Moonie asked this question on 5/13/2000:
Friends- fellow seekers- This crap with DD is tiresome- I know I may not be voicing the majority or the popular stand but cant we please disregard this little man and get on with what we came here to do? Look at the board for a second- people with legitimate questions receive 1-2 answers and DD gets 34 *&^%$*& answers to his post?!?!?!? What DD is doing is called flaming it is a common practice on the web, while annoying I dont believe it is prosecutorial. He is also baiting us and unfortunately getting a number of bites. We all practice a Spirituality that while it is the fastest growing in the US is still quite a threat to those that dont want or can understand. We will always get people that will cross themselves, spout biblical passages or simply not make eye contact- do we attack them in turn or do we rise to our Spiritual calling and practice compassion?? Do we practice the very intolerance that is practiced against us? Come on- Feel sorry for the guy... he lives in a limited world that sees no light but that of a single candle on his crumbling bible. We all know what our truths are and we would like them to be respected- but none of us will win respect when we cant respect anothers beliefs. Yes- you are right -his beliefs do not need to take up space on our board but must we lower ourselves with witty comebacks that make us look the part fundamentalists would so readily exploit???? I truly believe he will go away if ignored- and we will grow if we can see our way past him to those that really want our input. So come on- who wants to rise to the challenge of walking our talk? Namaste- Moonie
gabby2600 gave this response on 5/13/2000:
I'm just trying to keep him busy on one thread, so he won't start anymore.
In theory anyway it should work. We will see after this weekend.
G
Moonie asked this follow-up question on 5/15/2000:
Gabby- it has not worked thus far. You do on his boards what he has done on ours- is that honoring anyone but him? I doubt if the people in Christain boards enjoy him getting any more attention on their board than we like him on ours. I do not like the state of Christianity any more than any other Pagan- but I will honor any Path when it comes from sincerity- and they believe what they do- and suprisingly many of them are sincere in their belief. I dont care for zealots either (which I think DD is). Even with this dislike and distrust- I will not cross over to their boards and continue this flame war. This is a waste of energy and you will not do anything to open a locked mind. Moonie
gabby2600 gave this response on 5/15/2000:
Actually I have posted 2 legitamte questions on there question boards. One which I have got some good answers from on what they believe and how they regard contradicting sections of the bible, as that has had me wondering.
and anothe legitamate question on there opiinions about the actions of DD, and what ther course of action would be, and if they agree with what he is doing. Again I got good answer, and they do not agree with what he is doing.
I also posted 1 question on any boards he is hasstleing to see if they are haveing the same trouble we are, and they are haveing problems to as they have all complained about him, and they also have someone called brotherBen who is doing the same.
I see this as a legitamate querstion to. I have not preached on any question boards. However I am trying various direct taktics, which involve talking the DD non publicly. An he is starting to realiase he cannot convert us all. As he said to me So I cannot convert you and you cannot convert me. And I said yep thats right and I have no wish to convert you. Hopefully I can make him realise he is actually wasteing his time and that His god will not like what he is doing in alienateing us.
So on and so forth.
I won't preach to them as I said I ask questions if you wish you can go and see.
on christianity there is Irritation please stop. Contradictions.
Both which are valid questions and state nothing of what I believe.
I do think your accusation is misplaced. however some people have been posting like DD int eh christain boards.
gabriel
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