Analytics Banned! Response to Post-Ban Questions

[_CaliforniaKid]

Actually they're not throwing God under the bus. They believe that whatever God does must necessarily be good and virtuous, and therefor by "blaming" God for something, they are accepting that despite whatever appearances or smells a given thing may carry with it, it must be good and virtuous because God did it.

My thoughts exactly. This just the angel with a flaming sword all over again.

[_consiglieri]

I am sorry to hear you were banned, Analytics. You are one of my favorite posters.

I went home teaching last night and asked an aged, pretty groovy, couple if they had heard about the Randy Bott hooplah. They hadn't.

So I filled them in.

When I was reciting the explanation Professor Bott used for why blacks weren't given the Priesthood, the sister literally did a slow and sustained palm slap to her forehead.

I told her the Church didn't want dose black folk gettin' Democrat car keys too early cuz dey might abuse 'em. Heck, dat's why we kep 'em at the back o' da bus in da fist place. To keep 'em away fom da steerin' wheel.

We all agreed the Church should just say they were wrong, issue an official apology, and move on.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_Analytics]

I am sorry to hear you were banned, Analytics. You are one of my favorite posters.

Thanks Consig. It was just from that one thread. I get along pretty good over there with the mods, so on the rare occassions i get into trouble I need to accentuate it to maintain my MD cred.

The irony is that my criticism on this one is 100% constructive. Lots of members already think the ban was man-made, and lots of others say "I don't know" so broadly they are clearly open to the idea. Those members get along just fine. So why not take a stand this time, admit whose to blame, and move on?

[_harmony]

I went home teaching last night and asked an aged, pretty groovy, couple if they had heard about the Randy Bott hooplah. They hadn't.

I rest my case. The average member, especially the average member outside of the Zion Curtain, knows nothing about the whole Bott hoopla.

[_ldsfaqs]

According to MA&DB's "quality" standards, I think you were thread banned for a good reason.

Saying the Church "intentionally" is being immoral frankly crosses the line in respectful discussion.

Thus, your claim of illegitimate banning is "denied". Sorry, your behavior doesn't qualify as respectful discussion.

[_harmony]

According to MA&DB's "quality" standards, I think you were thread banned for a good reason.

Saying the Church "intentionally" is being immoral frankly crosses the line in respectful discussion.

Thus, your claim of illegitimate banning is "denied". Sorry, your behavior doesn't qualify as respectful discussion.

And you would know. Ri-i-i-i-i-ight.

[_ldsfaqs]

According to MA&DB's "quality" standards, I think you were thread banned for a good reason.

Saying the Church "intentionally" is being immoral frankly crosses the line in respectful discussion.

Thus, your claim of illegitimate banning is "denied". Sorry, your behavior doesn't qualify as respectful discussion.

And you would know. Ri-i-i-i-i-ight.

I do know..... Just because I choose HERE to call your all's immorality for what it is, doesn't mean I don't know what respectful discussion is. I did it for YEARS at FAIR/MA&DB before they banned me. I've been doing it for years other places on the internet, with those who are quality people and not immoral anti-mormons.

See, you should learn the difference between a person condemning evil, and a person actually doing evil. I condemn the evil I see done. I don't actually do evil myself.

Bush is not evil for going to war against evil.
A cop is not evil for using violence against the violent.
A good citizen bystander is not evil for using violence against someone committing violence against another.
Likewise, I'm not in the wrong for calling your wrong evil.

FAIR/MA&DB was/is great because you could have respectful discussions without having to call people evil. People were/are required to be respectful or be banned. However, sadly of late they've entered into unrighteous dominion and seem to be mentally and morally unstable whoever the mods are there, but still, facts are facts.

There is NO respectful discussion here..... That's why almost in every post I make, I call you all on your actions.
Thus, you falsely assume that "I'm" the bad guy here, when it fact it's YOU.....
Don't be immoral, and I wouldn't call you it.

[_Equality]

There is NO respectful discussion here..... That's why almost in every post I make, I call you all on your actions.
Thus, you falsely assume that "I'm" the bad guy here, when it fact it's YOU.....
Don't be immoral, and I wouldn't call you it.

By "here," of course, you are referring to what is contained in the four corners of your own posts. With that I agree.

[_Analytics]

According to MA&DB's "quality" standards, I think you were thread banned for a good reason.

Saying the Church "intentionally" is being immoral frankly crosses the line in respectful discussion.

Thus, your claim of illegitimate banning is "denied". Sorry, your behavior doesn't qualify as respectful discussion.

I didn't say the Church was intentionally being immoral. I said it was intentionally being ambiguous.

I never claimed being banned from that thread was illegitimate. I don’t even think that way. There is never anything legitimate or illegitimate about them running the board as they see fit. It’s their private gig. If they think I’m done with a thread, that’s their call to make.

I didn't bring this conversation here to complain about the moderators--I brought here to continue the discussion.

[_why me]

As an example of harm it has done, the Church harmed many of its members recently by not issuing a definitive statement on the origins of the priesthood ban. By being intentionally ambiguous in its statements and allowing members to believe that the ban was the expressed will of God, the church causes racist attitudes to fester among its members.

You were banned because you were disrespectful of the GAs. This is why you were banned from the thread.

The LDS church is not in a popularity contest nor is it in it to placate all former Mormons as miss taken wishes it to do by offering a formal apology.

You deserved to be banned from the thread. And you know it.

Most nonmormons who do not have a chip on their shoulder could not care less if Mormons had a priesthood ban.