Venting - an editorial

Postby **Pastor Gary** » March 24th, 2008, 4:13 pm

I think I need to up the dosage on my blood pressure meds.

Someone posted here yesterday a veiled allegation against a COGOP Overseer, couched in the form of a question. It was, to my mind, an attempt to allow plausible deniability, and it smelled to high heaven.

In an email exchange with the poster, I informed them that the rumor/gossip/allegation was totally bogus --- I spoke directly with the Overseer about whom the allegation was made. I also asked that poster to please tell me who spread the rumor to them. My intent was to trace the mess all the way back to the source.

Gossip, rumor and slimy allegations are best dealt with directly.

The poster blew off my request and refuses to help me drive a stake into the heart of this nonsense, so I am left to speculate that (a) the poster may be the source of the rumor, or (b) they are protecting a close friend or family member who is the source.

People, this stuff is evil poison, and if you are part of such a whisper campaign you should be ashamed of yourself. The poster in question is hereby banned from Jude2, and s not welcome here.

If you come here making allegations, directly or indirectly, be prepared to back them up with hard facts, and be prepared to provide names, dates, places, and the source of your "information."

The management.

DeWayneTN · Postby **DeWayneTN** » March 25th, 2008, 3:33 am

Good call.

rough_rider · Postby **rough_rider** » March 25th, 2008, 5:21 am

AMEN!

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » March 25th, 2008, 5:27 am

Didn't see any of it, don't know what it's about, but brother, you are so right, thank you for being the man of God you are, and being quick to support a brother in Christ rather than tear down or allow to be torn down.

You have my deepest respect.

jessicacook · Postby **jessicacook** » March 25th, 2008, 8:11 am

DeWayneTN wrote:Good call.

Absolutely.

free · Postby **free** » March 25th, 2008, 10:33 am

This Virginan thanks you PG!

CantBCoy · Postby **CantBCoy** » March 25th, 2008, 2:45 pm

Bless you, Pastor Gary.

RamboPreacher · Postby **RamboPreacher** » March 25th, 2008, 2:47 pm

CantBCoy wrote:Bless you, Pastor Gary.

yup.
I thought it was interesting when I couldn't find anything about it on any news sites and from various Internet searches.

Susie Hamilton · Postby **Susie Hamilton** » March 25th, 2008, 2:51 pm

Good call Pastor Gary. Thank you.

dolfan · Postby **dolfan** » March 26th, 2008, 10:30 am

Unbeaten, untouched and unscored upon. WTG PG.

paul · Postby **paul** » March 26th, 2008, 5:41 pm

Thank you PG. A man of integrity as always.

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » March 27th, 2008, 9:47 am

Awesome. It SPEAKS LOUD.

*sigh* IF ONLY we could do this locally the same way... regardless of person or religious political status.

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » March 27th, 2008, 10:06 am

MacUser wrote:Awesome. It SPEAKS LOUD.

*sigh* IF ONLY we could do this locally the same way... regardless of person or religious political status.

We can, it's more if we WILL thats the problem.

MacUser · Postby **MacUser** » March 27th, 2008, 11:16 am

Pastor Bill wrote:
MacUser wrote:Awesome. It SPEAKS LOUD.

*sigh* IF ONLY we could do this locally the same way... regardless of person or religious political status.

We can, it's more if we WILL thats the problem.

We could TRY.. my brother.. but you and I both know embedded money combined with political religious status is extremely hard to divorce. The roots are deep.

Pastor Bill · Postby **Pastor Bill** » March 27th, 2008, 1:01 pm

Depending on what you mean by "locally" in a local church, it really just depends on the local church, we don't have that problem, we've had a couple families that have been here for years, and at times someone has not agreed with the direction we were going, but it hasn't stopped us.

If you are talking more on a state level than local church, then yes there are more that are ingrained that way, but that all depends on how the SO follows that or works against it.

Jude 2