Let me ask you...WHY do you need to know this about a Freeper? Would it help you better understand someone's theology better than what they have taken the time to state on the topic already? What exactly do you hope to find out IF someone tells you the name of the church where they worship? For example...I was raised as a Roman Catholic and then joined a Southern Baptist church. After that, I joined a nondenominational church when I moved. There was virtually no difference between the SBC and the nondenom in their statement of faith or theology. So what does that tell you any more now that you know?
I mean, do you comprehend that non-Catholics CAN hold to the basic beliefs of Christianity yet choose to worship within different denominational groups? Maybe it's worship style or congregational organization or political leanings that set one apart from another. Are you unaware that these same kind of differences exist in Catholicism? I can't help but think this is nothing more than pestering or badgering when the question keeps being asked over and over again. So, what's the big deal anyway?
Question - WHY do you need to know this about a Freeper?
Response - I do not need to know this about anyone. This is the first time I ever asked the question on FR, and it was only to make a point to another FReeper.
Question - I mean, do you comprehend that non-Catholics CAN hold to the basic beliefs of Christianity yet choose to worship within different denominational groups?
Response - I am not comfortable with calling other Christians non-Catholic. It is a term my Methodist mother never liked, so in her honor I try to avoid using it. But yes, I do comprehend that other Christians can hold to the same basic beliefs as Catholics yet choose to worship within different denominational groups. I’ve seen it in my immediate family.
My sister is Methodist and my younger brother has been a member of several denominations, including Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Evangelical, and non-denominational.
One of my daughters searched extensively for a church where she felt comfortable before settling on a Christian Church near her home. We have had several conversations about our shared beliefs in Christ. As my wife says, “as long as she follows Jesus . . .”
Several other family members (cousins, nieces, and nephews) are Lutheran (LCMS), Methodist, and Baptist.
So for me it’s no big deal. What is a big deal is my kids who do not go to any church. They are always in my prayers.
May the Peace of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with you.
Rich
To find things WRONG with whatever bunch you are with and make YOU waste time trying to DEFEND those things; thus slithering away from whatever problems that ROME has created.