{"id":29307,"date":"2015-12-13T15:02:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T15:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theskepticalzone.com\/wp\/?p=29307"},"modified":"2015-12-17T13:13:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T13:13:45","slug":"barry-arringtons-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theskepticalzone.com\/wp\/barry-arringtons-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Arrington’s Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cordova knows that by breaking this unstated rule he is in for a heap of trouble. (He was correct.)<\/p>\n

Larry Moran<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


\nIn all my life I’ve never released someone’s personal correspondence to me for others to see. The letters belong to me, and they are my property now that they have been sent to me. I have an moral obligation to the ID community, the creationist community, the YEC community and the general public, if the letters reveal something that is harmful to their interests, to forewarn them.<\/p>\n

Dear ID proponent or creationist or YEC creationist, if Barry pleads or invites your participation at UD, consider my treatment. I feel it a public service to the YEC, the creationist, and ID community to forewarn them of the rude manners they might be subject to.<\/p>\n

I kept some of the correspondence private until Barry started calling me a Nazi Collaborator. Now why wouldn’t Barry say that publicly? Would it make him look like a total jerk to say such things about someone who faithfully served his weblog for almost 10 years, who was on National TV defending ID in 2006, whose ID club members were on National Public Radio and Ben Stein’s 2008 motion picture Expelled<\/i>, and who was featured in the April 28, 2005 cover story of Nature? The most that I’ve ever said of Barry in a negative way publicly or privately is reflected in this posting.<\/p>\n

The banning happened in stages. But the banning isn’t the issue. I’ve banned people from my weblogs. It’s the lack of transparency. I will now remedy that lack of transparency. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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So when did my UD author privileges get removed? Around the time I responded to someone’s question of why I left the Roman Catholic church. There are lots of Catholics at UD, they outnumber the Protestants.<\/p>\n

In 2014 I posted a brief mention of YEC Mark Armitage lawsuit, which Barry immediately deleted. Shortly afterwards, I tried to log into my account and noticed my author privileges were suspended. No warning whatsoever. Then I get this letter from Barry:<\/p>\n

[Subject] YEC
\nBarry Arrington
\nAdd to contacts
\n7\/26\/14
\n[Keep this message at the top of your inbox]<\/p>\n

Sal,<\/p>\n

UD is not hostile to the YEC stance; neither is it an organ for it. You showed poor judgment in the post you put up today. Perhaps you should stick to your own sites.<\/p>\n

Barry K. Arrington<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We tried to keep the separation quiet. I responded:<\/p>\n

[Subject] RE: YEC
\nSalvador Cordova
\n7\/26\/14
\n[Keep this message at the top of your inbox]
\nTo: Barry Arrington
\nAcknowledged. It’s probably in our mutual interest to keep our disagreements between us. I have no intention making any public flap and will quietly do as you said. Thanks for the many years at UD together.<\/p>\n

peace,
\nSal<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Barry responded:<\/p>\n

Barry Arrington
\nAdd to contacts
\n7\/26\/14
\n[Keep this message at the top of your inbox]
\nTo: ‘Salvador Cordova’<\/p>\n

Thank you and best wishes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ironically, Denese O’Leary wrote pretty much the same thing a few days later:<\/p>\n

Developing story: Young Earth creationist microscopist, fired in wake of finding soft tissue from dinosaurs, sues<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n