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Abuse of Caucus [whiner's caucus]
Self | 22 Feb 2011 | Natural Law

Posted on 02/22/2011 2:53:04 PM PST by Natural Law

An alarming trend is developing in the Free Republic Religion Forum in which a caucus identifier is being claimed for non-existent or impossibly defined groups. With the caucuses being self defined we see nonsense like the Sola Scriptura Caucus. Of course it doesn’t mean all Scripture, only the thread initiators or Forum Moderators definition of Scripture. Jews who believe in the Scripture of the Old Testament are excluded. Mormons, Seventh Day Adventists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses are excluded even though they believe in the sufficiency of their own versions of Scripture. The not so transparent purpose of these faux caucuses is clearly to exclude a group of FReepers in a modern day repetition of “Whites Only” and “Irish Need Not Apply” prejudice. If this is allowed to stand what will we see next; caucuses so narrowly defined so as to only include one’s bridge club or to exclude an individual FReeper? How about a caucus designation for everyone but citizens from New York? How about a men’s only caucus? How about a caucus for those of us who drive BMWs? And what is being discussed in these faux caucus threads? Critical doctrinal issues such as ruggedized aircraft, home schooling, and civil unrest in Egypt. Give me a break!


TOPICS: Ecumenism; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: caucus; caucusaddedbyjr; caucusthreads; religionforum; religionforumghetto; whiner; whinercaucus; whinerscaucus
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To: Natural Law; ArrogantBustard; Rashputin

I agree with ArrogantBustard and Rashputin, but I’m just a newbie.


21 posted on 02/22/2011 3:27:35 PM PST by WPaCon
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To: Rashputin; Amityschild; Brad's Gramma; Captain Beyond; Cvengr; DvdMom; firebrand; ...

Perhaps you could explain to curious Proddys . . .

HOW IS IT

that RC’s love the caucus system

FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES FIERCELY GUARDED AND DEFENTED TO THE NTH DEGREE

yet when Proddys begin to take more advantage of the same system

the RC’s

ABSOLUTELY CAN’T STAND IT????

. . . come unglued in even GREATER THAN USUAL

—whining
—wailing
—!!!!DEMANDING!!!! that FR conform to THEIR special 2 year old sensibilities . . .

What’s WITH that?


22 posted on 02/22/2011 3:27:35 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: the_conscience
The Pope owns all your bases.

LOL

It's so sad, they wanted the Caucuses so Born Again Christians wouldn't bother them. I then post Caucuses for the diverse group of Christians that are a part of the Body of Christ and they can't stand it.

None of the threads I posted mentioned their church and yet they come crashing in "calling the shots". I don't believe I've crashed any of their Caucus threads why is it so hard to respect someone else.

23 posted on 02/22/2011 3:27:46 PM PST by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: Jim Robinson

“Doc, he lies in his sack all day long, bores me silly with great, moronic plots against the captain. He’s never carried out one of them.”


24 posted on 02/22/2011 3:30:12 PM PST by delacoert
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To: Quix

you forgot the family photos and blinking text


25 posted on 02/22/2011 3:30:33 PM PST by Rashputin (Barry is totally insane and being kept medicated and on golf courses to hide the fact)
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To: Jim Robinson
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THANKS
for the healing robust gufaws, Boss.

26 posted on 02/22/2011 3:31:24 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: wmfights

I’m still looking for the perfect article for my new “Popery-Free” caucus.


27 posted on 02/22/2011 3:31:41 PM PST by the_conscience (We ought to obey God, rather than men. (Acts 5:29b))
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To: lastchance
The only Sola Scriptura Caucus this Catholic has ever questioned was the one on homeschooling. Otherwise I have respected your designations.

That's not true and even if it were true why does it matter so much to RC's? The thread doesn't mention your church. The thread is on a subject where the vast majority of people affected are Evangelical Christians and the central point to the thread was they are under attack because the majority of home schooled children have a solid Biblical world view.

If it's a topic you want to discuss post an article.

Again, if I see a Caucus designation I leave it alone. Why can't RC's?

28 posted on 02/22/2011 3:34:08 PM PST by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: Rashputin

Ahhhhhhhhh wellll

a non-answer is a screaming enough answer.

Just remember when y’all lie down at night . . .

the bloke on the inside of y’all’s eyelids is the bloke that will be facing God without a shred of defense or covering. . .

unless it’s the Blood of Jesus.


29 posted on 02/22/2011 3:36:09 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Quix
!!!CONTROL!!!

I think you are spot on. They can't just leave it alone. They have to be in control.

30 posted on 02/22/2011 3:36:13 PM PST by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: Natural Law
Someone needs to start a Catholic Caucus thread on Sola Scriptura so more people will be equipped to recognize the false arguments and frequent out of context points such folks make.

Regards

31 posted on 02/22/2011 3:37:21 PM PST by Rashputin (Barry is totally insane and being kept medicated and on golf courses to hide the fact)
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To: wmfights

I’ve reluctantly been forced

BY RC’S ON FR

to the conclusion that the old claims about

THE VATICAN AND !!!!CONTROL!!!!

are quite accurate.

And, that level of control invariably is demonic.

Some have traced it back to the Tower of Babel.


32 posted on 02/22/2011 3:37:47 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: delacoert

Great movie indeed.

Incredible sense of exhultation when the blinking palm tree goes overboard.


33 posted on 02/22/2011 3:39:08 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Rashputin
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34 posted on 02/22/2011 3:40:50 PM PST by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: Jim Robinson; Religion Moderator; sneakers; Colleen Hammond; annalex; dsc; mockingbyrd; BlackElk; ..
Just eliminate the Religion Forum altogether. It was a bad idea in the first place, and it has arrived at the place where it was always destined to anyhow.

To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; Jim Robinson
You're gonna get the religion forum closed down if you don't stop with this crap, JR has said hes about had enough of it, if you think this thread is gonna help....you will see what I mean very shortly.

Good. The infighting on these threads only discredits Christianity as a whole, making all Christians a laughing stock.

Jim,

Do us all a favor.

Shut down the Religion Forum Ghetto.

39 posted on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:16:36 AM by Polycarp

What was true 8 years ago, is even more true, and obviously so, today.

35 posted on 02/22/2011 3:42:18 PM PST by Brian Kopp DPM
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To: Natural Law

Out of 35 posts, 10 were made by one person. Amazing.


36 posted on 02/22/2011 3:43:43 PM PST by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death.)
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To: the_conscience; wmfights

Omnes bases vostri are belong nobis. [There is no Latin adequate to “are belong.”]

Of course, I remember a few years ago non-Catholics swarmed a Catholic Caucus thread. Nothing was done for a few hundred posts and then the Caucus designation was pulled.

Put not your trust in princes.(ps 143 KJV)


37 posted on 02/22/2011 3:47:43 PM PST by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Jim Robinson; Quix

Any bets that a single person under 40 gets that reference?


38 posted on 02/22/2011 3:47:58 PM PST by Pan_Yan
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To: wmfights

The RM made the decision. I only asked why and stated why I thought it was non caucus. I honestly don’t recall any other time I have questioned one of the SS caucuses. I’ll gladly stand corrected.


39 posted on 02/22/2011 3:48:19 PM PST by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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To: Natural Law

I love it. And I very much like the addition of “whiner’s caucus.”


40 posted on 02/22/2011 3:48:25 PM PST by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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