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To: agrace

What kind of secular matters? They needed to be more specific.


111 posted on 04/13/2005 9:45:38 AM PDT by Styria
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To: Styria

What kind of secular matters? Maybe antinomianism.

"All you need is love’...Does Antinomian Controversy ride again?"
by Gary R. Jepsen
http://www.wordalone.org/archives/articles_by_author/jepsen.htm


112 posted on 04/13/2005 9:49:25 AM PDT by polymuser
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To: Styria

Apparently the survey left it at that. Not sure why it would have mattered anyway.

Further googling just now located an article that describes a total of 4 questions that were asked -

1. Do you accept Jesus' physical resurrection as a fact?

51 % of Methodist said, "No."
35 % of United Presbyterians said "No."
30 % of Episcopalians said, "No".
33 % of American Baptist said, "No."
13 % of American Lutherans said, "No."
7 % of Missouri Synod Lutherans said, "No."

# Do you believe in the virgin birth of Jesus?

60 % of Methodists said, "No."
44 % of Episcopalians said, "No."
49 % of Presbyterians said, "No."
34 % of Baptists said, "No."
19 % of American Lutherans said, "No."
5 % of Missouri Synod Lutherans said, "No."

# Do you believe in an evil demon power in the world today?

62 % of Methodists said, "No."
37 % of Episcopalians said, "No."
47 % of Presbyterians said, "No."
33 % of Baptists said, "No."
14 % of American Lutherans said, "No."
9 % of Missouri Synod Lutherans said, "No."

# Do you believe that the Scriptures are the inspired and inerrant Word of God in faith, history, and secular matters?

87 % of Methodists said, "No."
95 % of Episcopalians said, "No."
82 % of Presbyterians said, "No."
67 % of American Baptists said, "No."
77 % of American Lutherans said, "No."
24 % of Missouri Synod Lutherans said, "No."


146 posted on 04/13/2005 2:39:04 PM PDT by agrace (All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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