Can we please be more Charitable to other Religions and people here?

[MelanieAnne]

We are best served by objective facts and clear documentation.

I guess that means I need to start collecting the backup to support things I already know!

It does raise the question about those thing we see or hear on TV. I guess the show reference will just have to do!

 

[Returning_Home]

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Even without making personal attacks, I’ve had a number of my subscribed threads closed out.

 

[Michael_Francis]

I have noticed that when someone is defending Mormonism and Islam there are several uncharitable comments made at them. It surprises me how someone could things that are offensive and disrespectful for their beliefs. As Christians we must respond with Love … always. Charity doesn’t stop online.

So next time someone is talking about something which is wrong or against The Church. Lets still respond with love.

:clapping::clapping::clapping:

I’m going to step in here and correct some mistaken thinking.

Please be aware that this is not a public reprimand of anyone and don’t take it that way.

Here at CAF we function under a set of rules and guidelines that are in place to make religious discussion and debate work.

As such, every member, regardless of their religion has rights.

These are laid out in clear and concise wording and can all be found at this link and anyone who has questions is free to contact me by PM for clarification without prejudice.

Essentially, CAF does not mandate that everyone agree, but when they disagree they must do so with civility, rationality, and charity. Anyone, regardless of religion, who fails in that regard needs their post reported by hitting that Bad Post Report button
(http://forums.catholic-questions.org/images/buttons_khaki/report.gif) and telling us mods what rules have been broken and why we should intervene. We see every complaint, and deal with all of them. Often, you will not be able to tell what we mods have done unless someone gets Banned, and even then it may not be evident.

I want it clearly understood that, perception to the contrary, no religion here at CAF is considered an enemy and there is no justification, (nor moderator tolerance) for anything less than the highest levels of Christian charity.

Even without making personal attacks, I’ve had a number of my subscribed threads closed out.

Threads are closed for many reasons. Most often they have departed from their topic and since the Forum Rules specify that each thread maintain a single topic (and that has been in place since the day that CAF came into being.) we mods routinely close such threads, sometimes with some kind of statement…sometimes not, if we are especially busy.

Again, you are all free to query us via PM about anything that we do. Do not do so publicly as that violates both the Forum Rules and Banned Topics and will generally catch you a warning or citation.

Please carry on in the context of what I have stated here. You all know how to reach me.
God’s peace,

 

[Newbie2]

I think this is one of the best moderated forums around (and I’m not brown-nosing entirely, I have been “warned” once about my posts ).

So with that in mind, we shouldn’t always depend on the mods to look at each and every post and to keep us in line all the time.

Sometimes discussions get heated…we all have seen them. Sometimes we fire off something we shouldn’t have, and don’t think to go back right away and edit it. As well, there is a time for bluntness and a time for subtlety. It is surely a virtue to be able to tell in which situations which way to go is most appropriate.

There are many people on this forum that have that virtue (Betsy comes to mind ), but it’s not a virtue that I have to any great extent. As well, it takes “talent” to be both blunt and not come off as judgmental at the same time. Again, a virtue that I personally lack.

Bottom line is that just like in “real” life, we need to keep and profess the faith in the most effective way possible.