Re: Can we make MN less hostile?
Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:05 am
Maybe not a bad idea. If a seeker were to find us through a search, and those are the first things they read, it may not be the greatest first impression.
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Maybe not a bad idea. If a seeker were to find us through a search, and those are the first things they read, it may not be the greatest first impression.
Wife: I agree, I remember looking at the forum rules and thinking there should be something written out about racism, vulgar language, ect. Specifically because he was making mass generalizations and accusations on a bunch of people merely because of their ethnicity, and trying to convince other people to hate them too. It shouldn't be acceptable to do this for any ethnic group.steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:05 amMaybe not a bad idea. If a seeker were to find us through a search, and those are the first things they read, it may not be the greatest first impression.
Is calling someone's thoughts and input, for example, 'absurd' ? Is there not a better way to say that one sees things differently and says why politely ?Josh wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:20 pm It seems better to simply expect people to behave themselves, and if they don't, have an open discussion about what the Bible teaches us about how to behave. In this particular case, I think what Lex said and the responses of others to him can speak for themselves.
I don't think some "Code of Conduct" is necessary.
I think some ideas are indeed absurd and don’t feel ashamed for calling it out when I see it.Sudsy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:21 amIs calling someone's thoughts and input, for example, 'absurd' ? Is there not a better way to say that one sees things differently and says why politely ?Josh wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:20 pm It seems better to simply expect people to behave themselves, and if they don't, have an open discussion about what the Bible teaches us about how to behave. In this particular case, I think what Lex said and the responses of others to him can speak for themselves.
I don't think some "Code of Conduct" is necessary.
And because not all believers do not agree that this is how we are to behave and there are many scriptures about how we are to behave, then I would agree with your previous suggestion to 'have an open discussion about what the Bible teaches us about how to behave'. Imo, we often cross the line, myself included, to what scripture says regarding how we should treat one another when we disagree.Josh wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:45 amI think some ideas are indeed absurd and don’t feel ashamed for calling it out when I see it.Sudsy wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:21 amIs calling someone's thoughts and input, for example, 'absurd' ? Is there not a better way to say that one sees things differently and says why politely ?Josh wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:20 pm It seems better to simply expect people to behave themselves, and if they don't, have an open discussion about what the Bible teaches us about how to behave. In this particular case, I think what Lex said and the responses of others to him can speak for themselves.
I don't think some "Code of Conduct" is necessary.
And I believe we can challenge opposing views but how we do it and the words we use I believe is important and should not violate scriptures on how we express our beliefs.Josh wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:23 pm I won’t relent on condemning infant baptism, the chiefest of abominations of the pope.
Does it make MN hostile? No. It is not hostile to contend for sound doctrine. And indeed it is core to what being a Mennonite is. If anyone comes to a Mennonite space, they should expect to see infant baptism challenged and denounced.
i’m happy with admin-mods, esp their selfless commitment to being present.Josh wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:20 pm It seems better to simply expect people to behave themselves, and if they don't, have an open discussion about what the Bible teaches us about how to behave. In this particular case, I think what Lex said and the responses of others to him can speak for themselves.
I don't think some "Code of Conduct" is necessary.