The dialog ... draws for other visitors a clear comparison between our own response and the rabid one.
It certainly does, though not, perhaps, the one you have in mind. I have been reading this entire exchange, and felt called to sign up just so I could say that I think you all should be ashamed of the way you have treated this poster (pageonetoo) who has done nothing but attempt to share his faith with you. In the post I quoted above, you refer to him as rabid, and this is a relatively mild example of the things that have been said to him. The fact that a person does not share your views on Mrs. Schiavo does not mean that they are evil, death-loving Nazis.
Perhaps y'all don't realize how you appear to others, outside your own small group, who happen upon this thread. Your over-the-top name-calling of anyone with whom you disagree severely damages your credibility, along the lines of the boy who cried wolf. If you truly wish to educate people and persuade them to your point of view, you might consider adopting a less confrontational manner as you present your information and interact with strangers.
I offer these words with the kindest of intentions; I hope you hear them in that spirit.
I take your comments in proper vein and extend a welcome. It looks obvious however, you came not of your own volition but as someone brought in to help out a friend. Am I right?
If so, well, that is fine, but you have lots of catching up to do to gain credibility. What we are about here is a heavy background in carrying on pro-life battles. We counter those who are against pro-life or try to disrupt.
We are against state sponsored murder and the forces of evil who seek to control our lives from embryo to when they decide we are to die. This is what we faced at Pinellas Park when a husband and his allies in a culture of death fought and succeeded in killing an innocent by a means so cruel that if done to an animal the world would be outraged. If you read the history through our threads past you would find a huge volume of facts and evidence to balance the raw propaganda put out by the left and their allies in the media, those who hearken to the dark side.
As you will soon see, this is not all about Terri but the legacy she left behind. In that Legacy we find others, as I posted today, under the shadow of euthanasia at the hands of our own government. We work to save such victims and have succeeded at times. If you are not aware that these things are happening here and elsewhere as they did in Hitler's Germany, it is time to become informed.
Seek the truth and you will find it in our threads. Otherwise, swallow the popular notions from the newspapers and TV and you can get it at the Kool Aid stand on the corner.
Our own allies who fought with us to prevent such injustices represent most all faiths, Catholics, Presbyterians, other born-agains and fundamentalists, Jews, people of good will. On scene, we saw the epic battle of good versus evil unfold in parallel with the Easter season. We all chose our sides most all on the side of good and the rest chose their own masters. Those who chose the other side are those who love death, those who are anti-life, those who chose the material world of man.
So when an interloper comes online, hitting the ground with angry assaults and intent to disrupt and to pelt us with verses from no matter where, we stand our ground. Our symbol is the White Rose. You should learn about its origin.
We find it unreasonable to tolerate such behavior, more so when it is in the name of Christianity.
We are pro life. FreeRepublic is pro life. We hope you are too.
It is good to support a friend, but when the friend is plain off base, it is a bad start for you to begin your stay on such threads. Taste your words before you speak and be aware of the company you have joined. Robert Burns made the point: O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion:
Perhaps y'all don't realize how you appear to others, outside your own small group, who happen upon this thread. Your over-the-top name-calling of anyone with whom you disagree severely damages your credibility, along the lines of the boy who cried wolf. Thank you.
It's a shame that these people are so unable to handle honest debate on this topic..... that they substitute personal attacks and name-calling as well as threats from the moderator to rescue them from dealing honestly with the facts.
It truly shows me how weak, phoney and artificial their arguments are.
They pretend to be so moral and "pro-life" when in fact they display nothing but contempt and intolerance for others.
And they expect others to believe they speak for God?