The Blog Rules
I have seen that other bloggers have to do this and now, unfortunately, I must do the same for the Christian Monthly Standard. When we first started this blog, we did not allow comments. It was suggested that we do so, and I accepted with reservations, fearing that people would be unable to be respectful, never mind the gobs of spam. But now I feel it is necessary for some rules to be posted on this site, which will follow the same line of thinking as many other sites.
1. This is our blog, not yours. If you want to blog, you can get your own site for free. The comments box is not your forum to write articles, preach sermons, or link to other articles.
2. We will not respond to all comments. We read all of the comments. But for the sake of time, not all comments will garner responses. Both Richard and myself work full time jobs. This blog is just a labor of love. When we have a chance, we will respond. Please comment and know that we are reading your comments. But do not expect a response.
3. Do not copy and paste other people’s material. That is just a waste of everyone’s time. This blog is not your Wikipedia. Write your thoughts. Don’t copy other people’s thoughts.
4. We always reserve the right to not approve your comments. That is our discretion based upon if we feel it is useful. If you do not like it, you can start your own blog.
5. Be a Christian. Be respectful. Write in a way that you would want someone to write to you.
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John Svensk
August 11, 2009 at 9:46 am
First, I would like to thank you for your blogs and the effort you put into them. I have just recently discovered them, but have been enjoying them and find they are very helpful and insightful.
That said, I am certainly guilty of not “following the rules”, but in no way did I mean to be disrespectful (I wasn’t even aware of the rules) and in the interest of time, since someone else had written everything I would like to say and did it more eloquently than I would have, I pasted their work into my response, but gave them the credit, too. My intention was to get the argument out there to show a different, well reasoned view on the subject matter at hand. It was the content that mattered to me, not the authorship.
You may have had other people be problematic in this way, but given this blog came out the day after I made my response, it certainly seemed like I was the cause for it. So again, I’m sorry if I crossed a line I shouln’t have. It was completely unintentional and my only aim is to understand the truth of God’s word.
Again, I have been enjoying your blogs and think you do good work, even if I may also think there are weaknesses in certain arguments made (as in the blog on baptism and salvation).
Thank you.
John Svensk
August 11, 2009 at 9:57 am
Sorry to be a pill, but I had something for you to think about doing for your website. I would think there are other online sites you are aware of that put out good materials. Have you ever thought of  making a place on your website to put a link to those sites? There’s a lot of great resources on the web, but there’s also a lot of junk, too, and it would be nice to find new sources of people who reason through the scriptures well and get them from sources we already trust, such as yourselves. It may help in the process of iron sharpening iron. Again, it’s just food for thought.
Brent Kercheville
August 11, 2009 at 10:45 am
It is not a problem with you, John. There are very few people who are honestly advancing biblical thought on blogs. You should see the volume of people who are just trying to promote themselves, link to other material, and bog down the site. Because this had been happening more and more, it was time to make formal statement for all. So the post was not specifically targeted at you. You just happened to be the last person whose comments were not approved because of the length, not because you disagreed. You are certainly welcome to disagree and post your reasons why. Such a discussion is encouraged. Thanks for understanding.
Bill Bartmann
September 1, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Excellent site, keep up the good work
Bill Bartmann
September 9, 2009 at 11:59 am
Great site…keep up the good work.
Bill Bartmann_
September 9, 2009 at 2:32 pm
This site rocks!