According to the terms of service at the bottom of our posts . . .
We are not supposed to post "religious themes" or "solicit or advertize products." Just how restrictive are those terms? if someone asks a questions about vitamins, for example, and I include a link to the site where I purchase my vitamins, is that a violation?
Or if someone is having a hard time and I mention that I will pray for them? What do you think?
It is against the TOS to post a link to another site, but if I ask about vitamins and you say vitalady.com has good bariatric vitamins at low prices, it's NOT a link and is acceptable. Does that make sense?
I've never seen yet where a post has been pulled because I asked for prayer, but if I launched into a discussion on religion or faith, then I'm sure it would go in a big hurry.
Jan
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Offering prayers as a means of support, I've never seen that removed from the boards. It's the my-religion-can-beat-up-your-religion posts that cause problems. They do have message boards for nearly every faith in the communities section link above. I think they allow supportive posts of prayers, but this is just not the forum for proselytizing or converting/condeming people who may not beleive the same as you or me.
As far as advertising goes, I remember a few months ago someone spammed the main board with all kinds of links to another WLS site trying to get members to quit this site and go to that one. Also, many doctors and other companies pay to advertise here, it's not fair to them to pay for that service when members are posting weblinks to other sites for free.
I'm Jewish, but if I'm having a hard time and a Christian or Buddhist or whatever religion a member offers me a prayer I take it as a compliment and a show of support and an acknowledgment of my pain/suffering. I think prayers for others, no matter your religion, is a way of letting another person know that you care about them and are thinking about them during the most spiritual time of your day. Light a candle, cast a whisper to the wind, or say a prayer -- it really is the thought that counts.
I remember when my son was born prematurely and my then-husbands devoutly Catholic grandmother sent us a prayer card from her diocese that mentioned my son was on the list of prayers for healing and mercy. It was a beautiful card with paintings of the Saints and a copy of the prayer as it was recited during the prayers for healing and mercy at her church. She also sent my son a rosary. My husband asked me if I was upset and I told him no, I wasn't. It brought his grandmother great comfort knowing she had offered up prayers for her great-grandchild the only way she knew how. She was over a thousand miles away. It was a beautiful outpouring of her love, not something that I was afraid of or offended by. My son is now 15 and he has a great relationship with his father's grandmother.
As far as advertising goes, I remember a few months ago someone spammed the main board with all kinds of links to another WLS site trying to get members to quit this site and go to that one. Also, many doctors and other companies pay to advertise here, it's not fair to them to pay for that service when members are posting weblinks to other sites for free.
I'm Jewish, but if I'm having a hard time and a Christian or Buddhist or whatever religion a member offers me a prayer I take it as a compliment and a show of support and an acknowledgment of my pain/suffering. I think prayers for others, no matter your religion, is a way of letting another person know that you care about them and are thinking about them during the most spiritual time of your day. Light a candle, cast a whisper to the wind, or say a prayer -- it really is the thought that counts.
I remember when my son was born prematurely and my then-husbands devoutly Catholic grandmother sent us a prayer card from her diocese that mentioned my son was on the list of prayers for healing and mercy. It was a beautiful card with paintings of the Saints and a copy of the prayer as it was recited during the prayers for healing and mercy at her church. She also sent my son a rosary. My husband asked me if I was upset and I told him no, I wasn't. It brought his grandmother great comfort knowing she had offered up prayers for her great-grandchild the only way she knew how. She was over a thousand miles away. It was a beautiful outpouring of her love, not something that I was afraid of or offended by. My son is now 15 and he has a great relationship with his father's grandmother. Most Active
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