It would be TOO easy to post "I was a former Catholic" threads. Just type that into a search engine and see what pops up.
I say we post the daily T.A. McMahon column and see if they survive even 5 or 6 posts.
Since I mentioned T.A. McMahon, I'm wondering if this post will last another 5 or 6 posts.
The thread was posted and pinged to the Catholic list. Others who choose to join the discussion are always welcome.
It would be TOO easy to post "I was a former Catholic" threads.
Go right ahead! Catholics are all too familiar with 'former' members who have separated themselves from the flock to pursue personal ideologies, not in conformity with the Magisterium. Whereas, the flood of converts into the Catholic Church is comprised of large numbers of protestant ministers who have studied theology and spent a lifetime searching for the truth. Their journey is often quite painful as it means leaving behind their congregations, friends and family.
And that's wrong, how, exactly?
There's plenty of proselytism of Catholics by Protestants on FR. There are also plenty of threads posted by Protestants on FR which blatantly misrepresent Catholic doctrine. There are whole threads devoted almost entirely to calling Catholics idolaters. I've been flatly accused of worshipping Mary as a "goddess equal to the Trinity" when I vehemently denied on the same thread that I do any such thing. There are well known Protestant posters who have no problem with using insulting epithets like "Romanist" and "Romish".
Not to mention, outside FR, that there are plenty of fundamentalist and evangelical churches in the US that are practically 100% composed of former Catholics. There are many, many fundamentalist and evangelical churches which go out of their way to recruit among the Hispanic population, almost all of whom are at least nominal Catholics.
Why shouldn't we proselytize?