It is sad that somebody can talk about God Will on this way.
For me God is Supreme Being which essence is MERCY (Love). All atoms in this Universe are linked together by power of His Mercy. And his Mercy is essence of our lives.
This world is pervaded with much kind of fears; and fears are motors for all kind of destructive aggressiveness. It can’t be different with fear of God – it is just another generator of anxiety which – in its worst form – can break forth in a similar way as this tragedy in Virginia Tech campus.
We need to trust to God with all our hearts. We need to know that He is ALWAYS our Savior. When we turn back on Him, there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED for Him to punish us, becaus...

It is sad that somebody can talk about God Will on this way.
For me God is Supreme Being which essence is MERCY (Love). All atoms in this Universe are linked together by power of His Mercy. And his Mercy is essence of our lives.
This world is pervaded with much kind of fears; and fears are motors for all kind of destructive aggressiveness. It can’t be different with fear of God – it is just another generator of anxiety which – in its worst form – can break forth in a similar way as this tragedy in Virginia Tech campus.
We need to trust to God with all our hearts. We need to know that He is ALWAYS our Savior. When we turn back on Him, there is ABSOLUTELY NO NEED for Him to punish us, because we are alone who punish ourselves more than enough with this kind of blindness.
There is cosmic law of cause and effect (karmic law), which definitely is present in all our events, but we are – with our activities – who drive this law on one way or another: “As you sow so you shall reap.”
To learn some proper lesson for future it is extremely important to find out on which way this cosmic law of cause and effect expressed itself through tragedy in Virginia Tech campus. I think this is complicated and painful story which extend back on the beginning of American history and even deeper into turbulent history of humanity…

Lordthor
I just expressed my thoughts and I suppose this is my right on “clipmarks”, unless this site is your private property…?
By the way I don’t belong to any religion; my thoughts have their roots into old esoteric tradition and into my own observations and meditation. I am sorry if you experienced this so horribly offensive for you. Maybe the problem is that I don’t offer you any crazy, crispy news, but only “boring empty thinking”.
You know, I am a little older than I look on my picture and I like to search for deeper meanings of everyday things and events, obviously just the opposite of you. But I am not angry on you at all, just a little sad. You are obviously very young person. Fast...

Lordthor
I just expressed my thoughts and I suppose this is my right on “clipmarks”, unless this site is your private property…?
By the way I don’t belong to any religion; my thoughts have their roots into old esoteric tradition and into my own observations and meditation. I am sorry if you experienced this so horribly offensive for you. Maybe the problem is that I don’t offer you any crazy, crispy news, but only “boring empty thinking”.
You know, I am a little older than I look on my picture and I like to search for deeper meanings of everyday things and events, obviously just the opposite of you. But I am not angry on you at all, just a little sad. You are obviously very young person. Fast on your trigger…
I know I can’t get many pops on my way, but I am not here for collecting pops, I am here for only one purpose - asking for any possible help related to this horrible fact:
"Maitreya, you can be sure, will face humanity squarely with the continuing need to end the catastrophe that occurs every day: 35,000 people die of starvation in a world of plenty. Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year that catastrophe goes on and on. It is time to face this tragic situation for millions of people and end it for ever."...
Is this offensive for you too…? Well, I don’t know. Your Highness Lord Thor - I wish you happy grows up!

egoldstein

fyi to anyone reading this clip. i just banned lordthor from this site.
his comments - and all comments like this - won't be tolerated on
clipmarks. i had banned him once before and changed my mind after he
apologized. this is it...not changing my mind.

"..his comments - and all comments like this - won't be tolerated on my clipmarks"
By "his comments" do you mean "his viewpoint?".
I'm sad to see that you're playing Big Brother to what could have been a great thing egoldstein. The EGO part of your name fits well.
Why don't you just have the only clipmark page and that way all viewpoints and comment styles can be kept under your control?
If Lordthor's out, so am I....

egoldstein

fyi to anyone reading this clip. i just banned lordthor from this site.
his comments - and all comments like this - won't be tolerated on
clipmarks. i had banned him once before and changed my mind after he
apologized. this is it...not changing my mind.

"..his comments - and all comments like this - won't be tolerated on my clipmarks"
By "his comments" do you mean "his viewpoint?".
I'm sad to see that you're playing Big Brother to what could have been a great thing egoldstein. The EGO part of your name fits well.
Why don't you just have the only clipmark page and that way all viewpoints and comment styles can be kept under your control?
If Lordthor's out, so am I.
I can't be a part of this if it doesn't allow free speech.

