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To: Nikas777
There are Protestants who admit their church is an innovation and like it that way. At least they are honest. Those Protestants tend to consider the orthodox past of the church (small o in orthodox) as anachronistic and that they are ‘evolving’ with the times to reflect modern values like female clergy and pro homosexual unions.I don’t agree with them but they are honest. They are not creating a DaVinci code conspiracy dating back 1,800 years.

Those are liberal Protestant churches. Liberal Protestant churches agree with Catholics and Orthodox about evolution and Biblical criticism, and I notice that Catholics and Orthodox don't bash liberal Protestants nearly as much as they do fundamentalist Protestants.

What is it about the historicity of events described in the Bible that so offends the Catholic and Orthodox minds?

112 posted on 08/31/2009 9:39:33 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator ('Arammi 'oved 'Avi vayered Mitzraymah vayagor sham bimtei me`at; vayhi-sham legoy gadol `atzum varav)
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Liberal Protestant churches agree with Catholics and Orthodox about evolution and Biblical criticism, and I notice that Catholics and Orthodox don't bash liberal Protestants nearly as much as they do fundamentalist Protestants.

I find that statement bizarre. Also, I try not to bash - disagreement is not bashing though I can see why it looks that way.

From an Orthodox Christian perspective having a conservative female married clergy with kids is just as heretical as a female lesbian one who is pro abortion. Should we show preference for one heretic over the other? What's the point?

114 posted on 08/31/2009 9:43:15 AM PDT by Nikas777 (En touto nika, "In this, be victorious")
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