Checking Blogger's Content Policy...

I was considering re-signing up for ChristianChat, a chat room and message board service for Christians.  I checked their Terms and rules, and one part struck me:

You agree to not use the Service to submit or link to any Content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws. You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content or your conduct.

You know, technically, Christianity, TRUE Christianity ALWAYS offends.  As Jesus says:

 "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake:..." -- Matthew 10:22a, KJV

 If your faith doesn't offend people at all, your faith is false.  In fact, if your faith doesn't offend people at all, you are of the world:

"If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you." -- John 15:19, KJV

So, ChristianChat is out.

Then I thought, OK, am I breaking Blogger's rules?  Let's see:

Harassment, Bullying, and Threats

Do not harass, bully, or threaten others. We also don’t allow this product to be used to engage or incite others in these activities. This includes singling someone out for malicious abuse, threatening someone with serious harm, sexualizing someone in an unwanted way, exposing private information of someone else that could be used to carry out threats, disparaging or belittling targets of violence or tragedy, inciting others to carry out these activities, or harassing someone in other ways. Keep in mind that online harassment is illegal in many places and can have serious offline consequences for both the harasser and the target. We may take appropriate action if we are notified of threats of harm or other dangerous situations, which may include reporting you to the relevant authorities.

Hate Speech

Do not engage in hate speech. Hate speech is content that promotes or condones violence against or has the primary purpose of inciting hatred against an individual or group on the basis of their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or any other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization.

 

OK, so if I expose (Ephesians 5:11) the evil of certain people and groups, and telling people to avoid them in order to avoid going to Hell (for false teachers and ministries, by definition, do not speak the Truth (see Acts 4:12)), there could be a case that I am violating the rules.

But what's this:

Our community guidelines play an important role in keeping the open web a welcoming place to create. Please respect these guidelines. We may update our policies from time to time, so please check back here. Note that when applying the policies below, we may make exceptions based on artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific considerations or where there are other substantial benefits to the public from not taking action on the content.

If I warn of a false teacher or group, I am educating based on the Bible.  I personally do not wish harm to anyone to whom Ephesians 5:11 applies.  The final judge is God.  I'm just a messenger.