Policy on Controversy and Posting Comments

I do not kid myself into thinking that a lot of people read my blog. Other than my wife and kids, a few friends (and maybe my dogs -who knows what they do all day) I doubt anyone reads my scattered musings on a regular basis.

I have, however, had comments posted from readers unknown to me when I have posted on controversial matters, movements or people - such as on Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Renewal, among others. There are apparently people who scour the internet for anything posted on the Lakeland Renewal and then send mass produced heresy alerts to the authors.

Therefore, I've decided it is time to have a policy on posting comments from readers on my blog. So Ta Dah- Here it is:

1. If you submit a comment in response to something specific I have said or linked to I will post your comment, so long as you write in a polite and respectful manner.

2. If you submit a comment criticising or disagreeing with something I have said, I will probably post your comment. If you catch me in a factual error or a violation of blogging etiquette, I will certainly post your correction. Please be gentle; I'm still new at this and God is not done with me yet.

3. If you write to praise my wisdom, erudition, spirituality, scholarship, writing skill or personality, I will most certainly post your comment!

4. However, in the future if someone submits a generic comment simply due to the topic of a post, without regard to or comment on something I have said in this blog, I will probably not post your comment. So there, all you spamming heresy hunters! I am interested in conversations, even potentially heated ones, but not in shotgun blasted attacks.

So, let the comments come forth! If anyone outside my immediate circle is reading this and would like to let me know that you have dropped by, please leave a note. I would love to hear from you.

(P.S. My Pastor and another good friend of mine are going to Lakeland to experience the renewal first hand later this week. I hope to report on their observations after they return.)