One look at the posters, you will see these articles are all posted by Roman Catholics. Perhaps since I am a "pup" here on FR, the Roman Catholics are in reactionary mode and that explains the multiple threads on the same topics.
However it is my observation as someone educated through college in the Roman Catholic tradition, that you should elicit the help of a priest to help form some of the Roman Catholic responses. To date the responses are canned, linked and poorly argued. There is too much emotion (anger at times) in the responses.
Just some observations.
“One look at the posters, you will see these articles are all posted by Roman Catholics.”
These articles. Perhaps it would be helpful to define the offense. Bear in mind that theological disagreement and citing of facts are not wrongful.
“Perhaps since I am a “pup” here on FR, the Roman Catholics are in reactionary mode”
It’s been that way since 1998 that I know of. (I had a different user name when I first signed on.)
“and that explains the multiple threads on the same topics.”
Here’s how it looks to me.
A protestant says, “Catholics believe (some proposition).”
A Catholic says, “No, we don’t.”
“Yes, you do believe that.”
“No, we don’t believe that.”
The last two lines are repeated for a couple of thousand posts, and generally devolves into:
Protestant: “You Catholics attacked us.”
Catholic: “Show me where.”
Protestant: “Right here, you said we are wrong.”
Catholic: “That’s not an attack.”
Protestant: “Is too.”
Catholic: “Is not.”
Protestant: “Is too.”
Catholic: “Is not.”
Protestant: “Is too.”
Catholic: “Is not.”
Ad nauseum.
“However it is my observation as someone educated through college in the Roman Catholic tradition, that you should elicit the help of a priest to help form some of the Roman Catholic responses.”
I am sure that every Catholic here regrets that he is not more knowledgeable. I certainly do. However, that is not a grievous offense, in my view.
“To date the responses are canned, linked and poorly argued.”
Of course I have canned replies; they are well suited to the canned attacks.
Dude, we’re tired. The constant repetition of the same misinformation, just as though no previous discussions had occurred, just makes my butt tired.
I know that no matter how much work I may put into a reply, one protestant after another will continue to post the false assertion I have just dealt with, just as though I had never rebutted it. It’s a perpetual motion machine.
For instance, there is no longer any excuse for any protestant on FR to think that Catholics worship statues, and yet I know I will see posts to that effect for as long as I read here.
“There is too much emotion (anger at times) in the responses.”
God’s patience is infinite. Mine is not. I am just a man. Malice and stupidity directed my way can sometimes get my goat. However, I have never seen a Catholic post anything that was even a tiny fraction as insulting and abusive as remarks made routinely by Protestants.
The religion forum has had problems since its inception. The first and worst of these is that the moderating is not in any way objective. I don’t think there is any effort to make it objective. The management are protestants, and protestants are favored.
Since the site is privately operated, the management are free to do that. I just wish they’d admit it.