Sunday, May 14, 2006
Unholy ghost comments
Y'all might see some breaks in the logic, such as it is, of some comment threads for awhile.
A commenter who has consisently done nothing but attack me and others, but mostly me, and then lied about the reasons why -- a guy who has foevermore warped my sense of what comes out of Izard County, Ark. -- has had fellowship withdrawn from him here.
He claims he's been excommunicated, which is enough right there for me and anyone else to question his Baptist credentials -- although unlike him, I will not question the veracity of his Christian faith.
He's an independent Baptist, or so he says. I think he said he's not attending church right now -- like just about every other Christian righty who hangs here (Rem870 being an exception, partly because he seems traditional and conservative, and not "right wing," at least to me, and partly because I think he does attend a church.)
And I'm a Southern Baptist about to turn Congregationalist. Baptists don't "excommunicate," since that's impossible when each local congregation is autonomous and independent, answering only to Christ, no church hierarchy. I'm pretty sure Congregationalists are the same way, since each church is independent and autonomous.
So, when one bunch gets out of line, the rest of 'em "withdraw fellowship." It sounds like semantics, but very real differences in church polity are involved in the difference between "excommunication" and "withdrawing fellowshp."
Anyway, that's why I say I've withdrawn fellowship from the man, not excommunicated him.
Anyway, Red Alert remains for the commenter, D.Daddio. His comments will be deleted. Call it censorhsip if you like. But his claims that he's been shut down for his doctrines or his opinions are false.
In fact, I'm not sure what his doctrines are beyond: "I'm right! You're a pervert!" which about sums up the scores of mean-spirited, hateful, taunting comments here the past week or so. The meanness, hatefulness and taunting are the reason he's been silenced.
Some of his bile might slip in. And occasionally I or someone else may have responded to a comment he left that's been deleted. Those are the unholy ghost comments I'm talking about.
Peace to all. I've got an hour to write, then I'm off to church, then to Walgreens and to a fancy eatin' joint to get a Mama's Day surprise for Dr. ER, then it's back here for the long march of at least eight more pages on an article I'm working on with a postmark deadline of midnight tomorrow. Wish me historical discernment and godspeed!
--ER
A commenter who has consisently done nothing but attack me and others, but mostly me, and then lied about the reasons why -- a guy who has foevermore warped my sense of what comes out of Izard County, Ark. -- has had fellowship withdrawn from him here.
He claims he's been excommunicated, which is enough right there for me and anyone else to question his Baptist credentials -- although unlike him, I will not question the veracity of his Christian faith.
He's an independent Baptist, or so he says. I think he said he's not attending church right now -- like just about every other Christian righty who hangs here (Rem870 being an exception, partly because he seems traditional and conservative, and not "right wing," at least to me, and partly because I think he does attend a church.)
And I'm a Southern Baptist about to turn Congregationalist. Baptists don't "excommunicate," since that's impossible when each local congregation is autonomous and independent, answering only to Christ, no church hierarchy. I'm pretty sure Congregationalists are the same way, since each church is independent and autonomous.
So, when one bunch gets out of line, the rest of 'em "withdraw fellowship." It sounds like semantics, but very real differences in church polity are involved in the difference between "excommunication" and "withdrawing fellowshp."
Anyway, that's why I say I've withdrawn fellowship from the man, not excommunicated him.
Anyway, Red Alert remains for the commenter, D.Daddio. His comments will be deleted. Call it censorhsip if you like. But his claims that he's been shut down for his doctrines or his opinions are false.
In fact, I'm not sure what his doctrines are beyond: "I'm right! You're a pervert!" which about sums up the scores of mean-spirited, hateful, taunting comments here the past week or so. The meanness, hatefulness and taunting are the reason he's been silenced.
Some of his bile might slip in. And occasionally I or someone else may have responded to a comment he left that's been deleted. Those are the unholy ghost comments I'm talking about.
Peace to all. I've got an hour to write, then I'm off to church, then to Walgreens and to a fancy eatin' joint to get a Mama's Day surprise for Dr. ER, then it's back here for the long march of at least eight more pages on an article I'm working on with a postmark deadline of midnight tomorrow. Wish me historical discernment and godspeed!
--ER
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I'll not bother you anymore. Truth is not welcome here, I know.
I've done enough to expose you as the fraud you actually are at best and at least the hypocrite you are. I am satisfied.
I've done enough to expose you as the fraud you actually are at best and at least the hypocrite you are. I am satisfied.
ER-- Seems like an awful lot of hare-splitting just to say you're not allowing Daddio further access.
I feel sorry for the bunnies.
oh! and "right on!" to Toper for:
"...going to church doesn't necessarily a Christian make. Lots of false doctrine filling up lots of heads out there..."
