[metmom]

What authority do you have to say that Newt is unsaved. God will supply that answer, not you.

What authority does ANY Catholic have to say that any non-Catholic is unsaved, and yet it happens continually on these threads.

The term *heretic* comes to mind for starters.

[Boogieman]

“The term *heretic* comes to mind for starters.”

My personal favorite was when a FR Catholic called me “anaethema”. That was a first!

[Cronos]

What are you talking about? a heretic is a person who commits heresy, heresy being a controversial or novel change to a system of beliefs, especially a religion, that conflicts with established dogma

That is a simple definition to call any group that breaks away from established beliefs and quite correct to call in many cases.

it is NOT the same as someone proclaiming that Newt is unsaved because he is Catholic. What authority does anyone have to claim that?

[Cronos]

Anathema - dedicated to evil. --> as you, Boogieman said "Obviously anybody the least right-of-communist finds him anathema." or Yes, but when liberals started using it during the Bush years, they really did seem to be using it as a code word for jews, or more specifically, non-liberal (anathema!) jews.

or The Christian churches and their faithful will be forced to make a choice between standing on their religious principles and speaking their true views, thus becoming persona non grata and facing increasing legal penalties, or abandon some of the core tenets in their faith with are anathema to marxism, thus diluting their ability to be an effective method of societal innoculation. --

normally it is not used about a person, because though an adjective it isn't personal to my mind, so it was an incorrect usage if used to describe a person like you, whether or not you are dedicated to evil :)