Bits and pieces gathered around the net:

Discriminatory harassment includes conduct (oral, written, graphic or physical) directed against any person or, group of persons because of their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran's status and that has the purpose or reasonably foreseeable effect of creating an offensive, demeaning, intimidating, or hostile environment for that person or group of persons.

Hate speech can interfere with a person's ability to study, undermine their self-respect, promote anger and helplessness and often result in complete withdrawal from ongoing activities. Under such circumstances, free speech as endorsed by ...

Bits and pieces gathered around the net:

Discriminatory harassment includes conduct (oral, written, graphic or physical) directed against any person or, group of persons because of their race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran's status and that has the purpose or reasonably foreseeable effect of creating an offensive, demeaning, intimidating, or hostile environment for that person or group of persons.

Hate speech can interfere with a person's ability to study, undermine their self-respect, promote anger and helplessness and often result in complete withdrawal from ongoing activities. Under such circumstances, free speech as endorsed by the first amendment contradicts and violates the equal treatment of all citizens advocated by the 14th amendment.

Hate speech codes follow several formats. Some codes prohibit speech or conduct that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. Others ban behavior that intentionally inflicts emotional distress. Still others outlaw general harassment and threats," without clarifying what constitutes such conduct. Court rulings have prohibited public (state-run) colleges and universities from enacting codes that restrict the constitutional right to free speech based on content. Private institutions, in contrast, are not subject to these decisions.

As a society we reason, that it is in the best interest of the greatest number of citizens to sometimes restrict speech when it conflicts with the primary purpose of an event. A theater owner, for example, has a right to remove a heckler when the heckler's behavior conflicts with the primary purpose of staging a play - to entertain an audience.
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I, for one, would just like to see the play... I'm behind egoldstein on this one.

Yo, Cielerella, Hold up a minute. I don't think LT was banned because of his opinions, it was more how he expressed them at the expense of others.

I came to "know" LT from some comments he made on one of my clips and watched as the clip deteriorated into two clippers spewing hate filled tirades at one another while learning nothing about how to tolerate another different opinion from their own.

I didn't agree with him being banned entirely, but if you took the time to read his history of comments which is easy to do here on Clipmarks, you can see that his main aim was to throw petrol on the fire of discourse and watch it burn for burnings sake.

Every once in a while, he would show a glim...

Yo, Cielerella, Hold up a minute. I don't think LT was banned because of his opinions, it was more how he expressed them at the expense of others.

I came to "know" LT from some comments he made on one of my clips and watched as the clip deteriorated into two clippers spewing hate filled tirades at one another while learning nothing about how to tolerate another different opinion from their own.

I didn't agree with him being banned entirely, but if you took the time to read his history of comments which is easy to do here on Clipmarks, you can see that his main aim was to throw petrol on the fire of discourse and watch it burn for burnings sake.

Every once in a while, he would show a glimmer of intelligence, but he prefered to mask it in foul mouthed hatred. I can't say I favor that kind of attitude anywhere....free speech and hate speech are two different kettles of fish in my book.

NSQ, I agree with many of your points, at least partially. And I do support Eric and Co.'s right to decide what they approve of or care to endorse on their site. Still, there are countless commenters here who have the expreience and wit to troll and bait and flame every bit as pointedly as LT, bit with a little more "class" shall we say. I'm right next to Ciel as far as bailing. I haven't fully digested my views and feelings, but one thing I'm surte of is that LT is a bright kid, and no more hateful than many here, just a bit less experienced and eloquent. I would'nt want to be "The Decider", trying to ascertain who to ban and for what. In the end, it's arbitrary, and feels like s...

NSQ, I agree with many of your points, at least partially. And I do support Eric and Co.'s right to decide what they approve of or care to endorse on their site. Still, there are countless commenters here who have the expreience and wit to troll and bait and flame every bit as pointedly as LT, bit with a little more "class" shall we say. I'm right next to Ciel as far as bailing. I haven't fully digested my views and feelings, but one thing I'm surte of is that LT is a bright kid, and no more hateful than many here, just a bit less experienced and eloquent. I would'nt want to be "The Decider", trying to ascertain who to ban and for what. In the end, it's arbitrary, and feels like some form of censorship. I don't really understand why banning him is necessary when we all have a choice to use the "ignore" feature, and also as to whether or not to engage. If I "take the bait" when someone is intentionally provoking me, I have no one to blame but myself.