Troll hunting

Do you mean you’re flouncing Gabriella or you’re being excommunicated?

Defrocked...maybe

You don’t change Gabriella

Frock is such a Hyacinth Bucket expression, isn't it?
And you're right jane, she doesn't change!

Can you be defrocked if you were never frocked in the first place Gabriella?

Any relation to Jinglebellfrocks?

How does one get frocked?

What I find creepy about some of these Site threads is posters who arrive announcing that they have been 'lurking'. An unpleasant word. Of course new joiners will want to explore the forums a bit, but what would be anyone's object in 'lurking' for 'a few weeks'?

(Assuming that was a serious question) mcem - By being ordained as a priest/pastor. Taking on the wearing of distinctive robes and stoles is symbolic of taking on and being accepted into a life as a priest.

Looking for references online, I found this in an announcement that On Wednesday, April 22 from noon to 7 p.m. in Room 306 of Morgan University Center at APSU. "there will be on display a collection of at least 50 clerical stoles that were worn by ordained ministers who were defrocked. And the reason? Their sexual orientation."

It goes on to say "Clerical stoles are more than just a piece of cloth. A stole doesn't represent a denomination, even among the denominations that use stoles. Rather, it is an outward representation of someone who has made a lifelong commitment to serve God and others, to share the gospel of Jesus and to demonstrate the love and acceptance of Christianity.

"It is a privilege to wear a stole. It is a symbol of Jesus that rests on the shoulders of ministers and humanizes service to God and others. So imagine the emotional upheaval that occurs personally and professionally if a denomination strips that pastor of his ordained rights, responsibilities and privileges.

That process has a name. The word is "defrock" and it leaves a scar that lasts forever."
eu.theleafchronicle.com/story/life/faith/2015/04/18/stoles-defrocked-pastors-gathered-unity/25997441/

Any relation to Jinglebellfrocks?
I wouldn't think so Atqui

It's rather odd, as the opposite should be de-ordained, surely?

I think it must be rather like a soldier geting a dishonourable discharge and having his insignia publicly ripped from his uniform in front of ranks of his fellows.

Well, I might have had a short sermon delivered by GNHQ but it fell short of de-frocking.
I live to fight another day...hip hip hooray

Not entirely a serious question. The whole vestment thing is far more significant in R C and Anglican traditions than in e.g. C of S although there is of course a certain symbolism in the robes worn by ministers.

(Oh, dear. Better luck next time GG!)

There is a lot of symbolism in the more "high church" denominations, and the C of E is just reall the RC without a pope. The non-conformists mostly go for either plain black or no uniform at all.

Just asking....what have onesies got to do with anything? Sorry not down with the lingo!!

BTW has there ever been a serious con job perpetrated through GN? Something like a fraud or a vulnerable person taken in somehow?

Otherwise, some of us are in danger of making fools of ourselves by chasing ghosts!

We used to have one spoof poster who always asked about where to buy cheap ugg boots and onesies for her gay grandson so it became a bit of a joke to refer to fake threads using those words Nansnann

Namsnanny I don't understand the connection to onesies either.
As for you other question, not a serious con job (as far as I know). But on one occasion part of a thread on here was published in the Daily Mail, with the user names of a few of us.
After which some of us changed our user names.
Some people don't realise that these forums are open to general public view and reproduction.

ie not subject to copyright laws.

And on another occasion a reader (I can't imagine it was a member!) worked out where a poster was working, and passed on to their employer something that had been said, hoping to make trouble.

I can remember that Elegran

I remember that. Not sure whether she realised how unpopular she was or whether GNHQ stepped in but she overstepped the mark once too often and disappeared.
Did she jump or was she pushed!

Be careful, I got deleted because I mentioned that all in one garment Fennel

Me too!

Although it was OK when I mentioned in a post buying them for the DGD for Christmas (which I didn't because they didn't have their size).
Nor the boots

Perhaps just as well, because they are apparently rather passé now, according to a young DGD!

I find it quite sad that, as a result of the reaction to 'our' posts appearing on F B and msm, so many posters changed names and deleted profiles. I do understand why of course but it was lovely to get to know someone whose posts you found interesting.
Easily done by going to their profile, seeing pic's, discovering more about them .
It didn't seem remotely creepy or stalkerish at the time but looking back, we were a lot more naive than we are now!
Did we even think about trolls back then?