[NKP_Vet]

Most protestant services, especially evangelical/pentacostal, is one man prancing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist into a Bible, telling everyone else they’re going to hell if they don’t get straight with the Lord. Sprinkled in with a lot of hollering, singing and shouting from the audience, intermingled with AMENS every 2 minutes.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

"Most protestant services, especially evangelical/pentacostal, is one man prancing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist into a Bible, telling everyone else they’re going to hell if they don’t get straight with the Lord. Sprinkled in with a lot of hollering, singing and shouting from the audience, intermingled with AMENS every 2 minutes."

It amazes me that one single person, in a normal lifespan, has been to "most" protestant church services.

That is a superpower. Well, at least of some kind...

[Springfield Reformer]

Then the “Protestant” service you’re really against is pretty much nonexistent. I have 60 years of experience as a Protestant, literally thousands of services attended, including some charismatic groups, and never once saw what you are describing, though I think there are some movies mocking Christianity that have had such scenes. Not that I disapprove of making a joyful noise unto the Lord. Just that your stereotyping misses probably 98 or 99% of typical Protestant services. But if you are happy with your stereotype, who am I to burst your bubble? :)

[metmom]

Most protestant services, especially evangelical/pentacostal, is one man prancing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist into a Bible, telling everyone else they’re going to hell if they don’t get straight with the Lord. Sprinkled in with a lot of hollering, singing and shouting from the audience, intermingled with AMENS every 2 minutes.

Compared to doctrine from the CCC which tells people that they are going to hell if they don't submit to Catholicism. They have to be baptized, go to confession, take communion, not miss mass, etc. So the Catholic church tells people they're going to hell if they don't get right with Catholicism.

[Salvation]

**Most protestant services, especially evangelical/pentacostal, is one man prancing back and forth on the stage, beating his fist into a Bible, telling everyone else they’re going to hell if they don’t get straight with the Lord. Sprinkled in with a lot of hollering, singing and shouting from the audience, intermingled with AMENS every 2 minutes.**

Thank you, no, I would rather be on my knees praying to Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

[Elsie]

...telling everyone else they’re going to hell if they don’t get straight with the Lord.

I just HATE when that happens!!!

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John 3:18

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

[Elsie]

I just HATE when that happens!!!

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Matthew 3:7-9

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
"Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance; and do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father'; for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.…

[Elsie]

Sprinkled in with a lot of hollering, singing and shouting from the audience, intermingled with AMENS every 2 minutes.

Don't like the STYLE; eh?

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Romans 14:5-6

One person considers one day more sacred than another; another considers every day alike. Each of them should be fully convinced in their own mind.
Whoever regards one day as special does so to the Lord. Whoever eats meat does so to the Lord, for they give thanks to God; and whoever abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.

[Elsie]

There are these folks on FR... telling everyone else they’re going to hell if they don’t.. show a REVERENCE for GOD they way that THEY do...

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I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump off. So I ran over and said, "Stop! Don't do it!"

"Why shouldn't I?" he said.

 

I said, "Well, there's so much to live for!"

He said, "Like what?"

 

I said, "Well...are you religious or atheist?"

He said, "Religious."

 

I said, "Me too! Are you Christian or Buddhist?"

He said, "Christian."

 

I said, "Me too! Are you Catholic or Protestant?"

He said, "Protestant."

 

I said, "Me too! Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?"

He said, "Baptist!"

 

I said,"Wow! Me too! Are you Baptist Church of GOD or Baptist Church of the Lord?"

He said, "Baptist Church of GOD!"

 

I said, "Me too! Are you Original Baptist Church of GOD, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of GOD?"

He said,"Reformed Baptist Church of GOD!"

 

I said, "Me too! Are you Reformed Baptist Church of GOD, reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of GOD, reformation of 1915?"

He said, "Reformed Baptist Church of GOD, reformation of 1915!"

 

I said, "Die, heretic scum", and pushed him off.

-- Emo Phillips