[irishtenor]

Dr. I want to say that I am ashamed by what the_doc wrote. I am a Christian, what you would call a Calvinist. It is not my nature to call people names. It just isn't right. I feel that if you can't use convincing terms in your debate, to resort to name calling means you have lost the battle. I do not believe that the Catholic Church is right, but I could never get you to believe by assaulting you verbally. I will state that I believe there are many God fearing, God loving believers in the Catholic Church. I do feel, however, that some of the teachings of the Catholic Church are in error. the_doc, from what I could see from your post, was wrong to assault you verbally. I assume he was attempting to convince you of the errors of your Church. To do so in such a fearsome manner was uncalled for. Christ calls us to love our neighbors, and to pray for each other. I will pray for both of you. Forgive him, even if he never sees the error of his ways.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Forgive him, even if he never sees the error of his ways.

Good advice. I have been praying for him and his defenders earnestly since this mess started.

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Thank you. God bless,

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[xzins]

Irish, I wish it were only that. I've been on the receiving end of the_doc's letters. I've seen this example and I've seen others.

doc is a serial abuser. In my opinion he is unbalanced. There is more going on in the letter posted on this page than just rudeness or even "pointed debate." There's something broken in a personal way in the words he's chosen to send to an unknown person.

You sense it, too. Thus, your comments and apology for calvinists. Most of doc's friends from the calvinist threads are playing the role of "enablers" for his abuse. That blinds them to the "strangeness" of his remarks.

I'm certain he is unbalanced, disordered in some DSM IV kind of way. I wish they would step back for just a moment, so they could see that this is one that needs help.