@YARNLADY – I heard about that too.
Well, perhaps we can save a few of those fundamentalist missionaries. We should not drive them away. They are human beings who have to realize that other people do challenge their assumptions. So I think we should give them a second chance. They have to learn to appreciate other views and other beliefs. I said this in the
http://www.fluther.com/93156/what-is-your-opinion-on-the-evolution-of-man/
thread: we seem to be a crowd culture. It happens in real life. And it can happen on Fluther. One crowd against one young Christian woman who is confused about the relationship of humans and monkeys. At some point, and this sometimes happens, when a creationist really becomes aggressive, it’s okay to be more direct and be clear that such behavior is not acceptable.
I think all of us should feel responsible for the culture of Fluther. Moderators can’t do this on their own. Being the more forgiving one is difficult and we have to speak out when we encounter unacceptable behavior or views like the one expressed by the Muslim girl who thought people who draw Muhammad deserve to die for hurting her feelings. Yet the only way to help her change is through dialogue. The deletion of Fluther accounts ends these kinds of dialogues.