Comments on: Mixed messages?

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:14:53 +0000

Hi Art:

Thank you for your comment, it looks like you’ve had a very busy day. Your clarification is appreciated, I trust your concerns have been answered to your satisfaction.
There is a chronology of communication to BDBO in a post above.
I have been spectacularly unsuccessful in communicating with US churches, I appreciate Rev. Roth and yourself getting back to me, your promptness and your honesty. That is a first. I think it will be the last – from now on I think it wise to stay away from church websites and US churches – it’s really not worth it.

I was not impressed with some of the chatter and conclusions I saw on blogs and I played blog police. That was really stupid of me, my intent is irrelevent to the circumstances you have found yourself in.

The communication in the post above is in order, the links as I found them in order, help yourself.

By: St. James Church Website webmaster responds? at Bene Diction Blogs On

St. James Church Website webmaster responds? at Bene Diction Blogs On — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:31:57 +0000

[...] While most bloggers took it as a joke, questions were raised so I wrote theÂ church. The site has been online since April 2005. While I was waiting for his response I got this from Rev. Chuck Currie. The problem is solved. [...]

By: Conservative Culture » UPDATE: Satan Speaks For One UCC Church

Conservative Culture » UPDATE: Satan Speaks For One UCC Church — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:39:11 +0000

[...] Update: It appears now that the rather humorous and odious tag-line was a potential hack. I appreciate Bene Diction Blog for having actually written for a response from the church in question. Good advice to not jump on the bandwagon. Certainly the UCC movement has enough other difficulties without adding onto the pile. [...]

By: Art Gelwicks

Art Gelwicks — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:36:43 +0000

Clarification time:

1. There was no hack of the site. (I’d love to know where this rumor originated from.)

2. This was not a publicity stunt.

3. The quote used was from a Biblical quotation search engine and was taken out of context.

4. The webmaster (me) should have checked the full text of the quote before publishing.

5. AS SOON as we were told about the mistake we corrected it immediately.

This was nothing more than the case of a quote of text that was unfortunately missed in it’s full context by everyone who visited the site until recently.

As for the yoga and reiki workshops…those are real (old events but real). If you want to know more about how they fit into the church I suggest you contact the pastor.

By: Bene D

Bene D — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:47:30 +0000

I don’t know Cleopas – did you look at their site meter? This is a church inÂ Limerick Penn that got hit with a blog swarm because of a hack.

If you are surelyÂ concerned, all I can suggest you do is extend the staffÂ the courtesy of notifying them.

By: Cleopas

Cleopas — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:27:08 +0000

Has anyone informed the church about another hacked page under the Workshops link? Apparently they are running a yoga and reiki healing workshop. Surely not?

By: Bene D

Bene D — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:31:44 +0000

I got a response to my query from Rev. James Roth who is with St. James church in Limerick a few minutes ago. I forgot the east coast was dealing with a blizzard.

He has shown a heck of a lot more grace and patience about this hack and the firestorm than most of us deserve.:^(

By: Darryl

Darryl — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 22:19:52 +0000

I don’t know if you have to be biblically literate to spark a firestorm. One way or another, either someone was being mischevious or biblically illliterate. Those are the only two options I can come up with.

Nevertheless, it’s good to see the mistake corrected, and to see that there seems to be more to the story.

By: Bene D

Bene D — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:22:39 +0000

I’m sorry the St. James page was hacked, and IÂ apologize for laughing. May God be with them.Â I hope someone with top notch web and server skills can step forward and give them a hand so their webpage isn’t harmed again.

Thanks for taking time to help us understand what happened.

By: Chuck Currie

Chuck Currie — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 21:04:35 +0000

I understand that the church will be offering a statement soon on their website explaining that someone hacked into their system and put up that piece of scripture.