[Cronos]

about us "illegitimate" Protestants...

Well, it depends on your definition of "Protestant" - every protestant has a different one. Some say lutherans, presbyterians, methodists, anglicans, Wesleyans, arminians, amish, mennonites, baptists, etc. Then baptists say they aren't protestants. Then some include Christian scientists, unitarians, universalists, jehovah's witnesses etc. and some don't and some among those congregations do and some don't. Then there are the Mormons.

So, what's your definition of a Protestant? That'll help us Orthodox and Catholics refine our response.

[Cronos]

Elaborating on my point -- with some groups that don't accept the Creed like unitarians, Mormons, Jehovah's witnesses etc, we cannot have any dialogue as we have no common ground. All I can say is "you believe what you want".

With those that say they accept the Creed but accept things likeGaay marriage etc like the ECUSA, etc., we can't have any dialogue until they change this.

With traditional anglicans, lutherans etc., there is a start of common ground (the Creed).

With Baptists -- I don't know and I'll tell you why? Because one Baptist told me that they don't recite the Creed and aren't taught it and that they do not take it as a tenet of the faith. Since I don't know if that's true or not or if that varies from Baptist group to Baptist group, I can't have an opinion.