Catholic institutions preyed on needy kids

Ceridwyn, a lot of people in the POE forums have tried to make you feel like a part of our family by including you in our discussions. In turn you have re-paid these attempts with contempt and hostility. For some inexplicable reason you seem to think that everyone on here is "out to get you". Your private emails asking that you not be referred to, or that innocent comments be removed, etc., denote a person who is highly paranoid and distrustful of the good intentions of others.

I assure you that no one here wishes you any ill  will, and to the contrary have made every attempt to make you feel welcome even when you are clearly trying to provoke a hostile reaction. I am sorry that you feel the need to do this. However, I would respectfully suggest that if you find us too backwards and our forum topics too below your high standard of discussion that you find other Internet forums to grace and leave POE to the family that appreciates it. 

Having said that it is my sincere hope that you will "loosen up" a bit and just join into the fun. You might find that you actually like us!

I would like to comment on C's comments.

1. 'It is not my responsibility to appease....etc.  Quite right, it isn't.

2.'Voice my opinion on any topic I choose in this public forum..' Quite right in theory, except common sense would tell me that if, in so doing and using the language I was using, I would upset or anger other members of this particular group.

(Who after all have become great friends with each other and know where and when to draw the line in responding to each other to preserve that friendship.)

3. 'Censorship, under the guise of manners is still censorship....'

No one is trying to 'censor' anyone as far as I can see. 'Manners', as you put it; or 'to have respect and consideration for others' is important.We all have the capacity to hurt anger and destroy others with our words, either intentionally, recklessly, or thoughtlessly.

Anyone going through troubled times for example, (and this means 'everyone' at some point in their lives), and who may find comfort, companionship, interest, and affirmation in a 'family friendly' forum such as this, should be able to enjoy those freedoms. By the same token, if it is windmills you want to tilt at; find a forum dealing with  'Windmills, Tilting At'!

Obviously something disturbs you lot, but it's not language...it's ideas that differ, ( from the status quo ) presented without sugar~coated mumbling agreement.

An underbelly of mob notions has appeared within the collective 'naming' of this variation of thinking, which is not black and white or right and wrong.....merely shades of grey.