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To: Campion
presume ONLY the Catholic view is the correct Christian faith.

You're inventing a requirement (underlined) that's not part of the caucus rules and, mutatis mutandis, can't be met be a lot of "Protestant caucus" threads.

Balderdash! I'm surprised that you don't seem to be able to understand the difference. What if I were to post a "Protestant/Evangelical Caucus" thread under the title of: Conversion from Roman Catholicism to Biblical Christianity? It's talking about those who left Catholicism for the Protestant/Evangelical faith tradition. Would you insist on being able to dispute the reasons given for the conversion or would you be fine with "letting" the non-Catholics discuss the topic? What about the thread, What Caused the Reformation?? Then there was one titled 5 questions and the 5 solas, something that was about the Protestant view of the Christian faith? Or, how about a thread titled: Christ in Colossians - Chapter 1? It didn't so much as mention Catholicism but someone added the keyword "Catholicbashing" to ALL the above examples!

It appears that Protestant/Evangelicals are NOT afraid of inviting discussion, even disagreement with what is posted and stand ready to defend the faith. It's why you won't find many threads that are labeled Caucus so as to restrict dialog with others. It was even suggested for this thread that Protestants can RE-POST it and open it up for discussion!

The rules seem pretty straightforward to me. I cannot post a Caucus thread that:

    "The “caucus” article and posts must not compare beliefs or speak in behalf of a belief outside the caucus"

    If you believe a poster is not a member of the caucus, or if you believe the article or reply posts are mentioning the beliefs of non-members of the caucus then let me know by Freepmail and I will follow-up as soon as possible.

I think it is a little amusing that the Religion Moderator has had to include so much in the Profile to differentiate between who is allowed to post to Catholic Caucus threads even so far as to exclude SSPX, Sedavacanists, etc. and "non-practicing Catholics" from participating. For a religion that claims so much authority and power, at least on this site, Catholic Freepers seem pretty fragile - unwilling to even consider that their claims might have to be defended. But it also explains why some cannot seem to understand that a faith unable to withstand scrutiny is weak and powerless - hardly worth devoting ones life to. It is why you won't find all that many Protestant/Evangelical Caucus threads. I know what I believe and why I believe it and I'm never afraid to share it with whoever asks me of the hope that is within me OR defend it with those who post to OPEN threads.

84 posted on 05/26/2017 2:18:34 PM PDT by boatbums (Authority has a way of descending to certitude, and certitude begets hubris.)
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To: boatbums
I know what I believe and why I believe it and I'm never afraid to share it with whoever asks me of the hope that is within me OR defend it with those who post to OPEN threads.

AMEN!


109 posted on 05/26/2017 7:24:48 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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