Lucidia
September 3rd, 2001, 12:10 AM
<steps into MODERATOR mode>
This forum is for DISCUSSING theology and philosophy. It is NOT a forum where people should be making judgements about other people's faiths in ANY manner that is insulting or degrading.
I Suggest, and i suggest this SERIOUSLY, that if you have a QUESTION, post it with the intentions of LEARNING something.
I also suggest, that if you have something to SHARE, then do so with the intentions of TEACHING. Understand that information that you are sharing will be taken SERIOUSLY by the reader. This is NOT a good place for false information, or anything you don't know to be fact. I am not saying that all theology or philosophy is "fact", but it would be appreciated if any information be valid, and ACCURATE representations of the topic.
and if you read a QUESTION, but you DON'T have a VALID answer, that you post your comments with RESPECT and state them CLEARLY as an OPINION.
If you have an ANSWER to a QUESTION, then please support your ANSWER with FACTS, not assumptions, and judgments, and insults. List websites, books, references, etc.
If your ANSWER is an OPINION, then state it as so. Matters of opinion would be information that you are sharing that expresses how you feel or think about the topic, rather than actual "facts" that define the topic.
If you want to come here and start an argument (as opposed to a "debate" which wouldn't involve all the negativity that arguments carry), then don't bother. I'm not going to let these things slide.
I have nothing against FREE SPEECH, but free speech isn't something to take advantage of in order to abuse it, and when you abuse it, by using it to provoke the members of this community, then I must draw a line. WE are here to learn and share our experiences and knowledge, not start a lynch mob.
Now, if someone discusses something here, pertaining of course, to theology or philosophy, and you don't LIKE it, and you don't think it's PAGAN, that doesn't mean that it doesn't fall under the RULES of this website that state that you should RESPECT all other faiths.
This community primarily discusses pagan paths and beliefs, and it's a place for pagans to meet and converse, but it's also a place where EVERYONE and meet and get to know people of ALL faiths.
There are "stupid and ignorant" people in all walks of faith. Don't judge a religion or belief by a few people. Do research, read the REAL information, and THEN you can actually make an educated decision about what you really think about it. I know lots of us have had negative experiences dealing with people of various faiths and paths, and those people may have given us reason to judge them as a whole, rather than an individual. As *supposedly* open minded folk, we should really take the opportunity to not judge others, lest we ourselves be judged.
I would hope that you don't find my suggestions out of line, but I'm really getting tired of the total disrespect I occasionally encounter here. I know not everyone is perfect, but how many times can you gently warn someone before it goes too far when they don't take it seriously. We have the capacity to maintain MATURE and INTELLIGENT conversations here, as well as keep them ON TOPIC. We have two forums were you are more than welcome to babble randomly about random or silly topics. This is a much more serious forum, where we will delve into the very paths that people use as their primary focus in life.
I would hope that people who come here, will learn that everyone is different, everyone's interpretation of things is different, and therefore, titles, catagories, labels and so forth, are very much obsolete. My ideas and views of christianity might differ significantly in comparison to your views. The facts about christianity will remain the same. This is why keeping FACTS and OPINIONS seperate is so important. They are both great topics to discuss, but when they are haphazardly mixed, then we run into problems, misunderstandings, fustration, and even anger and hurt feelings.
thanks for listening. happy discussion.
<END MODERATOR MODE>
The original post was in regard to all of the hub-bub about the "is satanism pagan" topics. I posted a few suggestions on how to keep any conflicts from arising, and apparently, my post was good enough to get stuck, so I decided to make it cover ALL posts in this forum, rather than focus on only a few. Any suggestions you may have to help our dicussion here are welcome to be added along the way.
Welcome to Theology and Philosohpy. I hope you learn something valuable, or have the chance to impart such knowledge.
This forum is for DISCUSSING theology and philosophy. It is NOT a forum where people should be making judgements about other people's faiths in ANY manner that is insulting or degrading.
I Suggest, and i suggest this SERIOUSLY, that if you have a QUESTION, post it with the intentions of LEARNING something.
I also suggest, that if you have something to SHARE, then do so with the intentions of TEACHING. Understand that information that you are sharing will be taken SERIOUSLY by the reader. This is NOT a good place for false information, or anything you don't know to be fact. I am not saying that all theology or philosophy is "fact", but it would be appreciated if any information be valid, and ACCURATE representations of the topic.
and if you read a QUESTION, but you DON'T have a VALID answer, that you post your comments with RESPECT and state them CLEARLY as an OPINION.
If you have an ANSWER to a QUESTION, then please support your ANSWER with FACTS, not assumptions, and judgments, and insults. List websites, books, references, etc.
If your ANSWER is an OPINION, then state it as so. Matters of opinion would be information that you are sharing that expresses how you feel or think about the topic, rather than actual "facts" that define the topic.
If you want to come here and start an argument (as opposed to a "debate" which wouldn't involve all the negativity that arguments carry), then don't bother. I'm not going to let these things slide.
I have nothing against FREE SPEECH, but free speech isn't something to take advantage of in order to abuse it, and when you abuse it, by using it to provoke the members of this community, then I must draw a line. WE are here to learn and share our experiences and knowledge, not start a lynch mob.
Now, if someone discusses something here, pertaining of course, to theology or philosophy, and you don't LIKE it, and you don't think it's PAGAN, that doesn't mean that it doesn't fall under the RULES of this website that state that you should RESPECT all other faiths.
This community primarily discusses pagan paths and beliefs, and it's a place for pagans to meet and converse, but it's also a place where EVERYONE and meet and get to know people of ALL faiths.
There are "stupid and ignorant" people in all walks of faith. Don't judge a religion or belief by a few people. Do research, read the REAL information, and THEN you can actually make an educated decision about what you really think about it. I know lots of us have had negative experiences dealing with people of various faiths and paths, and those people may have given us reason to judge them as a whole, rather than an individual. As *supposedly* open minded folk, we should really take the opportunity to not judge others, lest we ourselves be judged.
I would hope that you don't find my suggestions out of line, but I'm really getting tired of the total disrespect I occasionally encounter here. I know not everyone is perfect, but how many times can you gently warn someone before it goes too far when they don't take it seriously. We have the capacity to maintain MATURE and INTELLIGENT conversations here, as well as keep them ON TOPIC. We have two forums were you are more than welcome to babble randomly about random or silly topics. This is a much more serious forum, where we will delve into the very paths that people use as their primary focus in life.
I would hope that people who come here, will learn that everyone is different, everyone's interpretation of things is different, and therefore, titles, catagories, labels and so forth, are very much obsolete. My ideas and views of christianity might differ significantly in comparison to your views. The facts about christianity will remain the same. This is why keeping FACTS and OPINIONS seperate is so important. They are both great topics to discuss, but when they are haphazardly mixed, then we run into problems, misunderstandings, fustration, and even anger and hurt feelings.
thanks for listening. happy discussion.
<END MODERATOR MODE>
The original post was in regard to all of the hub-bub about the "is satanism pagan" topics. I posted a few suggestions on how to keep any conflicts from arising, and apparently, my post was good enough to get stuck, so I decided to make it cover ALL posts in this forum, rather than focus on only a few. Any suggestions you may have to help our dicussion here are welcome to be added along the way.
Welcome to Theology and Philosohpy. I hope you learn something valuable, or have the chance to impart such knowledge.