dear folks, as most of you all know i made a promise long ago to help look out after the forums and try to keep things civil here.... as long as i was wanted by the admin..
ive been called a honorary moderator and a cdff certified senior citizen here,, by the admin here.. and i took that as an honor and did the very best i could , and the best i could to be fair to everyone here and not partial to anyone when breaking the rules laid out here by insulting others ,name calling ect...
but yet to speak up and ask folks to please stop that behavior.. and if they didnt finally listen then to report them to the admin.. and theyd come and say a little summin to em and then most times itd stop.. if not then they were banned..
i took alot of abuse from some of those who didnt like bein asked to behave.. but i didnt mind as i was performing a service and bein a servant ..
. but most folks knew theyd done wrong and apologized and then did better.. and my goodness very few folks have needed speakin to at all and those two kinds of people you can grow a good christian site with..
not those who continueally insult others and name call ect..
now as most of you all prolly know i was basically called unsaved and not of GOD here the other day..
and instead of sayin what was on my mind and that was youre a bald faced liar..
i tried to handle it nicely and asked the man to stop.. over and over again to stop implyin that..
then i reported him.. just like i was sposed to do when folks wouldnt finally listen ...
and yes folks this insult even got to me... i thought just cause we disagree or believe different than others here ,we cant have folks calling folks unsaved ,heretics,your church is a harlot ect ect .. as it is written in the sites rules posted on the main forum page here..
the reply i got back from my report was basically i dont have time for this and we cant back you up every single time..
now folks, i never spoke to someone without a reason...but without their backup i cant do the job.. and so i explained to them that if they didnt back me and allowed this kind of behavior then my promise had been fulfilled .. i did what i promised till i was not wanted anymore..
so i will not be speaking to anyone for doin or speakin any way they wish from now on.. i may not even be on the forums here because i dont think i wanna be a part of a place that allows such to go on as insults and name callin etc ect.. it dont look or feel much like a christian site with all that goin on..
though i wanna say there are some wonderful christian people here and i love all of ya.. and it was a honor and a pleasure lookin out for ya and knowing you..
one last word of advice folks,, when someone has had to use two different profile names ... its usually for a reason.. so keep that in mind when dealing with them..
Oh my!!!.... Cattle, I have been away for a long while, didn't know what's going on!? it's so sad to hear that u're leaving. The forums won't be the same without u, many need your help here!
Dear brother, I can understand your stand, and respect your point, but Jesus Himself was and still been called names, and way worse, even by those who created the law... yet, no one backed or defended Him.
We are all limited , helpless in our human nature , which is very liable to change, and mostly come short to accomplish what we promise or claim to do. I mean nothing is guaranteed in the world, we can't just expect everything to go right as it should be.
Abusing & insulting others on a christian site is disgraceful to see, but this is the way the world we're living in is, yet, we 'ren't part of it. I'm sure u know all that!
Please don't quit on all of your brother& sisters that love u here, because of other un-Christlike behaviors.
I hope it's not too late to reconsider your decision.
aw cattle i love ya brother. hate to see you go, but respect it. like arch said i too have less and less time for this site, and had to do some detective work to see what was going on. guess everything's got to come to an end sometime. nevertheless for all your good words and speaking the truth to me and my life i'd like to say 'thanks'.
Wow. I don't have quite as much time to spend on this site now, so I'm too late to say "Goodbye Ol' Cattle" in 'person'...but I'll miss him. Not just his presence here on the forums, but also the little notes he'd send me every once in a while. Not just his attempts to keep us all in line on here, but also his humor and wisdom when he put in his own opinions.
I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but it's sobering to think that people on this site became so insulting and insensitive that one of our members felt he had to leave.
It makes me wonder if I want to stay. I've already found a great guy and I've already deleted all other dating site profiles; I was sticking around here just because of the great forums...if the forums are going to be full of insults and arguing, and if the "good" folks are going to leave, I'm outta here. So hang around y'all!
Cattle, I'm sorry to see you "gone".... I had a message waiting on me when I logged on tonight to say you "checked out"! Well, everybodys' said it all.
I agree with everyone here, but, I am in eager anticipation for the day you come back! That's what my hope and prayers are all about.
Speaking to others now... I think Cattle makes a good point however. When we "succumb", the others see that we accept the offense as allowable, and then your own credibility goes down, your integrity is shot, your character is questioned. So, on the other side of the scale, I understand totally Cattles' decision.
If you don't stand up for what you believe in, an it is "truth", well then....( I shouldn't have to finish this sentence!)
PC... I'm not leaving, because I too, enjoy the camaraderie, and I've learned these last few months how to take a "bow out" of a thread that's getting out of hand. It's not worth me adding to the debate once I see it about to happen. It shouldn't have to be that way, granted... it is how it is for me. I don't want to act a fool... which things can quickly get out of hand if we don't keep our flesh in check! We are to be "light and salt", not "evil and PEPPER (high-tempered)" ...
So, Ole Cattle... We'll be waiting patiently and with tolerance till you come back! :glow: ~ GraceMae
WHAT?! I'M GONE FOR A FEW DAYS AND I MISS THIS?!?! WHAT THE MESS?! CATTLE!! DUDE... This is just kind of depressing... The only reason I still use this site is the forum community (mostly in Biblical Discussions and Christian Morals). I've tried other sites but don't really know anyone there. And now people I actually know and love to share thoughts with are leaving?! Well crud. If anyone happened to get Cattle's email, would you mind passing it my way so I can give him an official goodbye? Thanks.
I havent been visiting much either and missed what happened as well ! I wanted to tell you that you are an honorable guy. You were the only one that said hello and welcomed me to the forum which was greatly appreciated and made me feel that it was OK to participate. However, I do understand and I believe that you have the gift of discernment from God so follow it in faith. There comes a point in some instances that even Jesus noted ... "cast not your pearls to swine" .. .
Although I dont "know" you I truly wish you the best and Gods greatest blessings to you and yours.
What in the world is going on? I am gone for a few days and all this happens!!! Calling you "unsaved" is way off course here. It is one thing to address a theological issue and another to attack one's salvation unless of course an individual denies the deity of Jesus Christ. I know your beliefs my Friend and you certainly confess Jesus as Christ.
It would be wonderful if I could feel as though your words to cattle were sincere, but based on your fruits, I can't and that makes me sad. It also is an example of why I am leaving this site too. I told cattle if he was leaving, I would too. I've tried to report abuses like we are supposed to do, but the Admin refuses to do anything about it. That would be ok if this were a secular site, but because it has "Christian" in it's name, it's supposed to hold itself seperate from the world.
So, for those of you spreading discontent, I will keep praying for you to see the big picture in what you are doing.
I hope to hear from those of you that I've become close to!! :)
I pray someone will let me know if this site returns to the standards it used to keep.
