. If someone who is a satanist posted an equivalent comment all hell (no pun intended) would break loose.
Folks, we have a diverse group of people participating on this board who have many different religious and non-religious beliefs from Charismatic, to Catholic, to Buddhist, to Bahai, Jewish, Hindu, Moslem, Athiest, Agnostic, Animist, etc. etc. etc. Lets keep religion and politics out of the posts and those in the tag lines to quotes that don't promote one religion over another. For example: Saying God loves all mankind is one thing, but saying God will make you burn in hell if you do not follow the teachings of Russian Orthodox Church is quite another.
Admin. folks you may want to clarify this before it starts into a big argument.