It has been a number of months since I entered a discussion on this subject with a similar tone.
Out of that discussion I found a couple of individuals that were knowledgeable to a point, and honest enough that away from the post we had exchanges for a couple of weeks.
A couple were Knights of Columbus and still did not understand where the divide began. Had been told all these horrible things that were simply not true, and after a time we, I think, gained some respect for each other.
We did talk about subjects that were unrelated to this topic also.
I generally resist the impulse to tread this turf. And probably should have tonight.
Witch hunts and pogroms on FR?
>>> I generally resist the impulse to tread this turf. And probably should have tonight.
Never know what you can learn from an argument until you get into it. If conversion of the other side is the only means by which you can measure success or benefit of the argument, then all you get is a fight... which of course is something you are correct in avoiding.
My experience has been that the deeper we go with truth, the more controversial it is going to get... so at some point we are going to have to learn how to deal with the controversy, or we will simply stagnate in our own growth.
I’m more than willing to take an argument as far as it will go until feelings completely overtake reason.