“Catholics worship Mary” is not making it personal.
It’s also a lie. Lying about religions you hate is permitted on the religion forum?
The statement should be prefaced as:
“I believe that Catholics worship Mary”.
Totally right. But many people do not choose to make “I” statements, even though they are preferrable.
Accusing another Freeper of telling a lie is a form of "making it personal" because it attributes motive, the intent to deceive. The presumption is that the poster is saying what he believes is true.
When informing another Freeper that he has it all wrong, it is important to choose the right words to avoid ad hominems.
For instance, the words "prevarication" "dishonesty" "slander" "deceit" "calumny" and "subterfuge" are synonymous with "lie" because they entail intent.
But words such as "false" "error" "wrong" "inaccurate" "misstatement" do not attribute motive and are not "making it personal."
Other words push the envelope of motive but are not synonymous with "lie" for purposes of modding the RF. However, they can be "making it personal" if applied to another Freeper, personally, in such a way the discussion becomes "about" the individual Freeper instead of the issues. Those words include "misrepresentation" "detraction" "disinformation" "distortion" "hyperbole" and "doublespeak."
“I believe that Catholics have taken the 'call you blessed' thing and RAN with it!
Jesus said, "WHO is my MOTHER and my Brothers?"