Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.
I like & respect bdeaner, and believe this thread was started by him in response to a private email I sent him. I enjoy reading his posts and appreciate the chance to discuss these issues with him.
However, how is “Protestants have your own traditions of interpreting the Bible. They just deny them, which is bad faith and false witness.” not personal. I’m a Protestant, so do I act in bad faith and false witness?
I’ve read every post on this thread. papertyger’s “Neither do you; the difference is we admit it.” is one of the mildest ‘personal’ statements on this thread.
See post 448, 426, 423, 417, 404, 402...like the sidebar discussion on who tortured who when, and who approves of it - plenty of mud has been slung around.
On a previous thread, I disparaged bdeaner & bronxville, both of whom I’ve come to sincerely appreciate. It is possible, even after getting a bit personal, to develop friendship and respect.
As Moderator, you have to do what you have to do, but it seems a bit uneven to me. Frankly, I thought this thread was getting a bit personal by post #4, when bdeaner’s article was described as “the same kind of Catholic Cult mentality that some of those ‘Radio Replies’ come from.” It I were him, I’d have taken that a bit personally...