I am mostly just a lowly lurker and post only on occasion. However, I have to agree that a lot of anti-Catholicism is allowed to stand in this forum, which is the perfect right of the forum's owner.
I avoid the Never Ending Story thread because of the anti-Catholics who frequent there and the rhetoric the moderators allow. However, after al_c posted about the moderator doing some clean-up work I did a check. Yes, a poster was reprimanded about a single tag line. But many of the posts there over the last week are just plain nasty. And that thread is just one example.
Yes, it is the privilege of the forum owner, and his right, to allow this type of thing to go on. But that does not mean we must participate. I have had enough and I am taking your advice, Polycarp. I won't be back.
Moderator and Jim Robinson - please delete my account.
You can just turn off your computer if you are unhappy at FR...they are not ringing your door bell.
Hee hee! You should've been over there about a month ago ... it got really ugly and one non-Catholic (I won't mention names) was asked to stay out of the thread. That particular FReeper's posts were hardly the ugliest of the lot though.
It amazes me what some people will post and then call it "debate."
Have you ever spent time there? I would bet there isn't a group of people on the Religion forum who have more respect for each other than those on the story. You characterization of the Story is false.
I don't know why whenever some Catholics get upset they start dumping on the Story. Why don't you go spend some time over there and see for yourself.