who feel genuinely led to do so—to post every bit as forcefully as I do—using satire, mocking—whatever could be remotely construed as redemptive—toward helping me see through my blind spots.
Very few people would be that rude. In any case, the invitation is hollow. There are plenty of men and women on this forum, very few of them use the "shouting" style, or the repetitive pejoratives some seem to enjoy against the RCs. Few of them of either Catholic or Protestant persuasion would be so ... ahem ...forceful. The use of "forcefulness" in a religious argument frankly reminds me of settling arguments with a fist, instead of logic or religious persuation.
However, if someone posting in that style is getting positive feedback as well as negative, they will likely pick and choose what they want to see, and consider that those who find the style offensive to be religiously wrong as well as "thin-skinned."
I, personally, encourage you to keep the style you have, since you call attention to yourself here. It's a great argument for the opposite side. I just remind myself that Christ died for everyone's sins, even the people I find offensive, and that Mary exhorts me to patience and love.
It's a great cue to scan or skip. Setting aside all the epithets and derogatory language included there, I still cannot help but conclude that no one who wants to be take seriously would hide their light under a bushel like that.
Happy to be of service.
or the repetitive pejoratives
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Really?
ALL my years on FR, I’ve observed RC’s relentlessly, harshly, brazenly, LOUDLY, flood Prottys with outrageously fierce repetitive perjoratives.
It will be interesting to do the tabulations on that score and compare the two sides in terms of the use of such words and phrases.
I realize, of course, that since the RC political power-mongering elitist leaders construe their little club as the supreme authority for all reality—particularly in RELIGIOUS matters . . . that they facilitate RC’s PRESUMING, that THEY AND THEY ALONE have the RIGHT to fling such all over the grossly inferior Prottys.
Thankfully, however, burning at the stake is now out of vogue.