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I'm kind of following you, but I'm not really interested in discussing the religious issues inherent in many wars from any particular viewpoint. In other words, I don't want to discuss Shia-Sunni violence as viewed from a Christian, Jewish or Hindu viewpoint. I just want to discuss the religious violence as viewed by the outside and from any/all religious viewpoints.

But I'll just skip it, since I'm not quite sure where it would "fit."

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Good, then do not bring it up outside of the Religious related Boards. Observance will show that no one Discusses religious points in any other Board other than Religious ones. If they do, then it should be an off topic as part of a non-religious Post in which they present their opinions or facts and not views from the Bible, Quran or Geta.

There is a General Religious Board that encompasses all Religions AND there are Threads there already Discussing the aspect of violence in Religion.

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I guess what I am not following is if you remove religion from war, you don't have the Iranian revolution, Osama's jihad, or Somalia. You are trying to separate religion from war. I'd think almost everyone would agree that generally they are intertwined (for good or bad).

That was precisely the point I made to LDS. It was she who attacked my moral position in why it was appropriate to attack Hiroshima. She asserted it is never "right" to have a child die during war.

The minute she brought up that it was not "right," it opens the door to the morality and, hence, the religious issues intertwined. But since you deleted the whole conversation that deals with whether it was "right" to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki on an Hiroshima and Nagasaki thread...

Ahh...it's not worth it. Just seems kind of off.

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The matter as I see it is very simple...

If you do not like how we run things here then just delete your account, it is as simple as that.

I am tired of having to explain every little issue with regards to Posting here over and over again.

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Well, it's likely to continue to reoccur because you and I do not think alike. What I see as directly relevant to a discussion, often times is viewed as completely off topic, e.g., religion considered off topic while discussing a Jihad.

I am certainly not trying to be a pain. But I also can't twist my thinking into a JB. All I can do is shrug when you delete posts based on the viewpoint of you or your moderators.

Is as it is. If you believe that makes me unfit to be here, then suggest away and I'll leave. Sounds like you might be suggesting it. It's your sand box. I'll honor your wish without complaint (other than to attempt to twist my logical reasoning to match yours).

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Tortdog, nobody pretends that you think like JB or any of the moderators. Definitely you assume way too much. What it really pisses off is the fact that we are explaining the rules we have but you CHOOSE to have a "but" for each one of them. These rules have been here LONG before you joined, so there is nothing "personal".

It is simply, we are not ASKING what you THINK about our rules and policies but merely pointing them out to you when you do not comply with those rules, whether you think is good or not, whether you agree with it or not is irrelevant, we are not asking for opinions. These are the rules of the boards we run. Simple as that, capisce?

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Pretty simple. And I do appreciate JB for pointing out WHY he deleted that entire conversation on whether the attack against Hiroshima and Nagasaki was just (or appropriate).

But why does he continue to suggest that I delete my account? It's as though he's begging me to.

*shrugs*

That's a rhetorical question, of course. But quite frankly, about every post I see from JB regarding a rule seems to come with it heightened frustration that people don't read the rules, understand the rules, or can't find things on the board.

*double shrug*

Edited: tortdog on 11th Sep, 2007 - 7:32pm

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Tortdog:

Because based on your replies, it is obvious you do not seem happy with our rules and policies and feel the need to discuss about them over and over as to "why this" or "why that" NOT because you do not understand the issue but because you do NOT agree. Fine. The issue is NOT the disagreement, the issue is whether you will listen to the guidance that is being provided to you or you would continue questioning our rules and policies over and over.

One thing we do not do in our community is to beg people to stay. If they do not like how we run the forum they are free to delete their account at anytime. The suggestion given by JB to you has been given to other members as well when we see the person just does not seem to want to "fit" in our Community and pretend to question every little decision or rule we make or what is worst do their own thing and then pretend nobody erase their posts or question something they have posted.

All the policies and rules of our Community applies to EVERY MEMBER. You are not the exception of the rule.