There’s no need for the rolling eyes Jason.
You have made it clear that you believe that we must avoid any negative comments about the school of thought known as Calvinism.
I note that you still do not deny this - and quite rightly because it is there in black and white.
I also said, as part of that clarification,
I carefully read what you also said, but unless you are happy with contradicting yourself, it does not undo the statement you have made above and no repetition will distract the thoughtful reader from the undeniable fact that you have said we are not allowed to say anything negative about the ‘school of thought’ called Calvinism.
This despite that, hardly a day has gone past as long as I have read posts on this forum, quite sensibly, that didn’t include negative comments and these without protest from Admins.
I think I can say with some assurance that, as a contrasting example, this site wasn’t set up to help pederasts feel safe discussing pederasty here along with us.
Totally irrelevent. You create a strawman.
And completing my reference to what I actually wrote (that you seem to have skipped over):
I did not ‘skip over’ it.
do you think Paul Manata and Chris Dates, who have been good friends for this site and have worked with us as good and honorable opponents, would feel like you are putting them and their beliefs on the same level as, or actually worse than, pederasty?
No they wouldn’t because I assume that they are intelligent people who can read English correctly. My statements said nothing about behaviour (as you want to imply) but about ideologies. Beliefs. ‘Schools of thought’.
So, I did not compare them to pederasts who behave in a deplorable way. I compared their belief system to the belief system of those who try to claim that pederasty is a wholesome activity.
And YES I believe that double predestined Calvinism is WORSE than their depraved beliefs.
And if so, do you think they would still feel comfortable trying to discuss Calvinism and Universalism pro and con either way in this thread (or anywhere else on site)?
Well, it was not ‘if so’ as you seem determined to misquote me whilst displaying umbrage that I have ‘skipped over’ some of your post.
However, I have no idea whether they would feel ‘comfortable’ posting on this forum! (I note how much contribution they have made under your ‘make-them-feel-comfortable’ strategy, however). It seems that it is your priority to make those who would continue to promote their worship of a capricious and sadistic god ‘comfortable’ at the expense of allowing proper, reasoned, and intelligent debate about the issues and their consequences.
Problem is, perhaps I have now (by saying this) broken your interpretation of the rules.
Yes, going so far as to draw an extensive comparison of Calvinism per se to pederasty,
Which I did not do.
My comparison was with those whose belief system would justify pederasty not with those who commit pederasty.
Is it that you REALLY cannot follow English or have you deliberately misconstrued my point rather than reconsider the statement you have made?
and Calvinists (such as those evenhanded and fair-minded men I mentioned) to pederasts, except even worse, does tend to break the rule of the forum about disrespectful, vulgar or inflammatory comments about any person or any institution.
Firstly, their is nothing ‘fair-minded’ about those who believe in double predestination. I have no knowledge of the people you refer to but I referred to double predestinary Calvs. If they are such, then, by definition, they do not believe in ‘fair-mindedness’. They do not worship a god who treats everyone equally or fairly.
…Comparing Calvinists to pederasts (except worse!)
You keep repeating your ‘error’
Until then: if you want to consider me as one of the local protectors of people you consider worse (or no better) than pederasts, go right ahead. Because I am. That’s part of my responsibility here.
You can do exactly as you wish but don’t deceive yourself - I don’t want to consider you at all (other than a brother in Christ) but what I want is to be clear on the rules so that I can abide by them or leave. What you are suggesting is that no-one is allowed to say anything negative about a vile school of thought which is responsible for untold suffering and death across the globe (eg the Dutch reformed Afrikaans with their apartheid stemming directly from their belief of the elect class and the reprobate class).
Now, let me be clear.
You have now tried to defend, and hence have reinforced your statement that you interpret the rules of this forum as meaning that no-one is allowed to make a negative comment about the school of thought called Calvinism.
Worse still (according to your logic) would be to say anything negative about a PERSON who is Calvinist.
So, presumably, I am not allowed to say that I think Calvin was wrong in being complicit in the murder of Michael Servetus!!!
(Or does your interpretation of rules only apply to living persons!)
Amazing!
I have read the rules carefully and I do not interpret them to mean that no-one is allowed to say anything negative about (eg) Calvinism.
If, as an Admin, you are adding this to the rules, or are interpreting/clarifying the present rules to mean this, then I will have no option but to resign my membership.
I have to follow my conscience and what I believe Christ would have me do. I am sure (and I mean this) that you do the same. I will thank you and all staff for your/their services and wish you God’s blessings but I cannot remain silent about what I consider to be an evil ideology and what I regard as the spirit of anti-christ.
Less still, will I remain silent about a school of thought just because my reflections may make some adherents feel less comfortable.
Not to be allowed to speak negatively about an ideology with which we/I disagree is to show disrespect to those who hold those differing views. It is patronising not comforting.
I have always lived in the hope that those who differ with my views would honour me enough to speak negatively to me about the views with which they disagree. This is how we learn. Not by pampering to evil.
Good day.