You did not demonstrate that at all. The statistics you provided are not necessarily connected to your statement. You are conflating YEC types, with so-called *Bible literalists* (which you ought to define), and Protestant.
There are many mainline Protestant churches which not only do not hold to the YEC position, but do not even recognize Biblical authority, much less literal interpretation.
But there is a very SMALL faction within protestantism of "only fundamental protestants who follow a literal interpretation of the King James version of the bible are Chrisitans" mindset (for example, this guy) , and my guess is they think that way because that's the only "Christians" they interact with.
Very small is the best you can do for ONE pastor and who knows what size denomination? You give them too much credit for the non-issue they are.
I was really shocked to learn many protestants think Jesus had brothers and sisters. I had always assumed the vast majority of Christians taught Jesus was an only child.
No, it's Catholics that teach that Jesus was an only child. The Bible doesn't support that. However, it does say something about your exposure to other ways of thinking. You know, the think that you're condemning in others.
You know, your assuming so much about the alleged cloistered lifestyle of others in this country, reveals a lack of touch with reality on your part.
Don't you think that these people don't get out and go to school, shop, go to movies, go out to dinner, go on vacation, have family and relatives who attend different churhces, have telephones, TV's, computers, read books?
Your attitude is coming across are very condsending.
If you have anything to refute the Protoevangelium of James, in the words of an irritating frequent poster, prove it!
Well metmom and ansel, the question then is why would the YEC types here post comments like "Catholics have their services in Latin so the people don't understand what's going on during the service" and "Catholics never use the bible during mass" and "only Catholics pray to Mary", if they're well informed about other kinds of Christians? One freeper even claims his "devout Catholic mother-in-law" never read scripture her whole life until a protestant minister quoted it to her on her death bed. How could anyone with a basic understanding of other denominations make such blatant errors about Catholicism?
Either they never interact with Catholics to get even a basic understanding of other denominations, or they in fact do know Catholics read scripture every Sunday and deliberately choose to lie about it to advance their agenda that Catholics are "not bible believers"
Do you have any other explainations for it?
“I was really shocked to learn many protestants think Jesus had brothers and sisters. I had always assumed the vast majority of Christians taught Jesus was an only child.”
Maybe they think everyone in the so-called “Bible belt” are refugees from the movie “Deliverance”.
This here thread is WAY off topic!
Let’s get back to the “Angels on a PinHead” thingy...