Philips:

You have already agreed that you are a victim of my behaviour and that I am a troll so why do you keep responding to my posts?

It seems you also harbor masochistic tendencies.

So, phanto, you thought you’d take advantage of that, did you?

<<You have already agreed that you are a victim of my behaviour and that I am a troll so why do you keep responding to my posts?>>

How very dishonest of you.

The reason I keep responding, and will continue to do so for so long as you sling mud my way, is because I like to defend myself against scurrilous claims. Then there’s the added advantage of exposing your dishonestly. The fact that you rely on your opponents' exasperation, maturity, and resulting departure, to continue with your bogus claims and slander against them, isn't exactly a deterrent either.

And, let’s face it, responding to you is not exactly a time-consuming activity.

The fact that you would rely on the internet adage of, ‘Don’t feed the troll’, to continue slagging off at me, under the mistaken belief that I had gagged myself with a vow to not respond to your trolling, is rather low.

http://goo.gl/xvE3zf

<<It seems you also harbor masochistic tendencies.>>

Thanks, Dr. phanto.

So, not only do I want to take away people’s human rights, sexually assault women, discriminate against de facto couples, like to watch people suffer, am a pervert who gets off on other people’s stories, and use people; but now I have masochistic tendencies?

This growing list of yours becomes less and less believable every time you add another obvious slur to it. Why, one might even be forgiven for mistaking slander and just a part of your MO.

Now, back to my question:

Just how exactly would an overwhelmingly positive experience with the Church, such as mine, inspire an alleged bitterness?

Philips:

"So, not only do I want to take away people’s human rights, sexually assault women, discriminate against de facto couples, like to watch people suffer, am a pervert who gets off on other people’s stories, and use people; but now I have masochistic tendencies?"

We should add to that your pathological self-absorption and concern for what others think about you.

phanto, I should have realized you have been appointed the forums moderator of "worthy topic for discussion" and you must have a monopoly on, "only discussion which would be appropriate". Could you publish your complete guidelines as to what you will, and will not, accept for discussion, and how that discussion should take place. So I will know better next time.

No.

phanto, okay, thank you for your well throughout and considerate response, but there was no need to go into such depth, a simple answers would have satisfied. I see from your answer you are somewhat undecided as to what to say. I will give you all the time you need.