Wow, that seems harsh. I went and read the rules for open discussions, and I just don’t see anything that warranted making Dr. Kopp leave the thread...if anything, it makes my heart glad to see men be men and speak the truth.
Generally, I instruct posters to leave a thread when they ignore my warnings and/or are too upset to continue on that thread.
I see that you are new in town, and this is your first post - welcome to Free Republic.
Welcome back home and welcome to FR
Ah. Perhaps I can explain. Dr. Kopp is guilty of "posting while Catholic". This is an unpardonable sin on the Religion Forum, especially as he replied to idiotic snark with objective facts. Having violated the unwritten law in this way, it was necessary to nail his head to the floor.
All of this makes perfect sense ... in the Twilight Zone.
Apparently you've been discovered by the Usual Suspects. Pity, that. If you haven't discovered it yet, these are a collection of about a dozen pathetic souls who can think of nothing better to do with their time than torment decent, well-behaved people with their persistent lies, nastiness, and generally obnoxious behavior. They're intolerable, of course, and absolutely impervious to reason, being devoid of even two functioning neurons in the neocortex. However, they enjoy the support of the management here, and Catholics, Mormons, and Muslims, being the designated scapegoats, are required to tolerate the abuse they so generously dish out. Asking for civility - or sanity - or returning even a tenth portion of their nastiness, due to one's lack of masochistic tendencies, is to incur the wrath of ... Khan or something. It doesn't seem to have occurred to them that their own behavior is the most eloquent argument against their particular brand of theological lunacy. Nor has it occurred to the management that every time they pull a stupid stunt like this their credibility drops a notch. At this point, there's hardly even a fig leaf left.
So, welcome to the Dysfunctional Family Circus. You have nothing to lose but your sanity.
“Harsh”? No, since when these threads turn into insult contests it drives others away, myself amongst them.