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Having said that, Jude, I will say also that I never like to see Calvinists fighting against eachother. I hope that we can all agree to temper our disagreements in charity. I'll probably sound "preachy" if I say anymore than that, so that's all that I will say on the subject.

Calvinism is more than a mental assent to the Doctrines of Grace, much like salvation is more than a mental assent to the trinity and the Virgin birth or believing that the sinners prayer saves anyone

That being my position I feel the necessity of those that hold the doctrines of grace to defend them, even if the "offender" has a mental assent to the Doctrines of Grace and calls himself a Calvinist

Personally when I see Reformed posters nit picked, misquoted, mocked and corrected or rebuked for expounding the Doctrines of grace and/or the reformation, or when I see one that states he is a Calvinist seeking to find truth in the very basics that Luther, Calvin and others found in serious error, I find no need to wear a false fellowship mask for public consumption based on ones "self proclaimed" doctrinal position or church membership .

So, it may trouble you to find friends that all "say" they are Calvinists having public disagreements on the very basics the Reformation sought to correct, be of good cheer as the doctrines are being correctly presented through the lens of the Reformation and any presentation that is through the Catholic church and their doctrine is dutifully corrected and rebuked .