Scare tactics used towards Catholics

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Maybe a lot of you in this group, who are trying to grow as Catholics, are faced with words like “bigot, hateful”, racist", sexist", and not “open-minded”. I hear these all the time by my own family, and don’t feel an ounce of guilt when it’s said.
Because the Catholic beliefs came first-what the Church has taught. It’s the others who disagree with you who use those words. And it makes no sense.
And if you give in to the opposite points of view out of fear of being labelled, you will be called a “hypocrite”. Catholics are often put in “no-win” situations
 
I’m less concerned with what they think than I am of what God thinks. Let 'em rant.
 
Merely having an open mind is nothing. The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid.

I find G.K. Chesterton quotes boggle them pretty quick.
 
I’ve definitely experienced those unfortunate insults among others, and as you said, it’s important for us to persevere and not give into the pressure of the negative response. It’s especially unfortunate when it’s our family, but holding your ground respectfully & praying for those who have strayed/do not believe is the best response, I’ve found.
 
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Because the Catholic beliefs came first-what the Church has taught. It’s the others who disagree with you who use those words. And it makes no sense.

And if you give in to the opposite points of view out of fear of being labelled, you will be called a “hypocrite”. Catholics are often put in “no-win” situations
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Catholic teaching may have come first, but a whole lot of Education and learning and discovery has since taken place. That is probably what motivates the unkind remarks made by your family members. They see Catholic teaching and, to them, it doesn’t reconcile with what they know in today’s world.

I would suggest encouraging them to find other words that are not so hurtful, or just not engaging in conversation with them when they say such things. While I don’t think it is uncharitable to suggest to another that they may be close-minded, some of the other words used are offensive and completely unnecessary. I am sorry your family doesn’t have better manners than that!
 
I find he has a defense for almost anything. I particularly like how he refutes relativism about denying the cat.
 
I agree completely, but on the very few occasions when someone has gone to the point of being openly abusive, I give them my very best psycho look and tell them 'THATS ENOUGH!" They can think whatever they like,… and I add them to my prayer list.
 
I can sympathize, I have family members who attack the Church for things it does not believe or teach.

“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.
If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.
Remember the word I spoke to you, ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours."

Most hate what they don’t know. If they really knew what the Church taught, instead of what bad Catholics believe or do in opposition to Christ’s teaching, then they would not say such things.
 
“But I called you a bigot!”

Bane voice - “And you think this gives you power over me?”
 
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I’ve been called a bigot by my own friend. In the end, her closed mind and worldview aren’t my problems, and if she wants to screech about how I’m a bigot who hates gays then I’ll let her. I know better.
 
People say the Church is homophobic and hateful, I say look at me then read a Catechesism…

People say the Church is closed minded and hates science. I say, look at history…

The common scare tactics can be stopped if one is informed about the facts. Yes?
 
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Old sayings: “Empty drums make the loudest noise” and “Great minds talk about ideas, average minds talk about things, and small minds talk about people.” And the smallest of minds talk about people in an injurious manner. Like someone already said;
“Let em rant.”
 
Bigot, hateful”, racist", sexist, etc have been so overused by the progressive left they have no meaning. its like the boy who cried wolf.
 
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Maybe a lot of you in this group, who are trying to grow as Catholics, are faced with words like “bigot, hateful”, racist", sexist", and not “open-minded”. I hear these all the time by my own family, and don’t feel an ounce of guilt when it’s said.
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All the time. I respond with I will pray for you. If they keep going I start praying the Lord’s Prayer out loud.
 
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I don’t know your age, but in the days of “All in the Family”, bigot referred to people hating people because of their "skin color, gayness, women holding men’s jobs; “racist” was about one race feeling superior to another
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Yes margaret, unfortunately I am old enough to have watched all in the family. In those days when one was called a racist it was because they were really racist. Today those derogatory words are thrown around because they don’t like someone and want to say something mean, rendering those words meaningless today.
 
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Guess it depends on the family. My family is very conservative, die hard elephants who consider me to have become more and more bleeding heart liberal the longer I have been Catholic.
 
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