AFF and New Members...it's sad!

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

Forum life is an adjustment for many and some have difficulty tolerating diverse views. That being said, I hope we do not needlessly offend anyone at Apostolic Friends Forum. I can honestly say, I love all who post here and would enjoy breaking bread with all in real life.

New members are always welcome, and we should eagerly embrace our new friends.

Sometimes that's true about difficulty tolerating diverse views. But I think by and large their difficulty is created more in the way we relate our view than in their difficulty tolerating our view itself.

While you and maybe some others don't ever overly offend I think that many do. Myself included sometimes. And I agree that AFF should be a place where we embrace new members as friends... or at least potential friends...

Anyways when a new member is offended we criticize them of not being tough enough to be here. It's like they are expected to be able to stand in the ring with us AFF heavyweights and trade blows and if they can't there must be something wrong with them. Well I think that some of us here may be a little too battle hardened sometimes. I think a little more understanding toward the new members would go a long way.