[metmom]

Interesting that Catholics can’t sell Catholicism on its own merits.

Trying to make the other guy look worse than you and then trying to convince people to join you because you’re not as bad as the other guy and its better than nothing, is no way to sell anything.

[Dutchboy88]

Agreed...but Rome has little else to offer. As you wrote earlier, just more bondage and man-made controls. The freedom in Jesus is unknown to them.

[paladinan]

Interesting that Catholics can’t sell Catholicism on its own merits. Trying to make the other guy look worse than you and then trying to convince people to join you...

Hm. It seems that your own post is doing just that, yes? Especially with snark such as "Did you pass high school English?" I think we can discuss the material, and not take digs at other commenters in the process, can't we?

Also, isn't your comment here what the RM would call "mind-reading"? How do you know that any Catholic is "trying to make the other guy look worse than [them] and then trying to convince people to join [them] because [they’re] not as bad as the other guy and its better than nothing"? I've been a Catholic for over 40 years, and I've never heard any Catholic say anything even close to that. Have you? (Seriously? "Come join the Catholic Church, it's better than nothing?")

Also, with all due respect: I've never seen you engage the key questions (without red herrings and other non-engagements) which FatherOfFive raised, with any seriousness. Care to try, now?

Case in point: if the Bible doesn't teach "sola Scriptura" (i.e. the Bible repeatedly says that it's important and necessary, but it never says that it's the SOLE rule of Faith... nor does it ever say that it was ever DESIGNED to be used ALONE), then isn't it illogical of you to promote sola Scriptura?

[OneWingedShark]

Trying to make the other guy look worse than you and then trying to convince people to join you because you’re not as bad as the other guy and its better than nothing, is no way to sell anything.

That's exactly how the Republican party has branded itself; I think that with this landslide in November coupled with their usual spineless crap, a lot of people are waking-up/getting-pissed… and that's a good thing, IMO.