“but object to posting a bunch of links in response to an argument as a substitute for a response of your own.”
Look. So we are in your class . Not a free open exchange of ideas or beliefs among conservatives. It is a belief. Let’s Get off the lawyering mode. It is shown for what it is in history of the church. If we read what is presented we can understand the other view. I read your posts. I found it interesting either way.
You posted this twice, and I do not disagree with the use of links as per my comments, as they allow far more info potentially to be of use, and often are necessary in the interest of brevity for substantiation or supplementation or referencing, but my protestation was against the redundancy of posting links and verbose material in the absence of a response.