So the books of the Bible were solely selected by Luther? A false premise so the rest of the argument is not worth reading.
But of course if you want to attack Protestants its a good start.
Seems to me that we’ve been infected by a few folks who seek divisions among Christians.
Apparently, the Armenian Church, The Orthodox and Calvin were absent that day...
I am so tired of these Catholics are the only true religion threads. They do a lot of things that I do not agree with but I am not going to start a hate thread about them. It is just taking up space which can be used for other things. No one is going to change another person’s beliefs. I have seen some threads where there are pages after pages of quotes when a link should be used.
“But of course if you want to attack Protestants its a good start.”
And that indeed may be a good thing. Why do liberals, Islamists, and other fascists abuse Christians the way they do? Lack of fear of consequences. A few Anti-Catholic riots here, a few Anti-Protestant riots there, some burnings at the stake — and guess what? The media will consider treating Christians with as much respect as they do Muslims.
The "Come Home" slogan that constantly crops up is a big clue. There's a concerted media campaign ongoing, right down to television commercials with that slogan as a closing line. The long and short of it is that FR is being used as an ad platform just as are NBC, CBS, ABC et al.
The wishful thinking exhibited in these sorts of replies is nothing short of astonishing, leaving the impression that the Roman Catholic Church in the United States is just the most traditional, conservative body of Christian believers that there could possibly be. This couldn't be further from the truth, given the various scandals, controversies, the voting habits of their laity in general ... my perception has been that they're straining to bring their own flock back into some semblance of orthodoxy after decades of liberalism and moral decay, more or less.
What's sad is I've supported this effort in the past. Who wouldn't support fellow brothers and sisters in Christ trying to set things right in their church? I maintained that support right up to the point that my own beliefs and in fact any Christian belief outside their church became a punching bag used to maintain some strange Kabuki theatre being publicly played out on an electronic stage, projecting themselves as they want to be perceived, not as they are.
Again, it is an ad campaign. The attempt is directed at changing perceptions, not behaviors. I've watched it develop here and elsewhere over the past several years.
I think a certain Shakespeare quote might be oddly in order here, regarding this Roman Catholic media blitz that has now run completely off the rails:
The lady doth protest too much.
Perhaps it began with the best of intentions, but at this point all the flailing and scapegoating has become very off-putting. I can't help but think it's even becoming counterproductive in the attempt to sway those who have strayed from their own church.
Martin Luther begin his religious life as a Catholic Monk. What happened? What caused his dissatisfaction?