Three people have recently come onto the Board and instead of being ignored have come close to succeeding in creating flame wars, which was all that was intended.
One was so malicious that he hid behind 'Anonymous' or 'Anon'. This "gotcha'" resulted in our losing most, if not all, of our teens.
Another used the excuse that '"you" caused the problem. All I could do get outraged and keep on keeping on. I was not worried in the least who get hurt. [my interpretation]'
Now, we have still another who has come onboard concerned with sex and nothing else. It started with an inappropriate comment concerning an erection on a nude beach. He also indicated that many nudists, men and women, become sexually inactive, 'because the human body no longer has any mysteries to it, nor does its revelation any longer stimulate them.'
The trap was 'Opinions and reactions ....'. Unfortunately, many of us walked into it.
Each time that someone responded, he twisted their intent. He kept on with the train of thought that sex is the driving force in love.
He got all concerned with individuals who have suffered spinal cord injuries. Some of these people are able to achieve orgasms. This had nothing to with Christian Naturism.
The entire set of posts by this person dealt with gratuitous sex. Such has nothing to do with Christian Naturism.
The tone from this person was very contemptuous. Every post was one of 'upsmanship'. No answer from a 'regular' was allowed to pass as being qualified. Each post got an 'educational [my term]' response.
'The strong lead the weak.' Sounds a whole lot like socialism and communism. Translation - survival of the fittest. What relationship does that have to Christian Naturism, other than to cause dissension and discord??
As to "David's" bona fides, I have no way to evaluate; nor, do I need to. I will accept his statement that he was/has been and/or is still a missionary of 30 years. However, there was no communion of spirit to spirit. There has been almost instantaneous such communion with many others on this Forum.
As Nearing FourScore has pointed out, this Forum has changed:: 'It is just an observation, but it seems to me, that the posting on this website have changed during the past month. That is okay, but the discussions are not for me. What I found here when I first posted was a sense of a loving and supportive family, but as they say change is the only constant.' This type of change is undesirable.
Folks, please evaluate this type of poster/[impostor] before responding. All such wolves want two things [1] to create discord and [2] to get responses which feed their egos.
{{{{{those who really want this Forum to continue to function as envisioned by Boyd}}}}}
I guess your comments summarized it all, Kuzen. I just couldn't follow it all and gave up. No way I wanted to respond to what was going on. In wartime, we were all taught to hit the floor and be quiet. That seems to be what happened. You don't lob a grenade back unless you know where to throw it. We non-com types didn't even wear grenades to throw them.
Hope the teens come back. It was probably way too much for them.
Yes, I agree, the board has changed over the last month but I think if we center on the topics at hand, namely God and Naturism with love, there is a chance to renew the family atmosphere that many of us miss.
K, Actually I am not a wolf, but a Christian missionary, and do have sincere questions to ntaurialists. I am one as well, you know but maybe not exactly the type you have formed into. Variety is the spice of life, and the Lord does allow us to differ. I am on a lot of Christian Boards, and do rtend to ask honest questions to see how people respond. And as far as I know, asking whether nudity increases or decreases men's and women's sexuality is an honest question. Has no one ever mentioned that very basic question before ????
I thought displaying ones sex organs would be somehow sexual in nature, is it not ? And are not most people aroused by seeing the beauty of God's creation ? To me these are not questions of a wolf.
And no where did the discussion get out of hand and disrespectful, except where some poster accused me falsely of being negative and lustful.
So if referring to me, as obviously you were do be straight forward and mention me by name, so I can respond with respect and in full.
Since David seems to ignore the real issues here, Christianity and how it relates to Naturism, I suggest we ignore him and maybe he will leave.
Admittedly not a very loving thing to do but when Christ sent out his diciples, he told them when they were rejected, to shake the dust of the town off their feet and not look back.
Even though my response gets deleted over and over again, instead of ignoring sincere questions, why not answer them as they would make you stronger in the FAITH. Amen ?
