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Alex

back again for a few.

it must be a worship service that any member of the protestant caucus or Calvanist light brigade actually attends.

I am going to just stick with our little Catholic parish in the middle of nowhere in comparison with any protestant church so long as they are a member.

This is because the protestant folks who told me are “church going protestants” which may not be the case on the forum. so it could be a family member is a member there like christian life or some other congregation, but they must attend.

Plus there must be a recording documenting the scripture verses, transcription would be nice including chapter and verse references.

Plus if i win and Jimbo doesn’t get my $750 is the Calvinist brigade going to ante up? or will Jim be the loser?

I don’t think this is difficult at all. Catholics are known entities, every Mass is virtually identical - your link was correct so you know exactly what you are up against.

Alex, I hope you keep your head in the race...

For the Greater Glory of god

Kind of hard to pull off a comparison without surveying all 13 worship services conducted across all 41,000 denominations, doncha think? :)

Indeed. And what would it prove by itself? Most likely the "church" that reads the most Scripture would be the Watchtower disciples (AKA "Jehovah"s Witnesses -" really Judge Rutherford's). The devil knows what the Bible says better than Bible scholars.

What really is pertinent is how much the assured word of Christ - the Scriptures - dwells within them as a result of love for the Truth that it is, as exhorted and exampled in Scripture, in contrast to trusting a magisterium to provide that Truth as being assuredly infallible, which is cultic and Roman Catholic.

Alex

I would agree however this all started because several folks on your side disagreed (to put it mildly) with my original statement, which was:

“I wouldn’t know since I have never been to a protestant service, however, I have been told by protestants that there is more Scripture in a Catholic Mass than they hear from their preacher or pastor on any given Sunday.”

“Now if you actually go to a Church on the Lords day, your particular mileage may vary.”

So I thought of a method to give your side a chance to “prove” my statement to be false, since they claimed my statement was false.

Since I don’t believe a contest is a contest unless folks have skin in the game, I voluntarily made a $250 donation to Jim Robinson and FreeRepublic and promised to add another $750 if your side could find a protestant church that had more Scripture than a Catholic Sunday or Weekday Mass (which we limited to Sunday for equivalence).

In this case I will just compare our little Catholic Church in the middle of absolutely nowhere’s Scripture to ANY protestant church anywhere, on any Sunday (your choice) provided someone is a member of said church, is present and records the entire proceeding.

Now I’m getting lots of suggestions on changing things and problems cause it will be too hard to compare and impossible to judge.

Let me assure you all:

first, the offer is real as I have already paid the $250 to Jim.

second, the followup offer is real and, if necessary, I will place the $750 in escrow for Jim should you all win the contest,

third, nobody is going to be changing or modifying the rules since as someone mentioned they work for a non-profit, which means they are paid with OPM (Other Peoples Money), in this case this offer is for MOM (My Own Money) therefore, my contest rules,

fourth, it is not too hard it is just not easy, so the quitters won’t even try and the doers will figure out a way to get it done,

fifth, Jim Robinson and FreeRepublic as the recipient of the funds is the single most qualified and best one to judge who wins the contest - does anyone have a problem with that?

I am looking for the protestant light brigade or Calvinistas or others to step up and pledge the $750 on the protestant side - since I would rather Jim and FreeRepublic get the whole $1000 if not from me when you lose, then from your side.

Now I’m still getting comments that it is a forgone conclusion that protestants have more scripture in their Sunday service than Catholics at Sunday Mass. Well that is certainly not what I have been told, so now is the time for you to prove it.

It is for FreeRepublic and

For the Greater Glory of God