Everyone's Apostolic: A Word of Caution

[Rhoni]

I think you guys suffer from paranoia...

[timlan2057]

Well, I'll repeat a post too and here's my big concern.

I WAS around long enough to notice this:

An invitation has to come from an existing member.

I guess they figured that would keep the riff-raff out but all it takes is one to start an avalanche, since Dan A sent ME an invitation.

It amuses me, really. I wonder what some folks are afraid of.

I WAS around long enough to notice that while open discussion is not tolerated, they DO tolerate 40-something year old pentecostal horn dog men sending "friends requests to young women 25 years younger than they are.

I notice my daughter had a "friends request" from some 42 year old pentecostal-preacher-swept-back-hair looking dude from Oklahoma.

My daughter is levelheaded and I trust her implicitly - heck, she's 18 now and not a minor but I'm still her father and still paranoid-protective of her.

I would beat the living tar out of anyone who took advantage of her.

"Apostolic" board or not - there's something obscene to me about 42 year old men sending "friends requests" to 18 year old girls.

So maybe certain parents - especially of minor children - better be concerned about who's trolling there on that nice "apostolic" board that bans people like me.

Now I can understand your concern PP, for the "social engineering" aspect. I don't personally care because my daughter has "nothing to lose" and frankly, while she remains pentecostal, DOES take with a grain of salt what is said, thinks for herself and does not swallow hook, line and sinker everything some overweight backwater pentecostal preacher spits and screams from some pulpit.

So she has "nothing to lose" since dad is not a preacher.

But yeah, I could see where this could be used with a motive of indictment in mind.

You know for sure that happens.

However, I do find it ironic that while open discussion of pentecostal history is apparently not welcome - middle-aged men trolling to be friends with teenaged young women is.

Now I'm not saying that every 42 year old man who sends a friends request to an 18 year old girl is a rapist or a molester.

BUT ... he's at least some guy with a fantasy of getting him a young chick. I'll say that without apology.

Of course you expect that on Myspace.

But some people believe nothing like that could happen on an "apostolic" board.

Parents, if you have minor children on there, you'd better be just as cautious as you are with Myspace or any other "worldly" networking site.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

It's more than that.

It's dangerous.

It would be like having all of our kids under the governance of a conservative idealogue.

Pastor Poster, I'm not saying that you are wrong entirely; however, I know people personally on this new network, trust me, it's not all conservative. Going by the "appearances" of some of the users, I'd say there are some liberals there as well. I bet most of them are moderates though.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by timlan2057

Well, I'll repeat a post too and here's my big concern.

I WAS around long enough to notice this:



Now I can understand your concern PP, for the "social engineering" aspect. I don't personally care because my daughter has "nothing to lose" and frankly, while she remains pentecostal, DOES take with a grain of salt what is said, thinks for herself and does not swallow hook, line and sinker everything some overweight backwater pentecostal preacher spits and screams from some pulpit.

So she has "nothing to lose" since dad is not a preacher.

But yeah, I could see where this could be used with a motive of indictment in mind.

You know for sure that happens.

However, I do find it ironic that while open discussion of pentecostal history is apparently not welcome - middle-aged men trolling to be friends with teenaged young women is.

Now I'm not saying that every 42 year old man who sends a friends request to an 18 year old girl is a rapist or a molester.

BUT ... he's at least some guy with a fantasy of getting him a young chick. I'll say that without apology.

Of course you expect that on Myspace.

But some people believe nothing like that could happen on an "apostolic" board.

Parents, if you have minor children on there, you'd better be just as cautious as you are with Myspace or any other "worldly" networking site.

Good post.

[rgcraig]

Does it bother anyone else that their banner left out the apostrophe?

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Does it bother anyone else that their banner left out the apostrophe?

What do you mean?

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

What do you mean?

They have "Everyones Connected" instead of Everyone's Connected"

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by timlan2057

Well, I'll repeat a post too and here's my big concern.

I WAS around long enough to notice this:



Now I can understand your concern PP, for the "social engineering" aspect. I don't personally care because my daughter has "nothing to lose" and frankly, while she remains pentecostal, DOES take with a grain of salt what is said, thinks for herself and does not swallow hook, line and sinker everything some overweight backwater pentecostal preacher spits and screams from some pulpit.

So she has "nothing to lose" since dad is not a preacher.

But yeah, I could see where this could be used with a motive of indictment in mind.

You know for sure that happens.

However, I do find it ironic that while open discussion of pentecostal history is apparently not welcome - middle-aged men trolling to be friends with teenaged young women is.

Now I'm not saying that every 42 year old man who sends a friends request to an 18 year old girl is a rapist or a molester.

BUT ... he's at least some guy with a fantasy of getting him a young chick. I'll say that without apology.

Of course you expect that on Myspace.

But some people believe nothing like that could happen on an "apostolic" board.

Parents, if you have minor children on there, you'd better be just as cautious as you are with Myspace or any other "worldly" networking site.

Excellent post.

I have told every adult in our church to never, ever be alone with a minor child that is not their own. I suppose that would extend to internet posting as well.

We live in a sick world.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

I think you guys suffer from paranoia...

Sure we do, Rhoni.

I seem to remember a huge controversy over some of your posts that certain members of your family raised a ruckus over.

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

You weren't saying that when someone contacted your pastor.

They didn't do it from another forum...they did it from NFCF, aka, AFF. There is no safe place; all one can do is be careful and have safeguards in place. Hire the Mafia, or the posse