Banned from RaptureReady...

Hey Sparklecat, you experienced Christianty and lived to tell the tale. There is no better life lesson, probably.

Congratulations! :D
 
"Sparklecat, I believe that you are truly saved, and even though you may say you are no longer a Christian or that you have stepped away from Christianity, you are still sealed by the Holy Spirit. When you accepted Christ you were essentially bought by His blood. You are His possession now. You no longer belong to yourself."


Gah...if the thought of spiritual slavery is not enough to give me the creeps, being bought for blood is...
 
WinAce said:
I especially like the subsequent rationalizations. Apparently "numerous complaints from other posters" is a "rule violation." (No, not making that up--that's exactly what the admin wrote)
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example of one of the complaints:

"Please help! The nice lady is making us think. Ban her! Burn..uh..ban her!"
 
I was banned a few months ago. Here's what happened in my case.

1. Someone started a thread in the "Anything Goes" forum asking opinions about the bible code stuff.

2. Several people responded. Some said they believed it, at least two others said point-blank that it was non-sense.

3. I posted that it was non-sense.

4. A mod told me to take my discussion to "Apologetics."

5. I asked why and was told that the Anything Goes is not the place for non-believers to argue points about Christian theology. I pointed out that (a) my argument was identical to the one posted by two others, presumably believers, and (b) belief in bible codes is not a pillar of Christian theology.

6. The mod grew weary of defending her arbitrary demand and simply banned me. There had been no complaints about me by anyone I am aware of.

7. I tracked down the mod's address and TP'd her house.

8. (7) may or may not have happened.
 
Re: Here's some of the stuff Sparklecat was talking about...

Thanks BroodingSkill :)

the_ignored said:
Some of them would agree...

<~~from Sojourner...
http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?postid=1368153#post1368153
Yak, yak, yak for a bit, he does.

I wonder what he'd say now...
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She, not he. And I do wonder if she'd like to take those comments back now.


Quinn- nah, I'll be ok. It's obvious that they simply decided they don't want me as a member anymore, but couldn't find a reason to ban me. No post quoted in violation of the rules, the one who banned me adressing questions that I hadn't yet seen, posting a few times and then banning me with no response on my part, that sort of thing.

Plindboe- Thanks for the link, I've signed up.

Humphreys- I just might agree. Fundamentalist at least, I have no real problem with more liberal Christianity. But it was an amazing life lesson.

jcon- Some of the imagery is a little odd, yes. Covered by the blood of Jesus and such... disgusting image.

*grins at Marc* I do know of one person who complained because they didn't like my signature... I had three things in it. "Cogito," a Paine quote regarding how the only infidelity is in professing to believe what you do not, and a Martin Luther rant against reason.

Flaherty- I recall that. The rule against unbelievers posting in certain forums is rather new. Originally they could post anywhere, then it was pretty much anywhere so long as you're not debating, and then apparently it became at all. Someone called it the Sparklecat clause :D
 
sparklecat said:
They seem to be saying both that I've rejected God and cannot return and that I never was saved... doublethink at its finest.

Really, I do need to compile a list of things I said as a fundamentalist... it's sad, but shows quite clearly how much I was a part of it all.
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I remember you saying: "I get to have my cake and eat it too" ;)

If you have special threads in mind that you can't access, let me know. I still have an account.
 
Don't remember that at all... *shrugs*


No, actually, I've got most threads saved long before this that I wanted. I'm also in negotiations to get my PMs back, so I'll pick up the rest of them then. Thanks though :)
 
I used her account to post a request that I be allowed to retrieve my PMs (as well as a request that they leave the account alone, since it was borrowed)... the thread was deleted, and apparently the account has been banned now too.
 
Is it only me who cannot register on RR-BB? I keep getting "Please accept our apologies -- registration is temporarily disabled while we work to upgrade the system. Thank you for your patience!".
 
That's very interesting Calee. I wonder if this upgrade is specifically of the registration system...
 
sparklecat said:
Who knows, maybe someday I'll get the opportunity to debate old RR opponents where there's less moderation :D
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Sparklecat, I know the sense in which you meant the word, but it seems to me that the so-called moderators at RR in fact practice the exact opposite of moderation.

The banning is their loss, not yours. That bit about banning your mom's account is just plain chilling. The sudden "upgrade" seems strange but who knows.

IMO, anyone would be better off without such trouble as those folks.

:-S
 
What I said above about circling the wagons was supposed to be funny. But now I'm starting to get premonitions (and me a skeptic!) of these people going to live in a guarded compound in Waco, Texas or Johnstown in Belize, and making scary news headlines some day soon...
 
After reading the thread over there I think it was safe to say they were gunning for you. After all--this is like being a regular on a KKK forum and then announcing you're dating Louis Farrakhan.

I'm sure the mods discussed you amongst themselves & decided the best thing to do was to get rid of you.

It seemed like Becky started something to provoke you but at that point I think the decision had allready been made to ban you.

I agree with their right to ban people just because they feel like it---but they really need need to stop this "we welcome opposing opinions" crap. They obviously don't...........
 
Wrath of the Swarm said:
Question: where exactly is this "Apologetics" forum? I don't see it on their message board at all.
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You have to be a member to participate in apologetics, otherwise it does not even appear on your screen.
 
sparklecat said:
Also as a bit of shameless advertising, WinAce now has a board on his site where you can find me as well... and, of course, I'm here on JREF.
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I have just registered for WinAce's board under the name "Yahweh"...

Thanks for restoring my password sparklecat :)
 
plindboe said:
Hi sparkle,

if you want a good substitute for RR I recommend the boards at christianity.com. Many people there are as irrational and paranoid as the RR crowd, but at least they accept other people's points of view, even from people who are openly atheists. Give it a try. ;)

http://forums.christianity.com/
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i like these boards because everyone is so rational and logic rules everything! :D
 
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