Ken Silva Chooses To Have Site Shut Down Over Alleged Slander

Another cat and dog fight is yet taking place with the usual suspects often referred to as "discernment" ministries, some of whom I have spoken about on this forum. Somewhere in between "he said, she said, tit for tat" lies the truth. This certainly does nothing to further the Gospel of Christ, and puts all believers in a bad light everywhere. The big winner here is satan and his demons and non believers, who must be having a great laugh over this one. From The Christian Newswire

• A complaint filed by Christian author and apologist, Richard Abanes, claiming that one article on the religious opinion site, Apprising.org, had slandered him, caused the web host, IPower, to send its publisher, Ken Silva, a 48-hour warning to remove the offending piece or be taken down. In that the piece was not believed to be slander at all, but rather religious and theological opinion, he refused to be forced into censoring his site by Richard Abanes. The site went down. More from the Christian Newswire above.

To witness the strife and discord Ken Silva (and his supporters "in the name of discernment") have involved themselves in by not doing the right thing by taking the offensive material from his website down, go here. How godly is this? Wouldn't it just have been better for Ken Silva of Apprising Ministries, who says he is a pastor, to swallow his pride, take on the humility of Christ and take the offensive material down and be in compliance w/the Lord's Word?

I will quote a few scriptures concerning quarreling among Christians, which are very pertinent to what is happening here:

Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.

2 Timothy 2:23-25
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

Update July 29, 2008: To all of my visitors: It has been noted that Ken Silva has his web site back up with what appears to be a different server. I urge all those who visit here to ignore what he posts concerning this controversy as it appears Mr. Silva is carrying on this controversy on the new sight inspite of the warnings written from Scripture. Please read all of the biblical verses above I have referred to.

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