We can all pray that, when Natural Law presents his students with his revised list from your comment and they study together what Catholics are and are not “allowed” dissension on, a few will come to Free Republic and read these dialogs for themselves and the truth of the gospel shines through to those who sincerely seek it.
No one on Free Republic converts anyone. That is done only by the Holy Spirit and only when the time is right. All any of us can hope to accomplish is to prepare the way for the Holy Spirit and only that with the assistance of the Holy Spirit. So then, if the fruits of the Holy Spirit are not manifest in your words, deeds and intents you may well succeed in hindering the conversion.
Peace be with you.
Indeed, but there was a reason why lay Catholics were forbidden in engage in such debates as these, while too often there is a “firewall” in place that disallows objective seeking of the truth by examining both sides of the question, though this can be the place on both sides. We must be willing to go wherever the truth will lead, with hearts like the noble Bereans. (Acts 17:11)