OK. For the record I take no offense to those terms, but to each his own I guess.
Being called a Romanist, Papist, cultist, heathen, "child of the cult of Satan" (that one really floored me!) etc. shuts things down.
Papist? Ever heard of the apologist titled American Papist?
I haven't used the term child of the cult of Satan, not do I recall seeing it, but I can assure you I have been called worse by your churchmen.
I have to tell you, i came to FR with a totally different picture of things. Pardon me for repeating myself, but I grew up in a city with so many different nationalities and denominations, and we all coexisted. My Dad was a mechanic, and we lived in an apartment adjacent to his garage. In front was a parts store, and my Mom would be there, when she was up to it. I hung out with either one. Growing up in a business district, we were all like a family-different world. If all a person who came in needed was a tire change, my Dad would send them into the house for coffee! It took my Mom and me half an hour to go two blocks because, in the summer, people who had businesses would be in their doorways cooling off, and we'd pass the time of day. If there was one part of my life I'd choose to go back to, that'd be it!
I never knew that Catholics and non-Catholic people could be so at odds. We each respected one another. Coming here with all the arguing was like culture shock! Lol I don't want to offend anyone by using the wrong name. In my day, PC would have meant "Polite and Considerate" : )
**Papist? Ever heard of the apologist titled American Papist?
Honestly, no. Until here I had only heard it within my own Church as those who follow Rome versus people who are Catholic in name only. I can see where the name would come from, but I never heard it from a non-Catholic.
**I haven't used the term child of the cult of Satan, not do I recall seeing it, but I can assure you I have been called worse by your churchmen.**
"Cult" I admit, pushes my buttons. If others have called you worse, I apologize, as that isn't what anyone who calls themselves Christian ought to do. We all, whichever dimension of the discussions were on, are human, and I admit to sarcasm at times, but, again, it's like someone picking on your Mother- faith is something, as I've said before, that for some of us is the only reason we have for sticking around in this crazy world.
Like the people I remember from way back when, we Christians, and Jews need each other. I watched Frontline recently, and they showed the liberation of the camps after the Allies came in. No differentiation. Just hatred of anyone the Axis didn't want to have around. We live on dangerous times, when we need to come together, not apart. That doesn't mean we have to have the same religious beliefs. We just have to recognize good from evil. We aren't each other's enemies- the devil is- and divide and conquer is his favorite tactic. Once again, if I went on a bit too much, I'm sorry. I really enjoyed today's discussion, and I enjoyed sharing with you. Thanks for the ping, and God bless you!