"I just noticed one of the keywords tacked on to this thread: "War on Catholics". It seems a little strange to me after seeing a thread yesterday on which several Catholics were mercilessly attacking a non-Catholic just because she said she uses the pill and doesn't want children. These Catholics even went so far as to tell her she's not Christian, an action which is clearly against Christ's specific command."
I didn't catch that one, but I recall being the recipient of a lynch mob on one thread where I agreed with the Phillipine government giving financial incentives to families who have fewer children, in an effort to end dire poverty. I suspect these are the same people, because instead of agreeing to disagree, they branded me as Satanic for asserting that couples should have the choice over their family size and for my opinion that people should not have more kids than they or their nation can feed. It took me awhile, but eventually I was called a "feminist" for the sin of sharing my genealogy findings and asserting women today should not have to have baby after baby until they die in childbirth. I don't recall ever throwing names and insults at these nice folks, even after they had, in just about every post.
"I consider folks who would say such things enemies of the Word. Still, I understand I must love them."
Not necessarily enemies of the word, but of the spirit, the kind, loving spirit of Christ.
We have disagreed in the past and probably still do on some issues, followerofchrist, but may I say I think you have a very appropriate screen name. Godspeed. :-)