[Albion Wilde]

My contribution to this discussion is having grown up in an extended family that was half Protestant and half Catholic, I am now greatly in favor of the respectful and loving reconciliation of individual believers, even though their churches may have doctrinal differences. I listened to more anti-this and anti-that in childhood than I wanted to.

When it comes to family, work colleagues, neighbors and friends, mature Christians can and should treat each other with respect and not try to win our points with anger or self-righteousness over Christians of other denominations; rather, softly espouse our own view once, and then change the subject to how we can all best focus on The Great Commission of converting the uncoverted.

As it says in 1 Corinthians, "for now we see through a glass darkly..." Even great theologians disagree on small points: but the main and overwhelming point is our miraculous salvation in Christ through the Cross, and the forgiveness, mercy and peace that comes from accepting Him.

[BlatherNaut]

My contribution to this discussion is having grown up in an extended family that was half Protestant and half Catholic

Same here. I don't recall any brawls erupting at the holiday dinner table. :)