[GCC Catholic]

If the responses were only as provocative as the original article, there would be no problem. The article was a reasoned explanation that warrants reasoned, well-thought discussion.

In reference to Mark's earlier question: Threadjacking (which has not happened here, but has happened on other threads), Assertions made without citations or any kind of explanation, or just general rudeness are not appropriate, especially when the discussion is going as well as it was here.

I'll admit, I'm not perfect; at times I've been overly forceful with other posters, and I'm sure I've in a few cases even been rude. That doesn't make it right to do any of those things (or anything else generally considered inappropriate).

[pjr12345]

The article was a reasoned explanation that warrants reasoned, well-thought discussion.

I think this is a matter of opinion. But granting it for the moment, when it started out with strongly provocative assertions of what the Bible says, it sets a tone, as well as an expectation in the reader; it should come as no surprise that some responses might be driven by these.