Now the poster claims Catholicism is a cult. Why has this thread not been pulled?
Single charismatic leader. - can you say pope?
Say they are the only true group, or the best so why go anywhere else. - Do I really need to say?
Hyped meetings, get you to meetings rather than share with you. - How many times have we been told to "go to a mass"?
They do not allow their teachings or practices to be questioned. If you question, then automatically the group assumes that something is wrong with you.
They will push you to obey by using guilt. They will demand complete “submission” to the group, its leaders and its teachings.
Mandatory, regular attendance
Separating the believers (the in crowd) from the non believers - who can take communion in a Catholic Church?
Uh...
...because we PROTs have not been tracked down and killed?
goodwithagun hasn’t created an about page.
The catholic church says non-catholics are anathema....why haven't all catholic threads been pulled??
I posted this as an open discussin forum. I didn't hide behind the "caucus" thread as some do.
There are a number of threads on the Religion topic I don't personally like....but I don't read them.
You had an option to select this thread and read it. You did and now you don't like some of the comments. Your choice is to keep reading or leave the thread.
It's called FREE REPUBLIC for a reason and not Salon.com.
If you look at the rules, you will see that moderators do not judge the different belief systems.
Posters are allowed to post their beliefs about other religious organizations.
Others can dispute them.
Getting a thread pulled so sensitive members do not have to see what others post negatively about their denomination is absurd.
The mods would say that thin skinned members should ignore open threads
BTW, posting to moder-ator will not reach a FR moderator. I believe that is someone’s screen name.
I do notice one common thread when something of this sort is posted: Catholics can be cry babies.
I’ve never seen anything like it. More times on this thread than anything I’ve seen in months (except for another Catholic thread) some catholic with hurt feelings goes screaming to a mod for help. Seriously?? Why not just support your arguments? Oh....wait.....
Um, because JR believes in free speech?
Because this is JR's forum, not Catholics Answers?
Because you're not in charge?
You have lots of options to choose from.