WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS OF FAITH Community Group
A place where people of faith may freely discuss issues of grief from a faith based perspective.
Well, this just appeared in my e-mail in box:
Hi,
We’re happy you’re an active member at DailyStrength, however it has come to
our attention that some of your posts are inappropriate. DailyStrength is
designed as a place where members can be a part of online groups where they can
give and receive positive support.
If you feel you are being abused by another member, do not reply in kind.
Instead, please let us know immediately. Negative posts will be removed, and if
they continue in the future, your account will be banned. We realize there are
at least two sides to every story, and we will be communicating with other
members as well.
If you have not done so already, please review our "Rules of the Road". You can
do so by clicking here:
http://dailystrength.org/help/rule...
Please remember that we do value you as a member and hope you will understand
why it is necessary to retain a positive atmosphere for the benefit of all of
our members.
Sincerely,
DailyStrength Support
To be honest, I do not recall having posted anything "inappropriate", but this, coupled with the nastiness that occured to me on Christmas Eve, it is clear to me that some of you fine folks would rather I not participate in your club. I find it sad that this place has devolved into a haven for petty, whiney people to comiserate without allowing for any diversity in thought or opinion. There has been religious bigotry, gender bigotry, avarice towards those who were grieving life partners that they were not married to, and malice towards others who had found another person to share life's wonders with.
Apparently, my admonishment to harry'swidow the other day has peaked someone's ire, and for that, I am sorry. I tried to avoid the main W&W group in favor of the group that is faith based as I had found it less than helpful to me, and I have made only 3 posts since before Christmas. I guess that was 3 too many.
I am cancelling my DS account as a result of this. I am hurt and insulted at the people who are behind this admonishion that I have received. I do not need any further scorn nor ridicule.
To all of the good, kind and gentle souls that I have befriended, I wish you all the best that life has to offer you. To all of the others, I hope you can find some measure of inner peace that will allow you the sanity to consider processing your grief as opposed to wallowing in it.
Kindest regards,
Joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNK...
This was posted earlier in the day on the main W&W group. Just a quick note to you great people in this group. I wish to express my profound gratitude to you ALL for your support of this group and of me. As you know, I formed this group after some unpleasantness in the main group. There has been absolutely NO friction here in the three months this group has existed. I am ever so proud of what we all accomplished here. I am saddened to have to leave, but feel it is the best interests of everyone. I have turned the oversight of the group over to Elizabeth (onmyown2010), and she will keep an eye on things. That being said, I wish for you that, with God's loving assistance and Jesus Christ's steady guidance, each of you will travel the grief journey to a safe and meaningful place in your hearts. God Bless you all, my friends.....Joseph
Hi,
We’re happy you’re an active member at DailyStrength, however it has come to
our attention that some of your posts are inappropriate. DailyStrength is
designed as a place where members can be a part of online groups where they can
give and receive positive support.
If you feel you are being abused by another member, do not reply in kind.
Instead, please let us know immediately. Negative posts will be removed, and if
they continue in the future, your account will be banned. We realize there are
at least two sides to every story, and we will be communicating with other
members as well.
If you have not done so already, please review our "Rules of the Road". You can
do so by clicking here:
http://dailystrength.org/help/rule...
Please remember that we do value you as a member and hope you will understand
why it is necessary to retain a positive atmosphere for the benefit of all of
our members.
Sincerely,
DailyStrength Support
To be honest, I do not recall having posted anything "inappropriate", but this, coupled with the nastiness that occured to me on Christmas Eve, it is clear to me that some of you fine folks would rather I not participate in your club. I find it sad that this place has devolved into a haven for petty, whiney people to comiserate without allowing for any diversity in thought or opinion. There has been religious bigotry, gender bigotry, avarice towards those who were grieving life partners that they were not married to, and malice towards others who had found another person to share life's wonders with.
Apparently, my admonishment to harry'swidow the other day has peaked someone's ire, and for that, I am sorry. I tried to avoid the main W&W group in favor of the group that is faith based as I had found it less than helpful to me, and I have made only 3 posts since before Christmas. I guess that was 3 too many.
I am cancelling my DS account as a result of this. I am hurt and insulted at the people who are behind this admonishion that I have received. I do not need any further scorn nor ridicule.
To all of the good, kind and gentle souls that I have befriended, I wish you all the best that life has to offer you. To all of the others, I hope you can find some measure of inner peace that will allow you the sanity to consider processing your grief as opposed to wallowing in it.
Kindest regards,
Joe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNK...
This was posted earlier in the day on the main W&W group. Just a quick note to you great people in this group. I wish to express my profound gratitude to you ALL for your support of this group and of me. As you know, I formed this group after some unpleasantness in the main group. There has been absolutely NO friction here in the three months this group has existed. I am ever so proud of what we all accomplished here. I am saddened to have to leave, but feel it is the best interests of everyone. I have turned the oversight of the group over to Elizabeth (onmyown2010), and she will keep an eye on things. That being said, I wish for you that, with God's loving assistance and Jesus Christ's steady guidance, each of you will travel the grief journey to a safe and meaningful place in your hearts. God Bless you all, my friends.....Joseph
Thank you for creating this Faith group as a subgroup of DS. I'm sorry that you feel you have to leave us ~~ especially this one.
No matter where we go or what we do, evidently, we will come across some unpleasant people. I don't read ALL the posts and discussions. I just don't have the time to do that, and some I don't want to read.
Anyway, hope you have a great life and keep on studying the Bible and leaning on Jesus.
Hugs, Joely
With Blessings, Love & Hugs, ~Elizabeth~
I truely understand your wanting to leave this group with all the BS that was going on. You are an asset to this group and your posting has helped me immensley(sp). I think you should ask the ds gods just what was your evil post cuz I have been here for a little while and always read your posts. I have not seen what they are concerned about. I know you don't need this sh-- during your journey but please reconsider. You have a lot of supporters and friends here.
Peace to You
Your friend Dave
God's Peace,
Ruth
You will be missed.
Blessings,
Helen
Carla
I do not post much on either board but journal and read. Read a lot! I came here like so many searching for help in understanding grief. I am glad to see you are staying. So many good people have left. I have thought many times about going too. Grief is to hard to deal with drama and hurting others. But when I read how others have traveled this road I am on it helps. I look at each of those ahead in the journey and see myself in where they have been. For that I am thankful to all of you who. I may not agree with some but I would never hurt any one
hugs,
Cie
I do think some of the people here who are over the top with drama may be either making up a good story or have emotional problems bigger than our input can alleviate. Regardless, there are enough reasonable and kind-hearted souls here to help each other along the way. So, let's continue on and "God bless us, every one".
Doye