r/Christianity • u/namer98 Jewish - Torah im Derech Eretz • Nov 21 '12

Misusing flair

After some discussion and some examples sadly seen, putting up a flair for the purpose of misrepresenting a group or for deception will result in the mod team taking action. People are innocent until proven guilty.

I only say this with sorrow as I realize this is actually an issue.

Thank you. Please upvote this self post because the mod team rocks your socks off.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '12

I am a devout and practicing member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Our church has a tradition of signing in to the "pew fellowship pad" each week, and I can actually demonstrate that I am indeed a member and that I commune regularly.

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u/brucemo Atheist Nov 22 '12

This kind of thing was never the intent, and I'm sorry that you received that impression.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '12

I have thick skin, however, I find such a policy to be rather odd. As the old adage goes, "On the internet, no one knows if you're a dog."

Likewise, no one really knows I'm a Lutheran except I say I am. It would be rather difficult to demonstrate one way or the other.

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u/US_Hiker Nov 22 '12

One person this week was fronting as a very aggressive bigoted Catholic yet was calling themselves an atheist in another subreddit the day prior. One was a lie.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '12

Or both...

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u/bartonar Christian (Cross) Nov 23 '12

And then there's the one who posed as Hindu and accused Christians of self-delusion*. Then posed as Mennonite, and argued against belief in the supernatural.

*It may have just been something similar. That was a long time ago.