Blog Comments

If you've commented on my blog you've noticed that I moderate them. I do this so I'm sure that I read through each comment individually and I don't miss any. I'm sure I would probably delete any hateful comments because who wants to read that on a blog they are visiting? But so far I have published every single comment I've gotten.

Some woman named Elena has followed me over from another woman's blog, where I commented that I agreed with her that the Catholic church is full of lies or something. I can't even remember exactly what I wrote. And now she has apparently taken it upon herself to try to convert me back. Well I HATE the Catholic church. That's right, I said it, I HATE the Catholic church. I went because it was my husband's church of choice and I am so glad to be free! And this is really no woman to be giving out religious advice. Scroll down to my "Missing Church" post to see her first comment to me (her second one was more appropriate and located on my "Back to the Drawing Board" post). This is part of what I had to say back to her:

"The first thing I thought of when I read your comment was "Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to" (1 Timothy 5:12-13). Are you going blog to blog posting comments to people who responded positively to Candy's blog post? Are you gossiping about her? Do you think the Lord is pleased or disgusted by your actions and words? On my blog you wrote "If she really thinks she is correct, she should have no problem defending her position in a logical, persuasive and compelling manner. She won't. I'm guessing because she can't." You are writing about Candy in a negative way to me, when you have no business doing so. Please try to keep the 10 Commandments in mind throughout your daily life. "Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" and "Love your neighbor as yourself" are two that come to mind that you may need to work on."

I do not want negative comments on my blog. I do not log in here to be annoyed or irritated. This blog should not be a place to argue about things. If you like what I have to say or we have things in common, wonderful! If not, keep your negativity off my blog.

But the comment that bothered me the most was from sehrgut who wrote "I must admit I'm curious as to why your husband's asked you to pick the church, rather than doing so himself."

First of all let me say this, I do not expect anyone to ever leave a comment even hinting negativity towards my husband. If there is anything in this world that will throw me into a rage, it is someone disrespecting my husband. And as a response to your curiosity, he did not ask me to "pick the chuch." As I wrote very specifically in my previous post, he asked me to do research on the various denominations that are located in our area. RESEARCH. To quote your most recent blog post "Have feminists really won so much ground that even conservative Christians are believing the farce that housewifery is a lesser task for lesser minds, and women who think are above it?"

Your comment seems so hypocritical now that I've read your blog. You claim that women do not have to be stupid to be housewives and that you want someone "can have deep intellectual conversations" but at the same time you feel that a woman cannot be trusted to
1. Search all the churches within driving distance
2. Locate their websites online
3. Read to find out if their beliefs match ours
4. Contact the church with further questions
5. Present a short list of possible churches to my husband for us to visit

My husband only asked me to help him. Strange, I know, considering God created me to be his helpmeet. Don't you think I know what my own husband's beliefs are? Don't you think I know what is important to him? And without a doubt my husband will take my hand and lead me right out of a church that I suggested if it is not right for us. I am not "picking the church." My husband has veto power, as always.

I don't know what you do all day, sehrgut, because I don't know you at all. But my husband is much too busy to be bothered with things like Google. He works 12 or 16 hour shifts 6 days a week. When he is at home and not sleeping he is bonding with our children, not sitting in front of a computer screen (or television for that matter). He is visiting with friends or family, taking me out, or maybe just sitting outside with the sun on his face. And when the day is through and the work is done, he is certainly much too busy laying me down to spend time reading websites.

My job as a helpmeet is not through when the floors are shiny and the dishes are clean. Anything I can do to make his life easier and more enjoyable is important to me. And if that means doing some research in my spare time, then that's what I'm going to do. And I don't expect some stranger to question him.

To my kind readers - I'm sorry to be so grouched in this post. Maybe it's just the pregnancy hormones mixed with the comment about my husband, but I got all kinds of upset. I'll be back soon to post what I had originally logged on to write about, which was really not negative at all :) And thank you so much to those who wrote helpful comments suggesting churches.