>>I have absolutely no interest in knowing what Calvin feels about anything, least of all when his effort to vandalize the Church of Jesus Christ is transparent.<<
Were you pinged to this thread, Annalex?
If not would you kindly refrain from coming onto a thread that is clearly meant for Protestant discussion.
If you were, than you are just stating the opinion that you were asked for. Am I correct?
To P-Marlowe, thank you for pointing out that a Catholic came onto a thread that was clearly a discussion for Protestants. I told you that as an Anti-Catholic Troll hunter, I would have no problem coming onto one of your threads to admonish this rude and crass practice. However, if the poster was invited here, I am at a loss.
Mom, we enjoy these discussions and sometimes the discussions get a little carried away, but we are not about to stifle discussion merely because ammalex does not agree with our theology or even if annelx thinks we are all heretics or apostates or whatever.
The essence of free republic is free discussion. I was joking about annalex's post. He's as welcome on these threads as anyone and we look forward to his participation.
thank you for your concern, but we don't need an Anti-Calvin troll squad to protect us.
Why is a discussion between Erasmus and Luther "clearly" for Protestants?
I think there is a need for space for every faith to discuss that faith in relative privacy. That goes for Protestants, Catholics, and sundry non-Christians. For example, when fine distinctions are made about the method of confession to priests, it becomes a distraction to discuss th every necessity of confessions. Likewise, when a discussion is about, say, Rick Warren books, it would be rude to interrupt it with comments that do not come from the same theological perspective as Rick Warren.
I don't think this thread is any such kind, and if it was, it lost its sectarian character long since I showed up (about 200 posts down).