[Cronos]

It depends on which group they belong to -- many Protestants including Baptists, Lutherans etc. -- individuals, I have no hesitation in saying that they follow teachings that are scripturally and traditionally sound and not hollow, imperfect personal interpretations (like the idea that Jesus had half-brothers and sisters because the reader does not comprehend that in the Middle East, such a terminology is used for cousins)

[Bainbridge]

Well, you are not quite as well informed as you might think . I believe that you would be very hard pressed to find any Baptists who believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary (that is , after all what the brothers and sisters fuss is all about). To make a snide comment about how the reader does not understand the terminology used in the Middle East is rather lame. If this is a prerequisite, then the whole Bible- thing is out since it is kind of based there and the terminology of THE ENTIRE THING would be , in your view, unintelligible. As to the juxtaposing of the "sects" and Islam, well , I would suggest you all have more to squirm about than do those who simply call themselves Christian. Consider the fact that Islam holds to be true your belief in the immaculate conception. I believe that is a sticking point for RC/ EO relations. However, Islam holds this position, it is mentioned in the quran (3:47) that Mary remained a virgin, unlike the heretics who cannot understand the middle-eastern conotation of Matthew 1:25 and Luke 2:7 and come away thinking that the words mean what they say.