Ahhh, if someone came up to you several times a day and called your mother a whore and your daughter a harlot even when you tried to avoid them, even when you tried to be civil and defend them using reason and they chose not only not to listen to your reasoning but went about town slandering your family would you see it as someone who just “disagreed” with your family or would you see intent?
Has someone physically accosted you? Has someone been pinging you after you told them to stop? FReepmailing you in a stalking manner? Has someone continually posted to you specifically over and over? OR has someone posted their opinion, article or blog which you just happen to disagree with? Now, which is it?
Wow! Is this how Free Republic is seen? You've been here HOW long??? JFTR....you seem like a reasonably nice person and I never try to personally slander or hurt anyone here. HOWEVER...there are numerous issues with the Catholic Church with which I disagree and coming on threads and having the freedom to discuss them is part of what I appreciate about FR and continue to support it every month. Some of the replies from "your" side have been anything BUT civil, reasonable OR, even, Christian. Perhaps the remedy for hair-trigger defensiveness is to avoid OPEN Religion Forum threads that can and DO get contentious at times. There's been plenty of warning. Have a blessed day.