Voyager
10-26-2004, 05:38 PM
It's written that Jesus never defended Himself, but then again, He didn't have the NACR "No Cross Talk" forum available back then either - LOL! Therefore I am going to use this forum as a venue to say a few things in my own defense without getting lamblasted for it.
There are obviously some members here who do not like me. I cannot seem to post on the forums anymore without getting assaulted for past grievances. Today I received two replies to my posts that were both filled with name-calling and judgement - and the two posters were not even involved with the thread!
Here are a few of the names I was called in the replies:
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Repulsive
Gloater
Jerk
Abusive
Rude
Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Lacking in Integrity
Reprobate
Fool
Wolf Feasting on an Innocent Lamb
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I felt like returning the same, but I abstained from it. Not that I didn't want to, but it simply wouldn't do any good. I learned that the hard way on the old forum. At the end of last year I had been on the old forum for about four years, and up until then I never had anyone who gave me any problems on the forums. We were all just friends crying on each other's shoulders and trying to heal. That was, until someone decided that I was an "abuser" and a "wolf in sheep's clothing". I had never done anything that I can recall to deserve these labels. However, the person put them on me - and they have been there ever since.
Today's replies to my posts are perfect examples of what regularly happened on the old forum. I would just be posting along about my views on spiritual abuse, and then "wham!!!". A reply would come out of nowhere, assaulting me and calling me horrible names attached with scripture verses. I would get upset and return fire. Then the person would create multiple screen names and attack me. In the process several people jumped onboard with the attacker. I probably fired back on them too. To this day they still seem to have it in for me. They have made up their minds that I am an abusive reprobate and a wolf who slaughters innocent sheep. Where all of this came from, I haven't got a clue. All that I know is that I became very upset for being slandered, and I probably showed it. Many of you probably would have done the same.
My reputation on this forum has been tarnished by one person who seems to be stalking me. The attacks of name-calling and hate-filled character assaults have gotten completely out of hand. Why people side with the person doing this, I cannot figure out. You don't even know me. You don't know my heart. I am not an abuser. I am not a wolf. I do have liberal Christian beliefs, which some of you seem to find offensive. I do not apologize for my beliefs. But my tolerant religious beliefs do not make me and "abuser", a "wolf", or a "reprobate".
Someone on this forum wrote the following to me today in a private message. I thank you very much for it, because it provided me with some tremendous insight that I hope to be able to put in practice. If you like it, maybe you can use it too.
It is good to know God loves us even when we fail, and it is important to remember that he loves others when they fail as well. The heart is something only God can see. Often, just when i think my heart is without fault, and I am looking to harshly on the faults of others, I am really in need of a good heart check-up. That is a big warning flag to me. I have had to make amends recently for thinking I can see the heart of another, and by judging their actions and motives instead of "living and let live" or "Letting go and letting God"
You don't know my heart, and I don't know yours. So maybe whoever has made up their mind against me can "live and let live", okay? Maybe we can just "let go and let God", is that a good idea? I'm willing to if you are. You may not agree with me, and I may not agree with you. It's okay to disagree, even to put it in writing. It's okay to stand up for the way you believe. It's when the name-calling and character assaults start that it crosses the line. Disagreement is one thing. Character assasination is another.
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There are obviously some members here who do not like me. I cannot seem to post on the forums anymore without getting assaulted for past grievances. Today I received two replies to my posts that were both filled with name-calling and judgement - and the two posters were not even involved with the thread!
Here are a few of the names I was called in the replies:
----------------------
Repulsive
Gloater
Jerk
Abusive
Rude
Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Lacking in Integrity
Reprobate
Fool
Wolf Feasting on an Innocent Lamb
----------------------
I felt like returning the same, but I abstained from it. Not that I didn't want to, but it simply wouldn't do any good. I learned that the hard way on the old forum. At the end of last year I had been on the old forum for about four years, and up until then I never had anyone who gave me any problems on the forums. We were all just friends crying on each other's shoulders and trying to heal. That was, until someone decided that I was an "abuser" and a "wolf in sheep's clothing". I had never done anything that I can recall to deserve these labels. However, the person put them on me - and they have been there ever since.
Today's replies to my posts are perfect examples of what regularly happened on the old forum. I would just be posting along about my views on spiritual abuse, and then "wham!!!". A reply would come out of nowhere, assaulting me and calling me horrible names attached with scripture verses. I would get upset and return fire. Then the person would create multiple screen names and attack me. In the process several people jumped onboard with the attacker. I probably fired back on them too. To this day they still seem to have it in for me. They have made up their minds that I am an abusive reprobate and a wolf who slaughters innocent sheep. Where all of this came from, I haven't got a clue. All that I know is that I became very upset for being slandered, and I probably showed it. Many of you probably would have done the same.
My reputation on this forum has been tarnished by one person who seems to be stalking me. The attacks of name-calling and hate-filled character assaults have gotten completely out of hand. Why people side with the person doing this, I cannot figure out. You don't even know me. You don't know my heart. I am not an abuser. I am not a wolf. I do have liberal Christian beliefs, which some of you seem to find offensive. I do not apologize for my beliefs. But my tolerant religious beliefs do not make me and "abuser", a "wolf", or a "reprobate".
Someone on this forum wrote the following to me today in a private message. I thank you very much for it, because it provided me with some tremendous insight that I hope to be able to put in practice. If you like it, maybe you can use it too.
It is good to know God loves us even when we fail, and it is important to remember that he loves others when they fail as well. The heart is something only God can see. Often, just when i think my heart is without fault, and I am looking to harshly on the faults of others, I am really in need of a good heart check-up. That is a big warning flag to me. I have had to make amends recently for thinking I can see the heart of another, and by judging their actions and motives instead of "living and let live" or "Letting go and letting God"
You don't know my heart, and I don't know yours. So maybe whoever has made up their mind against me can "live and let live", okay? Maybe we can just "let go and let God", is that a good idea? I'm willing to if you are. You may not agree with me, and I may not agree with you. It's okay to disagree, even to put it in writing. It's okay to stand up for the way you believe. It's when the name-calling and character assaults start that it crosses the line. Disagreement is one thing. Character assasination is another.
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