“If the Catholics here did not say untrue, malicious, and downright despicable things about Protestantism and Protestants, these threads would not exist.”
Your statement is false. Mine was true.
“And actually, this thread in itself is an attack on Protestantism.”
Even if that were true, which it isn’t, it is within the rules because it addresses Protestantism and not any specific FR Protestant.
So maybe, as I’ve said all along, it is FR’s fang and claw protestant squad who have thin skin.
Well, truthfully, the “maybe” can be dropped without danger of wandering into error.
“For all the claims of not *Prot bashing* that Catholics make, threads like this belie that claim.”
Untrue, by forum rules. Untrue, on logical grounds. Just simply untrue. This article discusses history and theology, specifically the history of the abbreviation of the Holy Scripture by early Protestants several hundred years ago. It expresses disagreement with things that were done, but constitutes “bashing” in no way.
I believe that Luther and other early Protestants erred when they subtracted books from the Bible. If we apply the standard expressed your note, that would have to be seen as “Prot bashing.” But it is no such thing. It is a mild expression of a theological belief. And there we have it. The thin skins of the fang and claw squad will tolerate no expression of dissent, however civil, however mild.
If you think this article constitutes “bashing,” it is you who should be receiving the patronizing recommendations that you stay off open forums.
And if the word “Prot” is a slur, rather than just an abbreviation in this abbreviation-prone medium, why do you use it?
We once had an ardent Roman Catholic participant on this forum, who insisted that “RC” was hateful and bigoted because it was pronounced “arsey.”
That same FReeper also thought the Hokie Pokie was bigoted.
We’ve had Roman Catholic FReepers calling Protestants “Paulistinians” and we’ve had several state outright that the Apostle Paul was a nut.
So, there’s been more than enough questionable behavior to go around. Roman Catholics are not uniquely put upon here.
However, using the words “hate” and “bigot” in this context in order to control debate is not a conservative tactic. Those are leftist code words used by government-protected minorities to squelch dissent.
Defend your beliefs, point out where you believe those of others to be in error. I’d expect nothing less, as I do the same for my beliefs.
As I mentioned, it’s really not that hard to stay within the established rules of engagement and debate, here.
Because mackerel snappers love it?