To theists

[Napoléon]

I never said anything about how you as a staff make decisions, nor have I said anything about how previous users have been treated. Pay attention to what I actually said.

You have got to be kidding me. It's literally on the previous page for everyone to see...

[Catholic_Lady]

It was all fine until this. I was going to give you kudos and literally welcome you into my heart. I won't know. This made me cringe it was so bad. There's definitely something very wrong with your attitude. I just can't put my finger on it.

Something wrong with her attitude?  Really?  Vague comments about attitude are rude and insinuate all sorts of things they don't say.  They are also what parents, teachers, and cops say when they want to punish someone, but can't come up with a good reason to do it.

CL's started a number of productive threads, and she's a useful addition.  And I watched her early threads, most of which were taken to be offensive in a way that they were not intended.  We're used to offensive theist threads, and it takes us a while to trust a new theist's intentions.   Welcome again CL, I'm glad you joined the forum.

Thank you so much! I'm glad to be here!

[Esquilax]

It still seems like oppression to me nonetheless. I would rather the staff issued unambiguous warnings than act like the Gestapo.

How is disagreement oppression? How was Chad, in any way, oppressed by my disagreement with him as one member to another?

Put your money where your big mouth is and actually detail what the oppression is. If you just want to flail ineffectually because you're still salty we didn't immediately act on your beck and call regarding your reports, then kindly do it elsewhere. You do not get to "charge" me with anything, you blowhard.

[downbeatplumb]

I have no interest whatsoever in converting anybody.

Jews go out of their way to dissuade you from converting. "join us and we'll butcher your dick" is not the most effective recruiting ad.

[Whateverist]

At first I came simply to learn by means of debate.  I think I've learned all I can here. I left for while after a period of scupulousity against believers by the mods when Frodo and Drich had been banned and a couple of new members driven away after being scolded by mods.

I was contacted by another believer who convinced me to return. I know that no one will be brought to the Lord except by the work of the Holy Spirit. As I see it, I have been called as a witness (Romans 1:18-20) so that no one can stand before the White Throne (Rev 20:11) and say that they had not heard the Word or have its truth presented to then.

And just when I was this close to repenting.  Ah to hell with it.

[Excited Penguin]

It still seems like oppression to me nonetheless. I would rather the staff issued unambiguous warnings than act like the Gestapo.

How is disagreement oppression? How was Chad, in any way, oppressed by my disagreement with him as one member to another?

Put your money where your big mouth is and actually detail what the oppression is. If you just want to flail ineffectually because you're still salty we didn't immediately act on your beck and call regarding your reports, then kindly do it elsewhere. You do not get to "charge" me with anything, you blowhard.

I do get to charge you. It is within my rights to do so. I can get why you might have misunderstood me though. Maybe you should consult the dictionary.

You were not merely disagreeing with him, nor were you doing it as one member to another. So far, I have never witnessed this kind of outrageous behaviour towards members of the forum outside of mods doing it 'off-duty'. You are the only ones that seem to think it ok to order people around and bully them into leaving the forum, even when no rule is being actually broken. I have received the same treatment in the past and can readily attest to this. You can't have it both ways. Either you're talking in the capacity of a ranking officer of the forum or you do it as 'one member to another', but you can't do both at the same time and expect me to accept your falling back on the latter as an excuse whenever I accuse you of being unfair or oppressive.

[Whateverist]

blah, blah, blah

[My paraphrase.]

I get the first half of your user name but aren't penguins kind of cute and lovable?

[Neo-Scholastic]

All I did was express an opinion. I only brought it up to explain my motivations because it was directly relevant to the OP. Maybe I'm wrong, but look at the overreaction.

[Fidel_Castronaut]

All I did was express an opinion. I only brought it up to explain my motivations. It was directly relevant to the OP. Maybe I'm wrong, but look at the overreaction.

Notice how you weren't persecuted or oppressed for it as well. We love you Chad.

[KevinM1]

How is disagreement oppression? How was Chad, in any way, oppressed by my disagreement with him as one member to another?

Put your money where your big mouth is and actually detail what the oppression is. If you just want to flail ineffectually because you're still salty we didn't immediately act on your beck and call regarding your reports, then kindly do it elsewhere. You do not get to "charge" me with anything, you blowhard.

I do get to charge you. It is within my rights to do so. I can get why you might have misunderstood me though. Maybe you should consult the dictionary.

You were not merely disagreeing with him, nor were you doing it as one member to another. So far, I have never witnessed this kind of outrageous behaviour towards members of the forum outside of mods doing it 'off-duty'. You are the only ones that seem to think it ok to order people around and bully them into leaving the forum, even when no rule is being actually broken. I have received the same treatment in the past and can readily attest to this. You can't have it both ways. Either you're talking in the capacity of a ranking officer of the forum or you do it as 'one member to another', but you can't do both at the same time and expect me to accept your falling back on the latter as an excuse whenever I accuse you of being unfair or oppressive.

You're an idiot.

There's nothing oppressive about the staff calling people out on their bullshit publicly.  There's nothing oppressive about staff disagreeing with members publicly.  There's nothing oppressive about staff saying, "If you don't like the way things are run, there's the door."

Really, you sound like a whiny Christian trying to convince others that you're being persecuted because others won't quietly abide by your bullshit.