[Grateful2God]

***IMO that's exactly what some of these Catholics are asking for, i.e. for Free Republic to move all religious discussion out from under any sort of moderation, because the current Religion Moderator will not allow Catholics to use destructive personal language in posts made about certain Protestants. In other words, I think the Catholics want sanctioning, i.e. "space to destroy".***

Honestly, the issue with the above is that Catholics have an intrinsic disadvantage in forum in one respect: we are a denomination. That gives a larger target and more ammunition to posters who want to take a jab. In return, we as Catholics can't reply on a personal level, nor to a denomination that does not exist, or will not be disclosed.

[Gamecock]

**That gives a larger target and more ammunition to posters who want to take a jab.**

And more firepower to return the jab.

[Alex Murphy]

...Catholics have an intrinsic disadvantage in forum in one respect: we are a denomination. That gives a larger target and more ammunition to posters who want to take a jab. In return, we as Catholics can't reply on a personal level, nor to a denomination that does not exist, or will not be disclosed.

Try focusing on creeds and beliefs, and not on denomination or church names. I've never seen a poster demand that a Catholic tell everyone what parish they attend, but that's what some Catholics have demanded of others. if you're really interested in knowing what someone believes, try asking them what they believe instead of asking them where they attend church.

For example, if you told me that you adhere to the Baltimore Catechism, you've expressed what you believe without telling me which parish you attend. In turn, you could ask what I believe, such as the The Westminster Confession of Faith or the Heidelberg Catechism or The Baptist Confession of 1689, and then you would know what I believe without asking me to divulge personal information like where I attend church. You may be given the individual statement of faith from some nondenominational churches, but you can get that without asking for the name and address of the building.

Try my idea out, and IMO you'll have a more fruitful conversation without running afoul of the RF rules.

[NYer]

Very late to this party. Too many posts to read through. However, I concur that a Catholic should be a member of the Moderator team and "no!" I am not volunteering for the position. Freeper two134711 has done an excellent job of describing the inconsistent attacks we all encounter on a daily basis. My pet peeve would have to be freepers who post comments based on thread titles without reading content.

Alex asked how having a Catholic moderator would alter the current approach. Perhaps a tag team of mods might be the solution.