So I read announcement of a major change to SOL policy removing stories containing sexual content related to anyone under the age of 18.
I live in a very conservative state in the US, and even we do not have any sort of regulation that would require such a move. I can't imagine Canada has such a requirement, nor most other western countries.
So I would love someone to provide a less vague explanation as to why WLPC is making this move.
Regards - Ham
Some German moral monitor group threatening the hosting service. The under 18 and beast tales have to go in order to keep hosting for everything else.
I find it ironic that every religion and the theory of evolution should be against the age of consent being 18.
Examples
Mary gave birth to Jesus at 14. Therefore even God approves of that age
Mary was engaged at the time so even judism approved
Evolution states that changes in animals is done by death and no reproducing of the weekend trait. Therefore the forced arbitrary age of 18 goes against evolution.
All of the problems of violence in schools and irresponsibility can be pointed at forcing "adults" to be treated as kids. Even The complaints about teenage children fall under the same problem. In the past the teenagers would live on their own if they caused problems and it was acceptable in society
I find it ironic that every religion and the theory of evolution should be against the age of consent being 18.
Ironically, the age of consent is 14 in Germany, where this threat against SOL originates.
The leaders of churches define what is and is not moral; based on personal beliefs, not the bible.
Each church's minister (or other title) teaches their parishioners the church leaders' definitions of moral. That is why many of us believe there is a major difference between religion and what is espoused and practiced by the various churches.
The above is one of the reasons the churches that define themselves as Christian cannot agree on the content of the Holy Bible. The result is multiple versions of the Holy Bible. The various Holy Bibles contain different Books (Scriptures). Furthermore, the parishioners of each church believe that their version of the Holy Bible is the true version.
If I recall correctly, this problem began around 400-450 A.D. At that time, the religious leaders established guidelines that defined that the scriptures attributed to being written by the disciples should be considered 'Holy'. As new churches were established, their leaders decided which scriptures should become part of their Holy Bible.
The evolution of the Holy Bible is more complex than the basics I mentioned above. Do a search on "History of the Holy Bible", if you are interested if the subject.
If I recall correctly, this problem began around 400-450 A.D.
It began LONG before that. James, Peter, and Paul disagreed on doctrine. Paul wrote letters to churches to tell them to follow a specific set of rules, and that didn't work any more than Israel being harangued by prophets did to get everyoen on the same page.
I am aware of that.
I focused on that period of time for it was when religious leaders decided on the Scriptures that were suitable for inclusion in the Holy Bible. If I recall correctly, only those Scriptures written by the disciples were considered Holy.
If I recall correctly, only those Scriptures written by the disciples were considered Holy.
My understanding is that the criteria was that they had to be witness, not biographical.
The Letters to the Romans for example is supposed to have been written by Paul, who was not one of the disciples.
My understanding is that a couple of writings covering the childhood of Jesus were excluded, not on the basis of who the author was, but because they were considered to be more biographical in nature rather than witness.
The standards vary between Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant (in the sense of those who aren't Roman Catholic or Orthodox).
For the Orthodox, a book is canonical if a) it was in the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Old Testament used in Alexandria); b) accepted to be read in the Church. Technically, the Revelation of Jesus Christ to John is not read in the Orthodox Churches, but liturgical worship mimics what is found there.
For now those stories are just hidden.
Go to your "my account" page and adjust the preferences to "Full Access"
A Well Lived Life are down?
As noted, you can see them under 'Full Access'. I am working to 'fix' (i.e. expurgate) my stories to the extent I am able. I've already cleaned up Climbing the Ladder, and I'm working on Good Medicine. A Well-Lived-Life is a different kettle of fish. I might be able to do something with it, but it'll be a TON of work.
All my stories will be removed from this site (and FS) due to a major disagreement at home because of this.
Whether I follow suit with the Bookapy site remains to be seen.
Oh no! Wailing wall time!
OK, you mention home so this is a domestic residence problem, not a Lazeez story-hosting problem?
I am already suffering withdrawal symptoms from missing your great stories. I do hope they will be able to return soon.
Cheers, Ian.
Thank you, Ian -
If you or anyone who needs copies of my stories, especially to finish them, please email me and I will send them to you.
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