This forum is in a trial period. In order for it to succeed, the following four rules must be adhered to:
1) Do not post the personal information of other people. This includes their full names, their locations or parishes, or any other personally identifiable information.
2) When asking for prayers, use the person's first name and last initial (at the most) unless the need for prayer is publicly known and does not cause scandal. Appropriate: -For my Aunt M. who has cancer -For my sister Wanda who is searching for a job -For Governor Smith of the state of Imaginary, USA, who is facing a difficult legal decision -For my pastor, Dr. K, who has asked our parish for prayers for his upcoming travels
Inappropriate: -For Katie Greene, who is considering abortion -For my neighbor Mr. Poole and his wife Karen whose son Peter passed away yesterday -For the Decon of St. John's in Billitumpkus, NY who privately shared with me some bad news about the parish finances
3) Keep to the topic of the forum (prayers for specific intentions, and only prayers for specific intentions) and redirect people to the appropriate forums if they are seeking anything else (family advice, theology questions, questions about prayer, etc)
4) Please report any Bad Post to alert me to any deviation from the above that requires moderator intervention.
If these rules are adhered to, this trial sub-forum will flourish and be a great source of blessings and grace to all involved. I thank you for your cooperation.
Brian
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