tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4352097131672646097..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Information and the control of its distribution....Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-10460943660817015892011-10-30T00:41:31.747-05:002011-10-30T00:41:31.747-05:00I do not agree with Phillip that blogs have anythi...I do not agree with Phillip that blogs have anything to do with the Mutual Consolation and Conversation of the Brethren.<br /><br />Not too long ago I was asked by a member of the current LCMS administration to remove a post from my blog. I complied and removed the post.<br /><br />I was also slandered by the Publisher of CPH, who refused to respond to any contact after he banned me from his blog. Then, when I reposted my question on my own blog, he banned me from his Facebook page and a Facebook group. Still no response.Timothy C. Schenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11770741345144496175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-16827150157652232132011-10-29T21:14:33.671-05:002011-10-29T21:14:33.671-05:00Pastor Peters wrote: "My concern has been he...Pastor Peters wrote: "My concern has been heightened because some have issued public or private warnings to the bloggers and some of these have come through official or semi-official channels."<br /><br />I wonder whether or not it is even possible for the owner of a blog to remain anonymous. How can District or Synodical officials try to shut you down if they do not even know your true identity?<br /><br />Keep up the good work, Pastor Peters! Synod tried to silence Todd Wilken, but Issues, Etc. is now more popular than ever! Confessional Lutherans need all the whistleblowers they can get.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04118146314752963243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-57991470186702865372011-10-29T12:45:27.111-05:002011-10-29T12:45:27.111-05:00Anonymous posters do have a particular responsibil...Anonymous posters do have a particular responsibility to substantiate claims they make with references or links. This is especially true when including short excerpts from not readily obvious books or articles, so that readers can, if they so choose, track down the reference to verify the context of the excerpt. It is not useful for an anonymous poster to report gossip and unsubstantiated inside information, which violates the 8th commandment.<br /><br />Personal opinions, particularly about individuals, need to be clearly identified as such and not packaged with weasel words so that the anonymous writer can waffle if questioned about what he said. And if an anonymous (or not) poster is questioned about a claim he made or a reference for it, it is in poor form, and evaporates the poster's credibility, to respond with evasive ad hominems and red herring wisecracks.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-69639695664609576502011-10-29T09:16:14.242-05:002011-10-29T09:16:14.242-05:00For the love of peat, keep blogging, Pastor!!!For the love of peat, keep blogging, Pastor!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-16696840932470307942011-10-28T21:56:18.449-05:002011-10-28T21:56:18.449-05:00I appreciate that you allow us to
make anonymous c...I appreciate that you allow us to<br />make anonymous comments. Some blogs<br />really get uptight and ban all of<br />the anonymous comments. A comment<br />should be judged on its merits and<br />not on the name behind it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-57491658175325975882011-10-28T18:16:58.053-05:002011-10-28T18:16:58.053-05:00Pastor Peters,
I think you have a most excellent...Pastor Peters, <br /><br />I think you have a most excellent blog and want to encourage you to keep writing. <br /><br />It is disturbing to read that you are getting criticized by "official" or "semi-official" channels. Blogs such as yours are simply a modern platform for the "mutual conversation and consolation of the brethren" which our Lutheran Confessions (Smalcald Articles) commend as a means by which the Holy Spirit builds up His church. <br /><br />Families communicate. If someone has a problem with this, I have a problem with them. The Church should not be a place where people are afraid to speak. To squelch dissent is uncharitable at best and cultish at worst. There should always be room for brotherly exchange of ideas and opinions among us. <br /><br />God bless you sharing your thoughts and experiences with us. I have learned much from them over the past couple of years and hope I will continue to enjoy reading your perspectives. You are a kind, wise pastor who has much to offer all of us. <br /><br />So, please, keep it up! :)Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715953453920138624noreply@blogger.com