Dutchboy says he is not here to speak the truth or even to insult artfully or reasonably. He says
The purpose of speaking out about the rampant error of Rome is to inform the public that RCC theology is a man-made conglomeration of superstition and tradition.It's not important to give a good insult. It's not even important to know or to say what we actually teach. All that matters is to keep people from being taken in by us.
IF that is the motive AND IF it is legitimate to do evil that good may come, why then there is no need either to speak the truth about what we actually teach or to defend one's statements. When was the last time you heard an alarm bell engage in dialog?
Come to think of it, when was the last time you saw an alarm bell ABLE to think or to discern truth or even wanting to discern the truth?
For that matter, come to think of it, when was the last time you saw an anti-Catholic bigot ABLE to think or to discern truth or even wanting to discern the truth?
“It’s not important to give a good insult.”
It’s sheer laziness and, frankly, a lack of intelligence not to give a good zinger no matter what one’s inclination, especially if one is attempting to dismiss another’s beliefs.
I beg to differ! Giving an insult is an art form!
Look at the patriarchs and prophets, especially Elijah. Can you envision him standing around the firepits with crossed arms and a suppressed laugh on his lips watching the priests of Baal scream and chant to exhaustion?
Elijah: “ “At noon Elijah mocked them, saying, ‘Cry aloud! Surely he is a god; either he is meditating, or he has wandered away, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened.’ “
What a fantastic insult! Then to tell them to pour water on his firepit is just the coup de grace.
I’m disappointed. What next? You mother sucks eggs?
I realize some don’t bother to argue since the staleness of the same arguments time after time and the predictably same results occur. You’d think they’d stay on threads to bash Mormons or that poor Rick Warren fellow or dispensationists or replacement theology or slurry providing aliens.
One look at the photo that appears at the beginning of this thread and you will see the sanctimonious voodoo that haunts the hallowed halls of the Vatican. You will observe the deep and abiding superstition that most Catholics hold that these ridiculous trinkets, these rusting objects of man-made junk, have more to do with being rescued from our sin, than the unmerited grace granted not on the basis of works, but by His choice.
“So, then it does not depend upon the man who wills or the man who runs, but upon God who has mercy...So then He has mercy upon whom He desires and He hardens whom He desires.” Rom. 9
The “alarm bell” is ringing only for those with ears to hear. If that is not you, well...Isaiah said it to a stubborn and unrepentent Israel before.