[markomalley]

The latest anti-Catholic screed, the VATICAN TURNS BLIND EYE TO ISLAMIC TERRORISM thread, was just pulled, as I'm sure many of you know:

This, I think, is illustrative of what we need to do: push these toadies to really identify what they believe and make them come out to be the nasty pieces of work they, in fact, are.

And remember, <he who must not be named> must not be named in the Religion Forum. Not the other fora.

I have two requests for the "defending the faith" folks who have participated on this thread:

1. Please bookmark this thread. (You will note a "Bookmark" link just below the article...if you click on that, it will be saved to your links on your profile)
2. If you run into screeds like the VATICAN TURNS BLIND EYE TO ISLAMIC TERRORISM thread, please post them here and ping folks to that thread (or to your link on this thread)

I think if we confront these folks, we may end up getting some progress. Not with the <he who must not be named>-ista's, but with anybody who is somewhat reasonable...that is, most people.

[markomalley]

Who are the Catholics: The Orthodox or The Romanists, or both?

[Judith Anne]

Thanks, Mark. I am going to start an ecumenical thread, and post the rules in the header, to make room for a discussion about why so many threads descend into Catholic/anti-Catholic arguments.

I am quite certain I am not the only one abstaining from posting on open threads. I think they drive people away.

[Admin Moderator]

Please note that Chick material or references are not welcome anywhere on FR.

[wagglebee]

If it was up to me [name redacted] would be permitted on the religion forum.

There was a time when I agreed with banning it, but I have recently come to understand that it is far better to know up-front what sources the opponents are using.

I think it is important for the lurkers understand that much of the opposition actually relies upon [name redacted] as their primary source. Most of the “I went to Catholic schools all my life and never heard the Gospel until...” (they will also sometimes attribute this story to a spouse to avoid from having to answer specific questions) are taken almost verbatim from the literature of [name redacted] and I will be happy to explain why I know this is true via FReepmail.

[netmilsmom]

>>I think if we confront these folks, we may end up getting some progress. Not with the -ista's, but with anybody who is somewhat reasonable...that is, most people. << Good luck with that. We will be baited and then warned for "making it personal". I see the biggest problem here is having to know "how to play the game" instead of being able to discuss. It's not our Caucus threads or the LDS Caucus threads that cause the problems, it's the "Ministering" that goes on by those that choose to bash us but know "how to play the game" by posting threads themselves. It will be just another joyous Holy Week when every "Bad Catholic" article will be posted, as in the past. I'm glad I scoot out of here for Lent. And remember, per one of the Religion Mods, "ministering" to us is part of their salvation. No matter how much "slash and burn evangelism" it turns out to be. And that is the end of my un-PC rant. Sorry if that sounds cranky but I just came from a beautiful Catholic funeral and I'm sick of being treated like a stupid child/devil incarnate by some people here. In the long run, they will have to answer to God for bashing a fellow Christian's beliefs.