[Religion Moderator]

He was revealing his own interpretation of your words, not reading your mind.

That said, the statement was making the thread "about" you which IS a form of "making it personal."

But your hands are not clean either, your statement "deliberately misstates" attributes motive as does "to suit their agenda" - both are also "making it personal."

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal - discuss the message, not the messenger.

[Rashputin]

Substituting "Protestant" in response to a comment that uses "anti-Catholic" isn't an obviously deliberate misstatement?

So I'm free to substitute the broad generalizations of a stated specific the same way whenever I see fit.

Thanks for letting me know that.

[Elsie]

But your hands are not clean either, your statement "deliberately misstates" attributes motive as does "to suit their agenda" - both are also "making it personal."

Hmmm...

I've always thought if a GROUP were mentioned, then it Wasn't personal.