[Spiff]

YET AGAIN! THE VATICAN REPS !!!!!DEMAND!!!!! THAT FR KOWTOW BEFORE THE POPE AND TRANSFORM FR INTO A DIRECTLY VATICAN MANAGED BRANCH OF THE POPE'S DOMAIN . . . STRICTLY SUBMISSIVE TO AND ONLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE THIN-SKINNED SENSIBILITIES OF THE LOUDLY INSISTENT RESIDENT VATICAN ATTACK FROTHERS! . . . What an UNSURPRISE! . . . Instead of complying with the Religion Forum rule that the THIN-SKINNED ARE THE DISRUPTORS OF OPEN THREADS, the rabid clique finger frothers !!!!!DEMAND!!!! that FR CONFORM TO THEIR THIN-SKINNED SENSIBILITIES AND IMAGE . . . Maybe that shows how fragile their brand of Christianity or maybe their grip on it really is!

I'm not Catholic and I think that any "religion" forum that engages in attacks on good, selfless people like Mother Theresa or tearing down the Catholic faith (or any other people's religious faith) serves no good purpose whatsoever. The nasty tone and vicious nature of FR's "religion" forum is shameful.

John 13:34-35
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Matthew 7:12
12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.

Luke 6:36-38
36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Phillipians 2:3
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Christ taught love and respect and forgiveness. He did not preach mockery and guile and contention. I know that FReepers can and are permitted all manner of behavior in the religion forum. But, just because that behavior is permitted by the rules of the forum, does that make it right?

[Mad Dawg]

Nice post.

The nasty tone and vicious nature of FR's "religion" forum is shameful.

May God forgive me. I am ashamed.

[narses]

“Christ taught love and respect and forgiveness. He did not preach mockery and guile and contention.”

Well spoken.

[bronx2]

Even though the actions of these haters are reprehensible, they too are made in the likeness and image of God. I try to Love Pray and Bless those who persecute us in a vile fashion on these threads. Such a response is commanded in Mt 5 44:48

May God have mercy on their souls.

[Quix]

I understand your perspective.

And while I’d change many things about the “dialogue” if I could, I think it is as good as possible given all the givens.

Changing such would mean heavy handedness beyond reason and beyond what’s fitting.

If folks are too thin-skinned to handle such well and redemptively, they should avoid such threads altogether.