Still, God says, 'Obedience is better than Sacrifice,' and there's alot of people putting the cart before the horse, as it were.
I feel sorry for the bunnies.
oh! and "right on!" to Toper for:
"...going to church doesn't necessarily a Christian make. Lots of false doctrine filling up lots of heads out there..."
Still, God says, 'Obedience is better than Sacrifice,' and there's alot of people putting the cart before the horse, as it were.
E.R., write on. Take a break from the blog, at least until you finish the paper. Prioritize, if you will. Put this aside and don't let it become an obsession. And if you get a chance, go pet an alpaca. It's a lot more fun than battling with sticks and rocks.
er, would i get a red card if i were to tell d. daddio to choke to death on my junk?
on my own blog, i'll delete only those submission whi8ch contain harmful matter (i.e., links to invasive/infective downloads). i prefer to let their bullshit comments stand as a testament to their offensive behavior. food for thought.
junk-choker, the only fraud you've managed to expose is the one in your mirror.
KEvron
on my own blog, i'll delete only those submission whi8ch contain harmful matter (i.e., links to invasive/infective downloads). i prefer to let their bullshit comments stand as a testament to their offensive behavior. food for thought.
junk-choker, the only fraud you've managed to expose is the one in your mirror.
KEvron
Nick, I agree! I didn't go but off and on for 20 years. But one of the reasons I started showing up at the meetings again was because I felt dishonest getting into discussions regarding faith and public policy on this blog. The other reason was the reminder in the wake of Katrina that there are a whole heck of a lot of poor people in this country, which slapped me to my face before God.
ELash, I agree! Obedience is more important than sacrifice. Feed the hungry. Clothe the naked. Give shelter to the homeless. Share the Good News. (So ordered purposely).
Trixie, I'm on it. :-)
Kevron, your place is what it is, and it's fun. This place is a lot of things. A place for one person to do utterly nothing but attack me, especially with a 97-pound Scofield Reference Bible, it is not.
ELash, I agree! Obedience is more important than sacrifice. Feed the hungry. Clothe the naked. Give shelter to the homeless. Share the Good News. (So ordered purposely).
Trixie, I'm on it. :-)
Kevron, your place is what it is, and it's fun. This place is a lot of things. A place for one person to do utterly nothing but attack me, especially with a 97-pound Scofield Reference Bible, it is not.
Nick's right, at least he used to belong to Belview Baptist Church out on Knob Creek Road in Melbourne.
# posted by 
: 4:03 PM
: 4:03 PM
You mean, d.dad did. I'm not sure Nick's ever even been to Arkansas. :-)
I hear d.dad threw some Bibles on the floor and stomped on them in a church whee he preached. He said so himself. Wrong versions. Might've been the one on Knob Creek Road, but I don't know.
I hear d.dad threw some Bibles on the floor and stomped on them in a church whee he preached. He said so himself. Wrong versions. Might've been the one on Knob Creek Road, but I don't know.
Yep, d. daddio, not Nick. Haven't ever run no "bloodhound" on Nick. Figure he's a journalist and has a licenses for his crazyness. Hadn't heard that story, but there are others. If the KJV was good enough for Jesus then it should be good enough for us all don'tja think?
Why aren't you writting? What you doin watching this stuff?
Why aren't you writting? What you doin watching this stuff?
# posted by : 4:24 PM
: 4:24 PM
Because I'm tired of staring at this little bitty type, and I don't think I can get it done in time, and so I'm drifting.
But I'm still at it.
But I'm still at it.
And I keep my line on all the time to be able to jump in and out of resopurces like the Handbook of Texas Online, which is great for lots of this Indian stuff.
EL wrote:
"Still, God says, 'Obedience is better than Sacrifice,'...
Actually, I believe it is MERCY that God desires over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7)
Peace!
"Still, God says, 'Obedience is better than Sacrifice,'...
Actually, I believe it is MERCY that God desires over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6; Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7)
Peace!
# posted by : 12:38 PM
: 12:38 PM
Nick says:
"Although, let the record show additionally, that going to church doesn't necessarily a Christian make."
Yes, but it's a good start. God loves churchgoers and nonchurchgoeers alike. But one reason to go -- besides the obvious strengthening of faith -- is to be obedient to his word, responding to the love he freely and unconditionally has for us.
Peace again!
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"Although, let the record show additionally, that going to church doesn't necessarily a Christian make."
Yes, but it's a good start. God loves churchgoers and nonchurchgoeers alike. But one reason to go -- besides the obvious strengthening of faith -- is to be obedient to his word, responding to the love he freely and unconditionally has for us.
Peace again!
# posted by : 1:16 PM
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