Confessions of a Liberal Puritan

I've heard of "The Purpose-Driven Life" (my own parents were reading it in Sunday School earlier this year), but have not yet read it myself. I'd HEARD that it was good, although not always as careful with the biblical quotations as it could be (my parents' Sunday School class is full of retired ministers and religion professors, so you KNOW they ran down every reference to make sure nothing was being quoted out of context, etc. -- and they DID find a few 'goofs', where the author would say something like, "The Bible says, '.......'" -- implying that this is God's word for all time, perhaps -- but the passage cited was a direct quote from Bildad, one of Job's ignorant comforters, whom God castigates for speaking without wisdom and out of turn, and tiny mistakes like that).

However, that epiphany it gave you about the Psalms seems right on, to me. Especially for those of us who've known what it is to be in UNhealthy relationships, where you DON'T dare speak your mind or be honest with the person you supposedly love and trust, realizing that even at their ANGRIEST and most GRIEF-STRICKEN moments, the authors of the Psalms and Job and Jeremiah, etc., had the faith to speak their anger and grievances directly TO God is a life-changing discovery. Even Psalm 22 ("My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?...") is spoken TO God, clearly implying that the Psalmist still believes God is listening and CARES what he/she thinks and feels.

I wonder if the same thing is true with fan forums? Are there some fandoms where the fans have enough 'faith' in the Powers That Be and their ultimate talent and goodwill to address even their most outraged or tearful feedback TO the PTB? And are there some fandoms where the fans feel so separated from and ignored by the Powers, that no one bothers to even pretend that those in authority are listening, and all complaints are phrased in the 3rd person, griping ABOUT so-and-so rather than TO so-and-so?