[Livia]

Originally Posted by housemate

Okay point taken, but then you also 'have' to accept that as well as posters who 'Witch-hunt' Dave, there are those supporters who defend him regardless.
I detest Dave but I tried to avoid 'jumping on bandwagons' .. in one or two threads in the past, I tried my best to get to the 'nub' of something re Dave and ended up (because I didn't accept on face-value, the 'unproven', 'assumtion' etc etc rejoinders from his supporters) not getting anywhere, and then insulted!! Since then, anything I have written has been seen or heard, researched etc.... by myself. It has made no difference at all, I still get challenged with the same 'arguments', usually to the effect that I'm just a Dave hater who has 'it' in for him?! ... I have yet to hear one Dave supporter admit that he 'may' have crossed a line.

I do accept that there are people that would defend Dave, whatever happened. I am not one of them. I am just tired of the sick things that have been said about him, and more particularly, about his family. These things have been said by people who have probably never picked up a Bible. And yet, a lot of them quote Googled verses and commandments that just end up making them look shallow and ignorant.

Dave may have crossed a line. However, who are we to say what that line is? All religions have aspects that "cross the line". Something that seems to throw the Anti-Dave Lobby into a particular frenzy is the healing thing. I'm not saying I particularly agree with it but I don't think it is a malicious act. Lourdes is a place of pilgrimage and MASSIVE money-spinner for the Catholics and thousands of people come away from there every year feeling like it's done them some good. I don't see that as evil, or as preying on the sick.

I wasn't really directing the "witch hunt" term at you even though I was answering your post. Although I don't always agree with what you say, you do think about what you're saying and can discuss intelligently whatever point's being made. Not everyone does.