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I can imagine there are those that may be ready to give this a try just to they can test the "no forced icon change" policy
 
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Then we get into rather difficult questions of what it means to "flame God." The Scriptures are full of examples of people very, very angry with God. Job probably would have been banned under some interpretations of "flaming God." The official CF response to people having a crisis of faith--a long dark night of the soul (to quote St. John of the Cross)--has been mixed.
 
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Cool. Thanks for clarifying. CaDan speaks more eloquently so please, read his post just above this one.
 
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I can imagine there are those that may be ready to give this a try just to they can test the "no forced icon change" policy

I think there may very well be some folks who do this. My recommendation would be to just let them be.

Trolling the rules only work if those enforcing the rules react reflexively. It is almost a form of civil disobedience. "If you want to make a criminal, make laws. If you want to make a thief, make property."
 
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Steve, you are making this difficult. You know what I am saying. Tell me, how many trolls with a Christian icon did you banned while you were on staff?

Lets keep this realistic please.
 
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No, I am stating my intention to follow the rules of this site as you should. I am not going to judge anyone's heart. That is not what is about. You are again making assumptions.

All right then. Let's try this:

Suppose in a "Christians Only" area a conservative poster accuses a liberal poster (with a Christian icon) of being "not a Christian". Will you state unequivocally you will rule such a flame and punish the offender to the severest extent under present protocols? Will you give your word that under no circumstances will staff not only rule such flames out of order but also never seek to remove the Christian icon from the liberal Christian poster under these circumstances?
 
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1. I do not appreciate your attack on Hentenza.

There's no attack. He agreed to be point man on this so he knows being questioned is part of his job as it is.

I know he tries to be fair and objective. For example, he made me change a reference to "occult Mormon temple ceremonies" even though he most likely agrees with me that Mormonism is false.

If it had been an attack on liberal Christians it would be all "I don't see what's the problem"


I think we're getting off topic here but you may not be aware I've been trained as a civil rights advocate by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Civl Rights exist in cyberspace, too.
 
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Calling ANYONE that sports a Christian icon non Christian has been against the rules for a loooooong time. Mods will rule such a post a violation. The "Are the Mormons Christian" thread comes to mind.

As far as icons are concerned, I do not nor will I agree to forcibly remove Christian icons from members that self identify as Christian. Most of the present members of staff, including me, are against that.
 
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I can imagine there are those that may be ready to give this a try just to they can test the "no forced icon change" policy

Why in the world shouldn't they? Either you are persons of your word or you are not.
 
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This website is not offering public accomodations. You might want to try Orbitz.

Nice try, but it meets the criteria for one in civil rights law.

Your opinion.

Your opinion.

LOL!!!! Again, your opinion.

Let's see your answer to # 109 then. <edit: his post #112 satisfies my concerns for now.>
 
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That sounds unequivocal enough, so I thank you. I don't have any other personal concerns then, but I'm still against the exclusion of Non-Christians on principle.
 
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That sounds unequivocal enough, so I thank you. I don't have any other personal concerns then, but I'm still against the exclusion of Non-Christians on principle.

Thanks!!!!!

Now as far as removing those democrat icons.........
 
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Steve, you are making this difficult. You know what I am saying. Tell me, how many trolls with a Christian icon did you banned while you were on staff?

Lets keep this realistic please.

I did a temp cool off ban on one that I am sure of. 72 hours IIRC.

I'm not being my "contrary" hat in this little exchange. There are simple trolls from places like 4chan who sometimes decide it might by lulzy to assault CF. But there are also people with serious crises of faith who post uncomfortable things. CF has historically had a hard time figuring out what to do with people in the in-between places of the Faith.

I'm not making this difficult--it is difficult.
 
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I have no interest in forcing someone to change their icon but also do not want to deal with a bunch of posts that violate the SoF just so that someone can make a point.

Why not?

Seriously, it has been my observation that trolling of that nature only works when a forum's administration reacts to the trolling. If the members of a forum just roll with the troll, the actual damage done is minimal.
 
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