I'm sure that we all believe our own particular theological bent "takes more bashings" than the other person's - especially since (what a coincidence), we believe our own particular theological bent is right, and the other person's is in need of correction. If Catholics suffer bashing more than others, one explanation might be because most threads are Catholic threads! Until restornu began her LDS devotional threads, I doubt you find a single LDS thread on FR in the last four years that didn't see some form of "Mormon bashing" within the first twenty posts (and I'm not even counting doctrinal challenges). And proportionally, more Calvinists have been banned than members of any other theological group. Everyone claims their own group is being singled out, trust me! Each group has their own cross to bear, justly or unjustly. It's how each of us reacts to the perceived slight that marks our actions as "Christian" or not, IMO, and marks our posts (and our FR posting privileges) for removal when they're not.
Proverbs 25:15 tells us that "By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.". And Proverbs 27:6 says "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy."
IMO "bashing" occurs when we use others (and their beliefs) as target practice for our threads and posts, not really giving a thought personally towards them or their belief systems. We defend our actions by claiming that we're using FR as a mission field, when what we really do is behave like it's our private shooting range. That, IMO, is what "bashing" is. I should know - I've done it myself.
** And proportionally, more Calvinists have been banned than members of any other theological group. **
I don't know about that claim. A lot of SSPXers got banned for eating their own.
Are you wavering in your beliefs about predestination? ;-)
those banned by the old RM brought it on themselves after plenty of warnings....
no tears in heaven -- they'll get over it