Actually, there's nothing really wrong with that post. It represents the view that some Christians don't really understand what being a Christian means. He says that he is praying that those people come to Christ.
I have seen the same said about Catholics and about some Protestant faiths. It is a matter of belief.
Calling a religious denomination a cult, however, is an insult to the members of that denomination. It is very different from saying that the members of a religious denomination are confused and are not truly Christian because of their doctrines.
I've seen that said here many times about the Roman Catholic Church.
Big difference, Protagoras.
I'll give you a corollary argument. I may say that you do not know something, or do not understand something. That will pass muster here. If I, on the other hand, call you "stupid," that would be a personal attack. I would never do that. I might say that you didn't understand something properly, but I would never call you "stupid."
You can say, with impunity, that a certain denomination is wrong in its doctrine. That is your opinion. If you say, however, that it is a cult, then you are making an attack, and that is not permitted here on Free Republic.
It's really quite simple.
Grow up. Call the mods.
How long have you been a shyster lawyer?
437 posted on 04/26/2005 3:32:54 PM CDT by Old Mountain man (Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice!) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 427 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
Hey! Let's be consistent! Aren't you going to call the mods?
To: MineralMan
Me thinks this one is a shyster lawyer. In my experience, only a shyster lawyer would ask the old "When did you quit beating your wife?" question.
439 posted on 04/26/2005 3:35:59 PM CDT by Old Mountain man (Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice!)
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