"Atheist and Believer" blog begins, so comments have returned here

My atheist "prayer" has been answered. Praise No-God! 

As noted in an earlier post today, I said that I'd bring back comments to this blog if someone would start a different blog where true believers in Sant Mat/RSSB could discuss their adoration for the guru and his teachings rather than cluttering up the Church of the Churchless with religious dogmatism -- where comments like that aren't welcome.

Spence Tepper, a frequent commenter on this blog, has started the Atheist and Believer blog. An initial Welcome post presents an appealing perspective.

To keep my end of the blog post bargain, I'm going to resume allowing comments on this blog, albeit with comment moderation where I approve comments before they're published. 

My expectation is that anyone who visits this blog and wants to share off-topic comments about how marvelous their religion, mystical experience, or spiritual beliefs are will head to Atheist and Believer where those sorts of comments are welcome.

Within bounds, though. You can read about those bounds on the Welcome post of Atheist and Believer. 

Look: I realize that the believers in Sant Mat/RSSB who have been using this blog as a message board aren't doing this to drive me crazy, but rather have needs for connection and communication with other believers that weren't being met in other ways. 

But now that Spence Tepper has started his blog with an open door policy (again, within certain bounds), I feel much better about not approving comments that are off-topic or excessively preachy. In the past my boundless Buddha-like compassion has made it tough for me to crack down on people who abuse the commenting privilege on this blog.

Now that those people can find a home on Atheist and Believer, my attitude will be "If this comment doesn't fit, it's going into the unpublished pit." (Couldn't resist the O.J. Simpson trial allusion.)

Comments

[Dungeness]

Sad to be leaving the Un-Church,
but praise the blog gods, you've
left no comment sinner in the lurch.

Thanks, Brian, for your wisdom,
patience, and devotion to truth.

[Osho Robbins]

Hi Brian
I am glad comments are back

maybe commenters might not be so preachy now they have a new outlet available to them

[777]

This has little sense

I go only where the amazing insane declarations are
and then say they are worse then stupid

Like :
Never ( zero ) harvesting gives plenty of food. !

777

Bon Chance Spence. <3

[Appreciative Reader]

Spence, good luck with your new blog!

Brave of you to hold aloft the lightning rod !! :--)
Good of you to volunteer your time and effort in this manner.