Gallup: Majority of Americans Are Not Protestants

CNSNews.com ^ | 2/16/18

[ealgeone]

Are you saying that you don’t believe that Christ founded the Catholic Church?

Not the Roman Catholic church.

[ealgeone]

How Old Is Your Church?

Please....just stop with this failed apologetic.

We can date Roman Catholicism to around the late 200s, early 300s.

New Testament Christianity began with Christ.

[ealgeone]

Christ is the focus in the Catholic Church.

Right after you walk by the idol of Mary and bow down and pray to the image represented by the idol.

[ealgeone]

Well, the Baptists ARE the oldest church and it was mentioned in the Bible. Jesus was baptized by John the BAPTIST.

Boom!

[af_vet_1981]

Well, that argument stung. Witness Great Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Norway, Netherlands, Canada, Mexico, and now the United States, and the rest of the kissing cousins. These once were Christian nations, if such a term even fits.

The Bible, free or available for profit, has not saved those nations. They have all rebelled against the Messiah and His one holy catholic and apostolic Church, at varying rates yet inexorably waning. Witness abortion, artificial contraception, porneia, and apostasy.

With the Internet and the pursuit of earthly riches, African and Asian are likely on similar tracks. No, the Bible alone has not worked; neither has rebelling against the one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

Thank God for His grace that, at least for a time, we again have a Christian President and Vice President who are not ashamed to call upon His name, and stand in the gap for our nation's sake, if not even the whole workd's sake. Maranatha.

[ealgeone]

Are you just trying to start a fight or something?

I think we know the answer to that one!

Counting down before someone runs to the mods to complain about "Roman Catholic" bashing....such think skinned folks.

[napscoordinator]

I was being funny. What does NT mean?

[ealgeone]

NT=New Testament

[napscoordinator]

Thank you!

[metmom]

Wow....

Incoming......

[metmom]

I know.

[metmom]

Despite the prevalence of the Bible translated into the vernacular the Christian faith continues to decline ... Having the Bible in the hands of the people did not make them more Christian as a nation, or at least not sustainably.

Despite the fact that Catholic dominated countries are the most messed up ones going with incredible governmental corruption (Mexico, Colombia, Argentina etc) and spiritually, in places where syncretism runs rampant such as Haiti and The Dominican Republic.

Catholic dominated countries are economically the poorest ones going while getting back to Scripture increased the standard of living and work ethic of most of Europe.

The current decline in Europe is not proof that *Protestantism* doesn't work cause the *experiment* was a failure. It proves that it does work because the decline coincides with the abandonment of solid, Scriptural Christianity.

[metmom]

But the humor challenged will not understand....

[metmom]

The Bible, free or available for profit, has not saved those nations.

Jesus saves people, not groups of people.

Salvation is an individual matter.

Nations prosper according to how much Biblical Christianity influences the people in it.

And just what has the Catholic church done for countries?

Show me ONE country that has prospered economically, politically, in freedom for the people, under heavy Catholic influence?

How about the Philippines? Venezuela? DR? Haiti?

[TallahasseeConservative]

Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island colony was a Reformed Baptist. Most of New England, did not become heavily Catholic until the years after the Irish famine.

[chuckles]

...."Incoming......"

Yeah, I know. If it would just get one catholic to study, even if they have to do it in secret, that's what I'm called to do. It's so blatant anyone should be able to see it. RCC's get so upset, just having a conversation is difficult. Revelation 18:4 should at least get them thinking, IMO. Who was the voice in Heaven speaking to except the woman from the great city over the kings of the earth? Rev 17:9 speaks of her that sits on 7 mountains. The Vatican sits there. Rev 17:6 John looks with amazement that a church killed more saints than all other religions put together. Just Google what was James doing after Jesus arose. James took over the governance of the church. Peter is not mentioned. Popes, cardinals, and nuns are not mentioned anywhere in Scripture. It's made up. We are all the church, we are all the Bride, we are all saints and priests. You don't need anyone to vote you in except Jesus.

[BipolarBob]

Agreed.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams, a Puritan who was expelled from Massachusetts for not being Puritan enough.

Maryland was originally the Catholic colony.
I betcha it’s mainly atheists today. At least in the counties surrounding D.C.

[DungeonMaster]

What if you are just a Christian?

[metmom]

And Pope = papa, and Jesus says this....

Matthew 23: 8-10 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers.And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ.