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Posted on 01/11/2010 8:46:31 AM PST by Judith Anne
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You really don’t know why many of the open religion threads so quickly descend into the worst bickering?
It’s because people want to be right.
“First of all, I’d like to hear from all confessions why it is that so many of our open religion threads so quickly descend into the worst bickering.”
Simple. Ignorant lies about the Catholic Church are taught as if fact. When confronted with the reality those who believe the lies react defensively.
ALL: this Religion Forum thread is labeled "ecumenical" which means NO ANTAGONISM will be tolerated on this thread.
Nares a lie is in the eye of the beholder.
I will say this: On the thread "Defense of the Faith" there is a lot of cheeky comments about Prods. The RM allows it, so be it.
Second, if you look at many of the threads started by Prods about Rome, rather than provide a doctrinal defense, it seems, IMHO that FRoman Catholics are very quick to turn it personal.
We talk doctrine. Ya'll accuse us of being heritics.
You had a great thread about rules of engagement for Catholics on the Internet, it’s linked here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2371195/posts?
I think that could apply to everyone, honestly.
And your other thread, linked on the RM page:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2006297/posts?
“Toward a theological Ethic for internet discourse.
Oh?
What about a lie that has been demonstrated to be false?
What about a falsehood which is fabricated as a direct quote and attributed to thousands of Catholic websites?
To say that a lie is in the eye of the beholder is the same as saying that there is no such thing as absolute truth.
I'm on the "HAZMAT Team". We specialize in spills of noxious heresies, toxic thread clean up, and general disaster relief as well as infestations of demons with diabolical intent. I don't try to analyze why people make a mess. That's too deep for me. I'm simply part of the "quick response" effort.
I appreciate your concern and wish you well because it could conceivably make my job easier but I'm not holding my breath.
Good luck and remember.............Da daaaa dat da dat daaaa ....."Who ya gonna call.................."
This is the primary lesson of the protestant "reformation:" each of us can interpret the Bible however we want and all the interpretations are true, even when they are mutually exclusive.
What's true for you is not necessarily true for me.
ROFLMTO!!!
Yep, it’s the attitude that denies even the possibility of papal infallibility but adhering to a system which requires personal infallibility.
I'm not sure which comments you mean. Please bring over ONE comment about Prods that you consider cheeky, so that we can understand better.
“Nares a lie is in the eye of the beholder.”
Nope. Facts are facts. Some are taught lies as if they were facts and then believing them repeat the lies. They are lies nonetheless.
BTW you misplaced one of my esses. I realize more than one may seem redundant but I like both of mine. :)
The vast majority of non-Catholic Freepers are kind and decent people and treat their Catholic counterparts well and vice versa. There are a relatively small and extremely vocal anti-Catholic chorus that chimes in whenever the opportunity presents itself. They are so persistent that it can seem like all of non-Catholic FreeRepublic hates the Catholics on FR.
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