That they are strangely oblivious to outright name calling, insults and ad hominems and disrespect when it comes to their own.
I actually submitted a report yesterday after anyman was banned and after reading a particularly bad thread where Tinka's post to Grandma Nettie started out with her addressing her as "Nettiebombbetty" and continued in a downward spiral, and suggested they check the entire thread for name calling and disrespect etc as the thread was full of that kind of thing.. Of course I received no reply and the inappropriate name calling etc was all still there this morning...
Along with a new post from Duane Clem, the Baptist youth minister( I am quoting his entire post here):
"Your attempt to discredit me here is totally out of context and makes you look even more stupid than before. Mind your own business, you meddling busybody."
One is left thinking that their definitions of appropriate and being respectful are a bit askew, but of course when gossip, libel, lies and character assassination and trying to control others and getting rid of Danny Shelton etc are their modus operandi, and what they have built their forum on, and the things they promote as just doing God's work, it is sadly more understandable, as much is askew. I am reminded of these much more appropriate red letter words from my favorite gospel
John 16:
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them... I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.... These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
That last is one of my favorite verses along with this one from Luke:
"And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
What that means to me is to not get offended unnecessarily or get discouraged or hang my head but to keep looking to Him and have hope and just hold on. Our God is in control, and He is going to prevail and our Lord is coming one day soon seated on the right hand of POWER, and we are going to live happily ever after.
ok, off my soap box now but I just wanted to remind all, and myself (lol) that all this ugliness, like all of our problems and strife in the world today, will pass... "It ain't nothing but a thing..."
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