The Archregimancy wrote:I stress that this isn't remotely a moderation issue; I'm not posting this with my moderation hat on to make a point about actionable behaviour. But I would invite LM to take a moment to consider why a fair few past, current, and potential contributors to this thread have had misgivings about his contributions, and whether steps can be taken so that he can play his part alongside others in making this a more congenial and inviting posting environment.
I'll give a summary of what has been happening, from my point of view, obviously, as everyone has their own point of view, by which they filter the only existing reality.
From what I can see or remember, all this bandwagon of hate on me started some months ago. And from then, it carried on up to today.
With the post about how the devil creates division among christians. (I can go fetch it up, for who missed it or doesn't remember)
In that post I listed what I thought were bad practices which create division among christians, and I listed all the major christian groups, protestants, orthodox, catholics, and I also included the muslims for comparison, as the muslims seem to also suffer from division, though for some different reasons from christians.
In response to that post, some protestants, got overly offended, and felt called out specifically. (while, I actually made the point quite broad)
One of them left out of offence, and the other vowed to ignore me. Refusing dialogue.
You also had a first bad reaction to that post Archregimancy, and after talking it out, we got on the same page.
Then, few weeks ago, the event repeated itself.
When I made a post about how the media is all too happy to sensationalize sad events, when there is the possibility to ride on the ages old anti-catholicism.
This time it was an irreligious and a (supposedly) orthodox, to get overly offended, and accused me of denial.
During that, one of the previous people who got offended, and who vowed to ignore me, chimed in, to fan the fire of outrage.
Then, shortly after, the same played out.
This time the outrage didn't run on a post, which was about, actually few different things together. It was about how the united states are transforming out from being a christians nation, into an irreligious and pagan nation. And how the manifestations of anti-catholicism play into that transformation.
The outrage that time focused instead on a comment I made, a comment in which I showed my surprise on how for once the irreligious weren't thrashing on the catholics, but they were rather making some critical observations about protestantism. Which criticism I welcome, in equal measure as the protestants are welcome in here.
The outrage went on to twist my comment into an attack on all protestants. While somehow ignoring those same others who I commented on.
Now, the same has just repeated itself.
After I highlighted how the greatest commandment of Jesus isn't to love your neighbor, that's the second greatest, the greatest is to love God.
The outrage, which has now reached bandwagon levels, managed to twist the very words of Jesus, as to mean that to love God and then love your neighbor, should mean to hate your neighbor.
I stand by what Jesus said about the greatest commantments. Not by what lurid twist of my words has been played out.
Given all that. What do you suggest Archregimancy I should do? What would be the best way to speak, while not offending anyone?
Because, it's looking to me, correct me if I'm wrong on this, the only choice others have been repeatly giving me, is to don't speak at all.