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Originally Posted by Igzy
Open is relative. We already have rules, so by your definition we are not open as it is.
I wish you guys would quit arguing theory and start being practical. We are talking common sense here. Can't you tell a trouble-maker from someone who really wants to contribute? If not then don't ever try to be a moderator. Leave that someone with some discernment.
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This is practical, this is common sense. The post you were offended at was a reply to the moderator. The moderator has already commented on it and no one has taken offense at the moderators response.
Several of us were taken aback by your harsh tone, some have gone so far as to question it. I thought it would be best to ignore it, but this thread has a life of its own because everyone wants to know the rules.
I think this case is very interesting because of the long history of posts. To my opinion, and this is my own view, Awareness has always been polite to posters. His comments can be seen as derogatory towards our beliefs, but not towards our person. So it is the most clear case example you could get of someone being silenced for having different beliefs, heretical beliefs, or at the very least not fundamental beliefs. Which oddly enough was the point of the post that has caused this whole turmoil.
Second, I rarely respond to these posts by Awareness, unlike other posters on this forum that I have a great deal of respect for, because there is always a grain of truth in what he says. You may take offense that he appears to be condemning all Christians, but the reality is, what he says is surely true of some.