Gossip-Free Zone

Noticed a series of articles in November concerning the sin of gossip, particularly thinking of how it relates to our interactions on the internet, where people are particularly prone to letting loose with all sorts of invective and assumptions which attack real people. Basking in the anonymity of the computer screen, self-appointed zealots feel free to make mincemeat out of their “opponents,” slicing and dicing with abandon. Sadly, even professed Christians participate in this kind of slug-fest, showing little grace to other believers who don’t agree with their beliefs. It’s one thing to disagree with what people have said or written, but crusades and cabals to destroy other people are not within the realm of Christian behavior.

The Word tells us to:-

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned. (Titus 3:10)

That admonishment from the Spirit-inspired apostle Paul is why I will not condone gossip on this website nor allow those who are known to engage in it to comment here. I moderate comments, and I do not allow unrestricted commenting on my site, not only because I don’t have time to police it, but because I do not believe it is responsible to allow any foolish or evil person to have a platform to perpetuate their foolishness or evil. In the US, the first amendment was written to restrain the government, but private citizens are free to “censor” their own domains as they see fit. I must answer to God for what I say and for what I allow to be said on this page.