homeschoolmom Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 Mine's the after-church pot-lucks featuring red jello w/marshmallows.
crystalblujay Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) Mine is the Lutheran reverend who told me he was Catholic, just he denies the authority of the Pope, the Magesterium, right to life, etc. he also said that it might be hard for me to understand ... duh. Edited August 8, 2006 by crystalblujay
DAF Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 Mine is how the community centers are bigger and more lavish than the actual churches.
pyranima Posted August 8, 2006 Author Posted August 8, 2006 Oh come on this isn't pick on the protestants whats your fav. protestant theological invention? TX crystalblu I also like the whole denial of Confession. oh oh and once saved always saved not invented until the 1800 as well
DAF Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 pyranima, you can't start a thread like this and seriously expect people not to pick on them. I mean, the purpose of this thread is to basically do just that, poke fun at things we don't do or believe in.
pyranima Posted August 8, 2006 Author Posted August 8, 2006 I have no problem with saying which doctrines we find rediculous, its when we start picking on their social functions. i perfer we stick to Doctrine.
homeschoolmom Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 For the record, I wasn't picking on their social functions. I really like and miss church pot lucks.
memory-singer Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 Adult baptism by immersion as a [u]requirement [/u] for salvation.
Justified Saint Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 I detect sarcasm -- maybe they invented that.
Mateo el Feo Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 [quote name='Mercy's Child' post='1039488' date='Aug 7 2006, 11:11 PM'] Adult baptism by immersion as a [u]requirement [/u] for salvation.[/quote]To the immersion-only crowd, it's more of a required [i]symbolic[/i] act that was commanded by Our Lord, yet totally ineffectual as it relates to an individual's salvation.
Anomaly Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) I like the Protestant invention of 'Accountability' that pushed the Catholic Church to try to follow it's own rules. I like the Protestant invention of 'Community' and participation within the religion. I like how this thread encougrages Christians to talk about what they have in common without just bringing up negative stereotypes. [quote]"Negative Criticism of Other Religions A post or comment that negatively criticizes (as opposed to constructively criticizes) a different religion in a way that is harmful to open ecumenical dialogue. "[i]The Church knows that she is joined in many ways to the baptized who are honored by the name of Christian, but do not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter." Those "who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church." - Catechism of the Catholic Church, 838[/i]"[/quote] Edited August 8, 2006 by Anomaly
tojo Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 My favorite Protestant invention is the many wonderful hymns and songs they have produced to glorify the name of our Lord.
inDEED Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 [quote name='tomasio127' post='1039623' date='Aug 8 2006, 07:10 AM'] My favorite Protestant invention is the many wonderful hymns and songs they have produced to glorify the name of our Lord. [/quote] That's mine - right there! David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, Third Day, Jars of Clay, Paul Wright, even Rich Mullins... So many awesome ones.
Mateo el Feo Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 [quote name='Anomaly' post='1039580' date='Aug 8 2006, 07:15 AM'] I like the Protestant invention of 'Accountability' that pushed the Catholic Church to try to follow it's own rules.[/quote]This is interesting. If you feel that protestant ministers are being accountable, you might want to ask yourself, "To whom are they being accountable, the Gospel message or the desires of the congregation?" My experience has led me to believe that protestant ministers often say what their congregations' "itching ears" want to hear. ([url="http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/2timothy/2timothy4.htm#v3"]2 Timothy 4:3[/url]) [quote name='Anomaly' post='1039580' date='Aug 8 2006, 07:15 AM']I like the Protestant invention of 'Community' and participation within the religion.[/quote]When a local protestant community splits in two because of the doctrinal differences between its pastors, how can one defend the idea that protestantism invented (or even improved upon) the idea of Christian community? I believe that protestantism has fostered small local groups to have a sense of community; but the idea breaks when trying to establish a larger group's sense of community. The example above (i.e. one church splitting into two) was something that happened where I live. When my evangelical friend told me the story, he was pretty clear that this pattern of splitting was not unknown to protestant churches. Do you think that this is an inaccurate negative stereotype? [quote name='Anomaly' post='1039580' date='Aug 8 2006, 07:15 AM']I like how this thread encougrages Christians to talk about what they have in common without just bringing up negative stereotypes.[/quote]I actually believe that there were a few compliments to protestants (e.g. music, pot-luck dinners, etc). If you believe that a stereotype is inaccurate, feel free to dispel it by educating us. For example, if my post about those who practice immersion-only baptism was wrong, then teach me why I am wrong.
TheOliverOrder88 Posted August 8, 2006 Posted August 8, 2006 How about the theatrical style of preaching? Or maybe the fire and brimstone? I dunno.
Justified Saint Posted August 9, 2006 Posted August 9, 2006 I think the theatrical style preaching isn't as common anymore since you often have powerpoint for sermons now.
Resurrexi Posted August 10, 2006 Posted August 10, 2006 [quote]My favorite Protestant invention is the many wonderful hymns and songs they have produced to glorify the name of our Lord.[/quote] I detest Protestant hymns. They are so unlike chant (either Gregorian or Eastern), which bugs me, though I worship (not as in worship God, the BVM or saints, but like how one worships their spouse or father) the non-Chant Catholic hymns (oh, and hymns in the "Breaking Bread' hymnal whose lyrics weren't written more tan 50 years ago don't count as Catholic hymns), especially ones about God's Mother, God under the species of bread and wine and the Mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. Protestant hymns usually don't have sound doctrine, not to mention the fact that they are quite obsessive over Jesus. It's not even healthy. Go through a protestant hymnal, and you will find that in almost all of their songs, Jesus is mentioned at least once. You probably won't see the other two Persons mentioned in more than 5% of their hymns. I find that quite annoying.
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