Date:   2/6/2018 8:48:52 AM ( 7 y ago)
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I live in Amish country amongst these folks. They have their issues, but they also are diligent to the Scriptures and their interpretations are Biblical - they hear it as it's written and there is no room for "interpretation." "Shunning," regardless of what any video might suggest, is next-to-the-last punishment that any community wants to invoke. Only the most egregious infractions result in shunning and the community that I live adjacent to hasn't had to invoke this practice once in the last 14 years. Often, as it has been explained to me, there is a time limit depending upon the infraction. The final punishment is expulsion.

With regards to a Moderator in a debate forum, that wouldn't be practical only because that Moderator will interpret things via their own personal beliefs, views, and issues, and apply whatever powers that they have accordingly. That means that we are each our own personal Moderator. To ignore someone means that I choose this to protect myself. I am not obligated to entertain the cruelty of others, particularly when people use and abuse the Scriptures and Gospels to excuse their vicious behaviors. This, as is witnessed in all denominations that I know of, is intolerable and viewed as a sin. I don't like using the word, "sin," to describe what people choose to do, but this is very clear in most churches.

There is a difference between answering questions, guiding, and engaging in dialogue when someone is in doubt, confused, or angry at God and when someone simply wants to create hurt feelings, distraction, and spread false teachings, willfully.  "Willfully" means over, and over, and over, and over for (apparently) years and years.  It only ramps up with each post and comment -  having read some people's past comments to get a gist on what they're really about speaks volumes.  Inconsistencies are revealed and verbal violence and abuses are exposed for what they are - ONGOING and neverending.  Group efforts don't matter because this is an internet situation. In the real world, these outrageous behaviors would have been dealt with in very short order in any church, ministry, or community. But, this isn't that type of situation so I have to be my own Moderator and make decisions to protect myself, period. If other people choose that route, that's their business. However, it's also a person's business if they choose to continue feeding someone the attention and notice that they crave and then complain about how their feelings being hurt or that they are offended by that very person. I am my own Moderator.  So, I am thoroughly done with mentioning this, anymore, particularly to Tansybelle who seems either unable or unwilling to get the gist of what I've been writing about.  

To Tansybelle, specifically, YOU DON'T HAVE TO IGNORE ANYONE, sweetie, but you do not have ANY right to complain if you continue giving attention to someone (anyone) that creates angst for you.  That's it.  

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