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Look, Fred,

I'll speak for myself and whatever Protesties choose to agree with me . . . .

We don't appreciate wholesale unmitigated Protestant bashing. Particularly in the tone and manner some seem to compulsively do it in.

Some of us could just as easily bash Orthodox or RC groups wholesale. It's not for lack of evil in any camp that we refrain.

Most of us actually PREFER to deal with ISSUES on an issue by issue, case by case basis. Some of us actually enjoy the cross fertilization the different authentically Christian folks bring to the discussions.

I try to respond somewhat with the same emotional weight with some creativity and fiestiness as little else seems to match the diatribes with more than a gnat's sniffle. But that strategy doesn't moderate or mellow or increase the reasonableness of the dialogue much at all in such cases, it seems.

I don't know what the answer is . . . a lot of folks avoid the threads in fiercely intense disgust. And perhaps that's the answer . . . total and permanent IGNORE.

But the seduction of inexperienced, newbie Christian lurkers is a concern on that score. They deserve some rational edifying counter responses to some of the hideous statements posted.

I suppose the only other alternative is prayer and fasting.

I realize that some have less than 0.000% respect for what those of us they label as wolves might think of them even if it was the entire rest of FR. However, Almighty God has all our numbers and knows how to press all our buttons in very educational ways.

Sigh.