Quote Originally Posted by saxandpipes View Post
I am not slandering anyone. I am pointing out the dangers of our words, which even with the best intentions, can be (indeed, taken out of context), misconstrued, or simply hurtful.

I will say again what I said during the deliberation process:

I stand by by post. The comments are hateful.

Anyone who has a problem with MY words is simply not getting the point. That words are powerful, and (even with the "best intentions") can cause a lot of damage. They all fail to see what kind of effect reading this forum could have on a young gay kid who might be interested in wearing the kilt, and joining what is otherwise a fantastic community here.

Perhaps, now that the forum is reopened people can take the opportunity to clarify their thoughts, rewrite, apologise for any misunderstanding, or simply keep quiet.

Just because you have gay friends and can say what your want to around them, doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful about what you say, when people from outside have the opportunity to listen.
His comments weren't hateful. You construed them to be offensive--there's a difference. When people disagree with you and your worldview, it doesn't make them hateful. To write that they are isn't however slander--but it might be libel. You want others to consider what they say carefully so that they don't hurt your feelings, but whenever you besmirch the name of a minister by taking his written words out of context and construe them to be in your terms "hateful", then you begin to actually interfere with the man's living--not to mention his personal honor.