Here's the pattern....

[myfavoritmartin]

What is getting so OLD is all these unsound attempts for you to claim the "high ground" by calling anyone who disagrees with you and with your positions an "anti-Catholic/basher," while referring to yourself simply as a "defender". It truly is a joke!

You then try and make your opponent look like the attacker, while you are the defender, even though, in point, you are attacking our position (even while your giving no defense or definition of your own P.O.V.)

Give it a rest! Seriously!

Guess I shoulda tried that awhile ago.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

LLOJ, what exactly are the chopsticks you keep referring to? You can PM if you want so we don't derail this ever so nice thread about non-Catholics.

If ya look in my profile you will see what I mean Don't know if they are available or not but it just gives me a chance to bring a little humour more than anything. Thanks for asking.

 

[sunlover1]

Thanks for reminding us that there is absolutely NO point to this THREAD.

Sure there is, look closely

 

[PreachersWife2004]

If ya look in my profile you will see what I mean Don't know if they are available or not but it just gives me a chance to bring a little humour more than anything. Thanks for asking.

I looked, but only in one place (misc) and didn't see them. However, if I find them, they are totally YOURS.

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

I looked, but only in one place (misc) and didn't see them. However, if I find them, they are totally YOURS.

I just thought of something. Perhaps they are in the box already!!!!!

 

[PreachersWife2004]

Say a prayer, donate to the site, and maybe they'll come out...

 

[IgnatiusOfAntioch]

I would recommend that you take Catholic specific questions and ask them in OBOB, Orthodox specific questions and ask them in TAW, and for the numerous Protestant divisions, to their specific denominational forum. YOu will get better answers than you will here.

Exactly. It is impossible to carry on a civil conversation on GT.

 

[IgnatiusOfAntioch]

Any thread started by a Catholic questioning or pointing out errors in Protestantism is derailed and closed. It's quite easy, really. All you have to do is start fights that proceed into flaming, personal attacks, mocking, baiting, way off topic posting, etc.

Consequently, there are now numerous anti-Catholic threads that dominate this fora. And you can't even point that out without the thread getting closed. I must congratulate some of our Protestant brethren for their crafty tactics. We Catholics should take a page out of your playbook! I hope we don't, however.

Now, the big question is, how long will this thread stay open?

Excellent points. Well stated. Kudos.

 

[myfavoritmartin]

Any thread started by a Catholic questioning or pointing out errors in Protestantism is derailed and closed. It's quite easy, really. All you have to do is start fights that proceed into flaming, personal attacks, mocking, baiting, way off topic posting, etc.

Consequently, there are now numerous anti-Catholic threads that dominate this fora. And you can't even point that out without the thread getting closed. I must congratulate some of our Protestant brethren for their crafty tactics. We Catholics should take a page out of your playbook! I hope we don't, however.

I'm gonna take a cue from scott La...aka AVO

and i'm gonna cut n paste everytime I hear this pouting....

What is getting so OLD is all these unsound attempts for you to claim the "high road" by calling anyone who disagrees with you and with your positions an "anti-Catholic/basher," while referring to yourself simply as a "defender". It truly is a joke!

You then try and make your opponent look like the attacker, while you are the defender, even though, in point, you are attacking our position (even while your giving no defense or definition of your own P.O.V.)

Give it a rest! Seriously!

 

[ScottBot]

I'm gonna take a cue from scott La...aka AVO

and i'm gonna cut n paste everytime I hear this pouting....

What is getting so OLD is all these unsound attempts for you to claim the "high road" by calling anyone who disagrees with you and with your positions an "anti-Catholic/basher," while referring to yourself simply as a "defender". It truly is a joke!

You then try and make your opponent look like the attacker, while you are the defender, even though, in point, you are attacking our position (even while your giving no defense or definition of your own P.O.V.)

Give it a rest! Seriously!

You should support your assertions with something relevant and probative, otherwise it is merely slanderous conjecture.​

 

[myfavoritmartin]

You should support your assertions with something relevant and probative, otherwise it is merely slanderous conjecture.​

Yeah like that.

 

[JacktheCatholic]

You missed this whole series of exchanges I would guess.
Jackthecatholic and I were veiwing cyprians view of church government, primacy and authority...I pointed out in numerous posts cyprians view and alls TJ was doing was confirming that even RC take that same view as I was sharing with JackTC, track back on this exchange it'd be a good learning experience for you.

Looks like I missed all the fun.

Any chance of you and I continuing?

I have to say that your argument is strong and can be debated. It is rare that something as educational as this is brought in to debate.

What I find interesting about Cyprian and his Unity of the Church letter is that there is contention from scholars about it. Both sides have good arguments.

I may be lashed for this later or maybe even regret saying it but I think that with the contention on his writing and two schools of thought that it is not definite as to his stance on Primacy, at least from my still ignorant POV.

Anyhow... I will wait to see what happens.

 

[PreachersWife2004]

Exactly. It is impossible to carry on a civil conversation on GT.

Oh, I've seen plenty. The problem is when people start thinking that someone is being uncivil when they disagree, or when someone is pointing out perceived errors. That doesn't have to be uncivil. The subject isn't uncivil, the people discussing it are.

Props to the people who debate here day after day. I realize it can get heated in these threads, but I've not seen that happen yet.

* PW Shuffles off to bless Christian Catholic...

 

[myfavoritmartin]

Looks like I missed all the fun.

Any chance of you and I continuing?

I have to say that your argument is strong and can be debated. It is rare that something as educational as this is brought in to debate.

What I find interesting about Cyprian and his Unity of the Church letter is that there is contention from scholars about it. Both sides have good arguments.

I may be lashed for this later or maybe even regret saying it but I think that with the contention on his writing and two schools of thought that it is not definite as to his stance on Primacy, at least from my still ignorant POV.

Anyhow... I will wait to see what happens.

Yes maybe we ought to move it into our quiet lil corner, I was accused of being off OP topic (as if there is one)
I am probably gone for the eve...I think his stance is pretty clear. So yeah lets move it over to patristics.And continue.

 

[JacktheCatholic]

Yes maybe we ought to move it into our quiet lil corner, I was accused of being off OP topic (as if there is one)
I am probably gone for the eve...I think his stance is pretty clear. So yeah lets move it over to patristics.And continue.

LOL!

I have never seen a thread stay on topic for very long.

I will see ya around Simon.

Peace brother.

 

[sunlover1]

Oh, I've seen plenty. The problem is when people start thinking that someone is being uncivil when they disagree, or when someone is pointing out perceived errors. That doesn't have to be uncivil. The subject isn't uncivil, the people discussing it are.

Props to the people who debate here day after day. I realize it can get heated in these threads, but I've not seen that happen yet.

* PW Shuffles off to bless Christian Catholic...

Amen sister!
Skandalon, that's the real culprit.

And that has more to do with an individual's
capacity to keep things impersonal, imo.