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Your post is very similar to my thoughts after reading these threads for awhile.

The up side is it does drives us into His word..

EXACTLY! And reading these threads, it leads me to PRAISE HIM and thanked HIM for HIS Word and leading me out of that cesspool of deception.

..It's one thing to read about his tactics..quite another to see them in action..

YES! We are witnessing the demonic being played out, IMO. It's ugly!

[caww]

Yes indeed...I loved His words before..but these threads have have brought me great challenge to defend the faith all the more. Metmom, Alamo-Girl and many others as yourself have taught it is not enough to know the truth...but to be able to present it with scripture as reference...where the power comes from to convict or and persuade...but catholics really have no desire to be persuaded, that I can tell from these threads.

Were you once a catholic yourself...or just deceived by other teachings?

I have worked with some caught in cultish religions and have found catholics do follow many of the same defenses.