LOL you call that defending it? God help those Catholics who post threads about Presbyterianism then!
Alex, I do not malign Presbyterians. My grandfather and great-grandfather were Presbyterian ministers. Their family followed that from John Knox on. Yes, that branch of my family is Scottish.
When you post an article, and others comment, some in assent, and some in attempts to refute it (with varying amounts of success), where, exactly, did you perform the metaphorical shrug of your shoulders, as if to say, look, I thought this was interesting, and so on? As I said, in so many words. If the only comments that you make an attempt to refute is one aimed at rebutting the posted article, isn’t that de facto support FOR the article? I propose that it is.
I’ve no wish to malign you, Alex. If your overall position is one of dissatisfaction with the Church, then perhaps that’s how it has to be. Please bear in mind, however, that while a number of us don’t agree with that position, few if any would be likely to post an inaccurate article such as this one.