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To: driftdiver
So the books of the Bible were solely selected by Luther? A false premise so the rest of the argument is not worth reading. But of course if you want to attack Protestants its a good start.

The "Come Home" slogan that constantly crops up is a big clue. There's a concerted media campaign ongoing, right down to television commercials with that slogan as a closing line. The long and short of it is that FR is being used as an ad platform just as are NBC, CBS, ABC et al.

The wishful thinking exhibited in these sorts of replies is nothing short of astonishing, leaving the impression that the Roman Catholic Church in the United States is just the most traditional, conservative body of Christian believers that there could possibly be. This couldn't be further from the truth, given the various scandals, controversies, the voting habits of their laity in general ... my perception has been that they're straining to bring their own flock back into some semblance of orthodoxy after decades of liberalism and moral decay, more or less.

What's sad is I've supported this effort in the past. Who wouldn't support fellow brothers and sisters in Christ trying to set things right in their church? I maintained that support right up to the point that my own beliefs and in fact any Christian belief outside their church became a punching bag used to maintain some strange Kabuki theatre being publicly played out on an electronic stage, projecting themselves as they want to be perceived, not as they are.

Again, it is an ad campaign. The attempt is directed at changing perceptions, not behaviors. I've watched it develop here and elsewhere over the past several years.

I think a certain Shakespeare quote might be oddly in order here, regarding this Roman Catholic media blitz that has now run completely off the rails:

The lady doth protest too much.

Perhaps it began with the best of intentions, but at this point all the flailing and scapegoating has become very off-putting. I can't help but think it's even becoming counterproductive in the attempt to sway those who have strayed from their own church.

49 posted on 01/23/2011 8:01:49 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry
Again, it is an ad campaign. The attempt is directed at changing perceptions, not behaviors. I've watched it develop here and elsewhere over the past several years.

Perceptions would change drastically if behavior changed. It's a waste of money to try to target the attitudes of non-Catholics while non-Catholics watch the inaction of the church in moral areas.

267 posted on 01/23/2011 4:23:49 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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