Where do we draw the line?

[_bcspace]

I understood it's message, I just thought it was poorly executed.

[_Polygamy Porter]

I understood it's message, I just thought it was poorly executed.

Did you see the above movie in a theater?
On a date, with a good RM?

Just curious.

[_bcspace]

I understood it's message, I just thought it was poorly executed.

Did you see the above movie in a theater?

Yes I did unfortunately.

On a date,

Yes.

with a good RM?

My wife is not an RM.

Just curious.

Are you just curious or have you been bi-curious? lol

[_Polygamy Porter]

I understood it's message, I just thought it was poorly executed.

Did you see the above movie in a theater?

Yes I did unfortunately.

On a date,

Yes.

with a good RM?

My wife is not an RM.

Just curious.

Are you just curious or have you been bi-curious? lol

OK so you are a man with a girlie avatar. Got it.

Its just that most female posters who post as often as you, are typically lonely unwed special spirits.

[_bcspace]

OK so you are a man with a girlie avatar. Got it.

And not a girlie man as some of you are, right.

[_Polygamy Porter]

OK so you are a man with a girlie avatar. Got it.

And not a girlie man as some of you are, right.

Thanks for the clarification BRO.

Now then on to the meat of this, are you a hypocrite? A jack Mormon?

Show us your credentials to defend Mormonism :)

[_bcspace]

Thanks for the clarification BRO.

Now then on to the meat of this, are you a hypocrite? A jack Mormon?

Neither.

[_why me]

...and Who Know's statement above...

Grrr. This used to happen to me all the time on the FAIRboard.

I'm almost ready to change names...

Oh come on now...it is good to be me, isn' it? .=)

[_why me]

In all honesty, I think this attitude of us against Satan is one of the most destructive of all ideas humankind has every held.

So long as groups of people think they are the chosen and elect of God (not just LDS people), and everyone else is following Satan, or destroying god's church, or thwarting God's efforts, or lying, or just plain evil, the world will not find peace.

Seems to me that in order to solve the crisis our world is in, we all need to let go of this nonsense and start trying to figure out how to come together.

Just how I see it.... :-)

~dancer~

The LDS will find some aspects of cyber peace when critics stop mocking, bashing, sneering, cussing and spitting on things that the LDS hold sacred.

Hmm, "hold sacred." I think the idea of sacredness is just the other side of the "Satan" coin, and just as destructive. No doubt everybody does it, individually and as parts of various organizations, but to use LDS as an example ... the LDS will find some aspects of cyber peace when they develop spiritually far enough to no longer be offended by mocking, bashing, sneering, cussing and spitting. There is no godliness in taking offense, no godliness in defense, no godliness in war. LDS make big claims about their source of guidance and their closeness to that source, so it seems that there should be some benefit to that guidance manifested in their cyber presence, but there is very little, and Who Know's statement above is a classic example of that. Don't expect the critics to take the lead. It's your belief that the Holy Spirit fled from their presence at the first sign of malfeasance, so how are they to get on the high road? How about the LDS walking the walk instead of just talking the talk?

I am a liberal minded LDS person but I do think that you are mistaken in your post. Cyberworld is vast and deep, reaching many people who remain unknown. The gnashing of teeth exhibited by critics and speculation as proof innuendos does not help anyone. I only defend what I need to defend and if I think that a critic has stepped over the line, I will tell them so. Now, depending on the board, the critic can begin to spit fire and gnash his or her teeth on the computer keys, creating cyber unpeace. I would just prefer to leave all the baby stuff home and have a nice dialogue and conversation on the internet. I don't know everything about the LDS church and the faith. But what I do know is that the LDS church is a good church with good wholesome values. It may not be you cup of tea but...that is no reason to bash it. The LDS people are just that people...and we can act like any human being when we see our religion and people being dragged through the mud. Get used to it. The critics do not have to take the lead but they can show civility....since they are human beings.

[_why me]

To tell you the truth, it makes no difference to me if a critic does not like this or that. It is how the the delivery is delivered that bothers me. All can be debated in a dignified and meaningful way. And there will always be interpretations...but it is the use of language and tone that are confrontational.

So it's all about style, and substance doesn't matter? It doesn't matter what you say, it matters how you say it?

Pardon me, but I think that the substance of the message is much more important than the style of the delivery. Address the message, not the style or the deliverer.

Substance and style do go together rather well. But as you can see, I said style because the critic, although his or her substance may be flawed, if said in a good tone and in a respectful tone, will encourage debate and dialogue. And yes, it is the language and tone that are confrontation, and not the substance. Do you get it now? Better language and tone encourage debate and dialogue but hostile tone and language encourages only a hyperventing of the brain and encourages nothing.