tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post8888620499791286614..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: OCA Synod issues updated social media guidelinesByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-36031962259757756812018-11-03T12:16:26.401-05:002018-11-03T12:16:26.401-05:00The ad hominem argument is always invalid and if y...The ad hominem argument is always invalid and if you think it is a good approach to determine a truth, then you are stu.......never mind. ��Bozo2Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391107531325048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-63838790213429788212018-11-02T08:23:23.096-05:002018-11-02T08:23:23.096-05:00Unknown if you can't debate a heterodox or her...Unknown if you can't debate a heterodox or heretic with respect without belittling I think you will have a problem convincing anyone of anything. Michael Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910016378835393764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-17594593373637566242018-11-01T23:20:49.163-05:002018-11-01T23:20:49.163-05:00"This is a good amount of all the discussion ..."This is a good amount of all the discussion online at the moment. Is the "truth" libeling? Does anyone who says this about "those papist Greeks" or "those wanna-be monastic Russians" think he's making something up?"<br /><br />-I think that this exactly is why these guidelines are necessary. There are some really ugly things said in the Orthodox internet spheres that warrant this sort of thing, especially when you have clergy saying it. The fact that it constitutes a significant portion of the discussion illustrates this.David B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12585542870280397211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-69027291540580328842018-11-01T21:31:37.947-05:002018-11-01T21:31:37.947-05:00"There may be comments on other churches, but..."There may be comments on other churches, but made only with respect and without ridiculing, defaming, or libeling them in any way"<br /><br />What room does this leave for debate with/commentary on heterodox christians? This all seems like too much micromanagement. I wonder if anyone under the age of 35 was involved in drafting these rules. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01007179684752977771noreply@blogger.com