I have a genuine question for Evergreen's supporters: what is your aim for being on this forum? Do you think you will flip opinions? Or are you interested in the debate?
These conversations seem to be very circular as of late and I'm curious as to what you hope to accomplish (no sarcasm or anything, I really do mean this)
Hi Faith,
I was a lurker on this site for about 10 years before I decided to engage. And when I finally flipped the switch and decided to engage, what was my aim? Well, I think like everyone else I was hoping that I could make a difference. I love my church so much, warts and all. I looked at the accusations over the years and saw no "deal breakers", you know what I mean? And I thought that maybe my story would encourage others to rethink their accusations against Evergreen. That it just aint the GC it used to be*.
I think I should have seen that when I got exactly zero replies from any member of the GC-warning community on my thread (which, by the way, had just as many
views as any other thread) that they weren't really interested in hearing positive stories.
After that I posted a couple of times when I saw an opportunity to clarify facts on the MD investigation, but not much else.
At this point I'm just kind of sad and annoyed. I'm sad for everyone that posts hundreds of posts on internet forums like it's their second life or something. And I'm annoyed at myself for continuing to come here and lurk, like a dog that returns to its own vomit. It's like a train wreck--I seem unable to look away.
Most of all I feel sad for Mark and Kathy Darling
. I don't know Suzanne at all. I don't know her story or what, if anything, is true or false or sincere or a lie or anything else. But ever since January I know that Suzanne has become a celebrity in her circle--getting rounds of applause and tons of attention while Mark and Kathy are dying in their homes, alone, sick, and isolated. I don't know Mark and Kathy very well, but I know them well enough to feel sorry for them. I don't feel sorry for Suzanne.
I kind of wish I did feel sorry for her, but I don't know how.
I'm convinced I won't change anyone's minds on this forum, or really any forum devoted to pushing an agenda. People don't register to an internet forum because they want their minds changed. I know that's not why I registered. If anything I've found myself pushed further into my own ideological corner. It doesn't feel healthy for me.
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http://forum.gcmwarning.com/general-discussion/it-just-aint-the-gc-it-used-to-be/