[Mrs. Don-o]

Thanks again for your gracious and understanding reply.

The "safe place" of Caucus (yes, I am using the term "safe place" ironically) was set up so threads wouldn't have to be all-polemics, all-the-time. There must be places where we can discuss our own religious "theory and practice" without people hijacking the thread with repetitive OCD provocative drivel like "But c'mon, you Catholics worship a Mary-goddess, everybody knows that..."

Insert eye-rolling semi-smiley.

I notice that many potential conservative allies (e.g. Mormons) have been entirely driven out of Free Republic because of gang-bangers in the Religion Forum. (I don't mean robust debate, I mean drawing blood and leaving welts.) That's one reason FR has forfeited the growth in membership we really need.

I hope the Religion Forum --- the roughest 'hood in FR-town--- will not be permitted to be the "beating stick" that drives members away from FR. What a disgrace upon the Holy Name.

Love you too, SkyDancer!

[SkyDancer]

The thing is that I've seen on religious debating is it slowly descends into hateful rhetoric rather than staying on subject; when someone can't answer or someone proposed an opposite view right away they scream they're being attacked. That is what I found out when people don't have the answer to the question. I've run into a lot of that "well you hate what I believe so there, nyah" Somebody asks me what I believe and why I believe it I answer. If they don't like my answer, well, tough. Deal with it. But I don't attack anyone because they don't believe the way I do but I do question people on their faith when they bring it up.

The reason Mormons have left is not that they were driven out. They left because they didn't like the questions raised on what they believe. And when it was pointed out various incongruities in the Mormon religion they left and not without some caustic remarks rendered to the people here.

Jude 1:3

Regards in Christ, Janey