[Mad Dawg]

There's an additional behavior or characteristic for the diagnostic list. It's exemplified here with the unsubstantiated identification of "the authority of the Church" with "approval of men".

A lot of PD sufferers can't deal with distinctions and nuance. A few months back a Catholic was upset because I was explaining sin, penance, and purgation by comparing it to injury and physical therapy. She couldn't wrap her mind around the concept of an unofficial comparison shedding light on official doctrine. Too subtle.

In general unanticipated distinctions are derided as "parsing", nit-picking, and "logic-chopping". Outside this forum I've encountered narcissistic PD victims who cannot tolerate and get abusive in the face of a distinction they didn't think of first.

Here the concept of the one, holy, universal, and chosen as Christ 's body, representative, and agent to the world assembly of God being as Spirit-Filled as the Bible is not only one with which there is disagreement (fair enough) but one which is simply inconceivable to the S-E/STS sufferers.

[Quix]

Thanks for reminding me . . . about having to add one to the growing list of attributes I’m seen to have by some . . .

—apostate
—on another world
—committed to an asylum
—a sodomite
—a friend of dogs with fleas
—having only a passing interest in the [UN]rubberized Bible
—psychopathology
—self-delusional mind
—psychopath

All wonderful examples of archetypal Marion EARTH MOTHER’s warmth and charity brought graciously to my attention by the kind ministrations of the RC magicsterical reps hereon.

Thanks indeed. The points do add up bit by bit!

And in addition—the mirth provided—what a bonus!

[papertyger]

You know, I can’t wait till you publish for peer review, but I don’t think your paper will be well received by the general freepulation.