[aMorePerfectUnion]

Religion Moderator,
How can you post an Ecumenical Thread that contains oppositional language and attacks in the main article?

For example, this quote:

“In the 16th c., Luther, reacting to serious abuses and clerical corruption in the Latin Church, to his own heretical theological vision (see articles on sola scriptura and sola fide), and, frankly, to his own inner demons”

I suggest the Ecumenical tag be removed or the thread removed. People should follow the rules on the Religion Moderator home page...

[Salvation]

Facts are facts.

[muawiyah]

I see what you mean ~ but it may not be possible to find an article that covers this particular topic WITHOUT assorted bromides and insults.

it is interesting ~ can't say it's not ~

Salvation, BTW, our religion moderator may not be prepared for this one.

[what's up]

"and, frankly, to his own inner demons”

Agree. This is not antagonistic language? Really?

[fidelis]

"How can you post an Ecumenical Thread that contains oppositional language and attacks in the main article?

For example, this quote:

“In the 16th c., Luther, reacting to serious abuses and clerical corruption in the Latin Church, to his own heretical theological vision (see articles on sola scriptura and sola fide), and, frankly, to his own inner demons”

I don't see how this can be construed as an attack on anyone in this Forum (unless Martin Luther is a FReeper).

In fact the historical record is clear: Martin Luther suffered from terrible scrupulosity-- the belief that he could never be good enough to go to heaven. His personal solution to the problem was to invent the "faith alone" doctrine which is contradictory to the Scriptures and was never believed by any Christian in the previous 1500 years of Christianity. He then tried to promote his personal solutions into doctrine. When the Church didn't go along, he rebelled. Simple as that. As someone has already said, facts is facts.