CathyInBlue Shootered??? (Also, what's for breakfast??)

[IndyDave1776]

I agree. I have chosen not to participate much in those threads. For one, I am not a religious scholar--quoting and counter-quoting bible verses and expounding on their meanings is not my forte; secondly and, as far as INGO is concerned, such threads are not so important to discussing the issues of the day. It has been interesting reading some peoples' interpretations of various verses but I can see why INGO had previously had a 0-tolerance policy. It seems like when it comes to talking about religion, especially along the lines of whether it's foolish to be faithful or not, folks just can't help but to be nasty from time to time. It seems to me, for the over welming time the policy has been changed, INGOers have been far more respectful to each other, on both sides, than I could have imagined (until last night, apparently).

I like the change. More speech is better...even the stuff I find repugnant.

ETA: It appears the curfuffle may have been in this thread.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...s-discussion-public-displays-religiosity.html

I am with you here. While most of the time I can hold my own, I don't enjoy debating religion in the adversarial sense. I do enjoy being able to have a thoughtful discussion with people of assorted backgrounds which is thought-provoking and expands my understanding of others. Once again, nothing anyone else believes is going to harm me (well, unless they engage in ritual cannibalism or something). As a consequence, I see no need to be hostile about it.

 

[warthog]

so Shooter means banned? Never knew that. I've been "shootered" a few times so lets hope she is allowed back like I was...

 

[Expat]

She's mentioned before that if she were even temp-banned, she'd never return.

She seems like she would be a person of her word. If that is what she has said in the past, i would assume she will not be back.

 

[churchmouse]

She seems like she would be a person of her word. If that is what she has said in the past, i would assume she will not be back.

Well, if one crosses the lines set up in open forum and gets set in the corner for it I see no reason for total butt hurt.
To say such a thing is to put yourself out front of the pack. I can and will make no mistakes. We all make them.
She pushes the boundary's a bit here and there not un-like others.

I will miss her incite. She is very intelligent.

That said, I would welcome her back.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Well, if one crosses the lines set up in open forum and gets set in the corner for it I see no reason for total butt hurt.
To say such a thing is to put yourself out front of the pack. I can and will make no mistakes. We all make them.
She pushes the boundary's a bit here and there not un-like others.

I will miss her incite. She is very intelligent.

That said, I would welcome her back.

Absolutely.

 

[Alpo]

My first thought on the religion threads:

 

[churchmouse]

My first thought on the religion threads:

Hold that thought..........Not over yet.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

First day I saw those open religious threads it reminded me of that old movie punch line, "...the book - to serve man! ...it's a trap! ...it's a COOK book!!!".

 

[Birds Away]

I hope she returns. A month seems like a long cooling off period.

 

[HoughMade]

While I take my relationship with God seriously,

One thing I don't take seriously in online forum arguments. Don't know what happened there, but I think some light-heartedness and stepping away if you feel yourself getting too wound up may avoid a lot of issues. The old self-effacing chuckle has probably saved more than a few bans.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

From the funny pic thread:

 

[DoggyDaddy]

From the funny pic thread:

 

[churchmouse]

First day I saw those open religious threads it reminded me of that old movie punch line, "...the book - to serve man! ...it's a trap! ...it's a COOK book!!!".

Twilite Zone.

 

[bwframe]

 

[T.Lex]

The Crying Game

AKA - the movie that had WAY more than you were expecting.

 

[Expat]

Well, if one crosses the lines set up in open forum and gets set in the corner for it I see no reason for total butt hurt.
To say such a thing is to put yourself out front of the pack. I can and will make no mistakes. We all make them.
She pushes the boundary's a bit here and there not un-like others.

I will miss her insight. She is very intelligent.

That said, I would welcome her back.

Made a slight correction for you. The original actually made me chuckle given the topic :-)

 

[churchmouse]

Made a slight correction for you. The original actually made me chuckle given the topic :-)

Darn Grammar Nazi's...........

I actually misspelled it close to your fix and the spell check pushed that one.

 

[Bfish]

While I take my relationship with God seriously,

One thing I don't take seriously in online forum arguments. Don't know what happened there, but I think some light-heartedness and stepping away if you feel yourself getting too wound up may avoid a lot of issues. The ols self-effacing chuckle has probably saved more than a few bans.

This is pretty much how I feel... I will talk to any INGO member here about religion over coffee or at the range, but on the forum I would prefer to just let it be. I have ventured in and read a bit but I don't know that I've ever posted. I try to stay out of it. On the internet you cannot in my opinion have a "real" conversation with someone and they cannot know me for the person I am and I can't see them...
So in how I look at it religion can wait at least for me. I've also developed some thick skin and the ability to smile at a lot when it comes to talking to people about this sort of thing just because of demeanor and all I've encountered with it over the years. Religion can challenge people to their very being and I can see why they get all stirred up over it.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I've always liked Cathy, and I hope she comes back.

This forum is a lot smarter and a little bit more funny/quirky/interesting with her in it.

 

[femurphy77]

I'm a new member and have read way more than I've posted, but have frequented Internet forums for many years, even moderate one. I got my hand smacked for something I thought was ridiculous a while back. I have a fairly good idea what goes into moderating a forum of this size, and I understand it's your sandbox, but at the same time, sometimes I think the mods should grow some thicker skin.

I don't really believe it's the mods so much as we do have some PC whiners, even on a gun forum. You know what they say about squeaky bearings? I'd bet a lot of the hand slapping is the result of someone getting their panties bunched and then *****ing about it long enough and loud enough for someone to hear and finally succumb to their wishes!