[Stoneman]

Just got into an arguement with a prodestant. I stand corrected...

WTF are you guys talking about? Do YOU even have a clue???

[MissTwisties]

I protest.

(no protestant here...)

[Honclfibr]

Originally posted by Stoneman
WTF are you guys talking about? Do YOU even have a clue???

Do YOU?

(Protestants *are* christians)

[RandyO]

Originally posted by Stoneman
Just got into an arguement with a prodestant. I stand corrected...

WTF are you guys talking about? Do YOU even have a clue???

What to hell is a prodestant ?????

[katana0215]

Originally posted by Honclfibr
Do YOU?

(Protestants *are* christians)

+1

must have meant Catholics

[Stoneman]

If they're the same, why call 'em two different things? I called the particular person I was 'discussing' this with a Christian a number of times, and he kept insisting he was Protestant...

[Honclfibr]

Christians are people who believe in the birth of Jesus as the son of god, and his resurrection after death. The original followers of this belief became what is now known as the roman catholic church.

Martin Luther disagreed with certain practices of the church, but not the core belief system (christianity). His "protest" of these practices led to the creation of Lutheranism, the first protestant sect. Other people followed his lead and either disagreed with Luther (Calvinists) or other portions of the catholic church (Methodists, Episcopalians, etc) and led to the modern mix of protestant religions that we have today. But they're all of them, including catholicism, "christian" religions because their core beliefs center around the birth and resurection of Jesus Christ.

Then there's the Anglicans, who's major protest was that the pope wouldn't allow the king of england to get a divorce, I guess they're technically protestants too.

So, in summary. All protestants are christian. Not all christians are protestant.

[SEVENSGT]

Originally posted by Honclfibr
Christians are people who believe in the birth of Jesus as the son of god, and his resurrection after death. The original followers of this belief became what is now known as the roman catholic church.

Martin Luther disagreed with certain practices of the church, but not the core belief system (christianity). His "protest" of these practices led to the creation of Lutheranism, the first protestant sect. Other people followed his lead and either disagreed with Luther (Calvinists) or other portions of the catholic church (Methodists, Episcopalians, etc) and led to the modern mix of protestant religions that we have today. But they're all of them, including catholicism, "christian" religions because their core beliefs center around the birth and resurection of Jesus Christ.

Then there's the Anglicans, who's major protest was that the pope wouldn't allow the king of england to get a divorce, I guess they're technically protestants too.

So, in summary. All protestants are christian. Not all christians are protestant.

Darrel you sure know alot for a godlees liberal Just had to put that in there, there aren't to many people that know anything about other religions, so I tip my hat to you unless you just seached for the info

[twrayinma]

Originally posted by Honclfibr
{snip1}Other people followed his lead and either disagreed with Luther (Calvinists) or other portions of the catholic church (Methodists, Episcopalians, etc) {snip2}
Then there's the Anglicans, who's major protest was that the pope wouldn't allow the king of england to get a divorce, I guess they're technically protestants too.

episcopalian == anglican
and mormons are mutant cult-members who are not christian, regardless of the references to jesus all over the place

[Honclfibr]

Nah didn't search for it. We learned this stuff in sunday school

As well a good bit in confirmation class. Their reasoning being, "before you decide to join our church, you should probably know what else is out there". Seemed reasonable.

On the episcopalian/angle thing, should have know that. Their services are so...catholish.

Originally posted by SEVENSGT
Darrel you sure know alot for a godlees liberal Just had to put that in there, there aren't to many people that know anything about other religions, so I tip my hat to you unless you just seached for the info

[twrayinma]

Originally posted by Honclfibr

On the episcopalian/angle thing, should have know that. Their services are so...catholish.

catho-lite.
the full liturgy without transubstantiation and all that Mary crap.

Oh, yeah, and the priests can marry, and you can have a female deacon.

and stuff.

[Honclfibr]

Originally posted by twrayinma
catho-lite.
the full liturgy without transubstantiation and all that Mary crap.

Oh, yeah, and the priests can marry, and you can have a female deacon.

and stuff.

Well the clergy-sex sounds cool, but I don't know about cutting out that weekly dose of vitamin J. That's how catholics derive their heathen-crushing superpowers!

[gixx6man]

I am surprised. Didn't any of you learn this in History in High School. Protestant Reformation in England etc., Guess not.

[Wayne-o]

I'm a Baptist so FO all a ya.

[RandyO]

Originally posted by FireNutzRR
I'm a Baptist so FO all a ya.

I seen some baptists in the Saco river once, standing knee deep in water, the preacher was pushin em over backward trying to see if they drown like in a Salem witch hunt