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final rebuke to
Messian Dread
FROM THE CRC
ARCHIVE ON CHRISTAFARIANISM |
A
final rebuke to Messian Dread:
This letter is for the individual that calls
himself "Messian Dread" and all of
those that have read his bitter posts and
writings . We at LionofZion.com apologize to
all of those that have been hurt, offended
or belittled by his irrational and often
vicious posts throughout the years. We are
sorry that you have been wounded by this
individual's sharp words.
We have attempted to fix this problem many
times. In this forum, we have always tried
to foster a friendly environment where
individuals can discuss without being
disrespected or belittled. As the
administrator of this board (a
responsibility that I do not take lightly),
I am again being bombarded with a host of
phone and e-mail complaints about this
person. Given this, we are forced to take
action once again. Before we made any
decisions we first wanted to do some
research. After studying various posts and
all of our computer files full of arguments
and complaints over this individual, we have
come to the following conclusion: over the
last 6 years, this person has been a divider
and not a uniter. My records shows that he
has been rebuked both publicly and privately
for his marijuana use, his compromising
blend of Rastafarianism and Christianity
(though up until recently he refused to call
himself a Christian).
His divisiveness has gotten him banned from
this forum before. But in an attempt to give
him grace, Mark Mohr encouraged the then
webmaster to reinstate him. This was a big
mistake.
A leopard cannot change its spots nor can a
scorpion withhold its sting--and you my
friend have stung far too many people for us
to idly stand by. This is not your final
warning, you received that many years ago.
You have been e-mailed, called, posted,
edited and banned and yet you still continue
to start your fires in our backyard. This
will stop today. We have always encouraged
freedom of speech in these forums and wanted
to create a safe environment where people
can reason in peace. Yet there has been
little peace in your unreasonable posts. We
refuse to throw our pearls before you any
longer.
This is not a conspiracy, you have made far
too many enemies with your slanderous words
and illegal misuse of individual's posts and
copyrighted material. We know that you have
serious contentions with the faith of
Evangelical Christians, as we do yours. But
we do not go on your website's forum
condemning your marijuana smoking or your
Rastafarian claims, nor do we wish for you
to post on LionofZion.com your propaganda
that contradicts the very foundations of our
Judeo Christian belief system. All of the
moderators and I refuse to listen to the
wayward bantering of a self proclaimed
Rastafarian Christian (a curious phrase say
the least).
We do acknowledge that there are certain
self proclaimed Rastas that deny the
divinity of Rastafari and believe that Jesus
is Lord. We praise God for these brothers
and sisters in the Lord that have seen the
truth. So yes, some rastas may be Christians
and some Christians do consider themselves
rastas. On this point we can agree and we
apologize for lumping all Rastafarians into
the category of "Selassie
Worshipers". Yet this concession comes
no where close to justifying Messian Dreads
approach.
If this was simply one conflict we would
forgive you, but again, this is a pattern
that must be broken. This should not be a
problem because you recently e-mailed me
stating that you will "no longer post
on this forum," further threatening to
post your endless monologue on your
website's forum. This is great! I am so glad
that you have your own forum to post in so
that you won't go through withdrawals and
try to come back here under another name.
But you wouldn't do that, after all, as a
believer in Kristos (as you call Him), you
must be a man of your word. So let's work
this out like reasonable adults; I (The
administrator) won't go to your forum and
you will no longer come to ours.
This should be an easy out for you--you
can't seem to agree with what we stand for
as reggae loving Christians, so simply LEAVE
and please don't come back unless you are
truly willing to repent of the things that
you have been rebuked of over the years. I
am sorry to make this rebuke public, but
that is what we are called to do according
to Matthew 18 and 1st Corinthian 5.
As I have digested this matter for some
time, I am reminded of Jude 1:18-19 that
says;
"In the last times there will be
scoffers who will follow their own ungodly
desires. These are the men who divide you,
who follow mere natural instincts and do not
have the Spirit."
This is not to say that you do not have the
Spirit, only God knows that. But if you do,
reveal this by love, grace and a respect for
our wishes as brothers and sisters in
Christ--leave this forum. You have your own
forum, feel free to malign our names and
Evangelical doctrines in it all that you
want. You have your own platform--use it. We
expect nothing less. Lastly, we thank you
for the controversy that you have given to
our ministry as it has only been used by God
to spread His truth even further. Even your
misused out-of-context quotes contain
profound truths about the kingdom of God
that cannot be ignored by rational readers.
Christafarians (if there is such a thing)
know the truth when they hear it and can
smell a skunk in the room no matter how much
it hides.
The administration of lionofzion.com
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POSTED: July 14th, 2005, 6:42am
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profit to those who have expressed a prior
interest in receiving the included
information for research and educational
purposes. The CRC has no affiliation
whatsoever with the originator of the
articles nor is The CRC endorsed or
sponsored by the originator.
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