Sherman does a fine job.
It isn't our job to agree on every mod action at every point, but pressed and on this one I absolutely do. Stuu has made a long habit out of intentional disrespect aimed at the Holy in violation of the rules he signed off on when he established his account. He's not on vacation because he's unaware of the line between honest, direct difference and a pointlessly aimed insult.
Stuu has received infractions for blasphemy seventeen times during his time as a member. Cattyfan, one of the more generous mods in the history of TOL, hit him with two of those, Knight eight, Delmar three. Sherman has given him two, with Poly and ebenez rounding it out.
He's had this particular warning and infraction since 09, plenty of time to understand and work out what is and isn't permissible.
Elsewhere I spoke about pride and how it blinds us. I think Stuu is as proud of his want of faith as anyone could be of anything and it blinds him, not to the line here, but to caring whether he crosses it.
Stuu should be welcomed and cared for, witnessed to and met with Christian love, but love isn't license for any behavior that suits him and he's old enough to understand that lesson. Hopefully, at some point he'll stay within the lines...It's beneficial to those without God to keep them from voicing a thing that can only distract them from serious consideration of God.
And that, ultimately and bells and whistles aside, is why TOL exists, why any of us who love God should be engaged with those who are outside of its understanding.
It isn't our job to agree on every mod action at every point, but pressed and on this one I absolutely do. Stuu has made a long habit out of intentional disrespect aimed at the Holy in violation of the rules he signed off on when he established his account. He's not on vacation because he's unaware of the line between honest, direct difference and a pointlessly aimed insult.
Stuu has received infractions for blasphemy seventeen times during his time as a member. Cattyfan, one of the more generous mods in the history of TOL, hit him with two of those, Knight eight, Delmar three. Sherman has given him two, with Poly and ebenez rounding it out.
He's had this particular warning and infraction since 09, plenty of time to understand and work out what is and isn't permissible.
Elsewhere I spoke about pride and how it blinds us. I think Stuu is as proud of his want of faith as anyone could be of anything and it blinds him, not to the line here, but to caring whether he crosses it.
Stuu should be welcomed and cared for, witnessed to and met with Christian love, but love isn't license for any behavior that suits him and he's old enough to understand that lesson. Hopefully, at some point he'll stay within the lines...It's beneficial to those without God to keep them from voicing a thing that can only distract them from serious consideration of God.
And that, ultimately and bells and whistles aside, is why TOL exists, why any of us who love God should be engaged with those who are outside of its understanding.