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Ah, Protestants. Take the whole bible absolutely literally, EXCEPT when it has anything to do with any major doctrine.

12 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Maybe, just maybe we’re not supposed to offer any honor to FALSE GODS, but we are supposed to pay attention to the actual mother of Jesus?

Ah, Protestants. Take the whole bible absolutely literally, EXCEPT when it has anything to do with any major doctrine.

No, nobody takes the whole thing LITERALLY. You need to stop repeating that lie that you've been indoctrinated with.

But how ironic that Protestants are accused of *taking the whole thing literally* when Catholics are the biggest Bible literalists going when it comes to supporting their chosen, predetermined doctrines.

The clearest example is John 6 where you all think that we have to engage in cannibalism to be saved.

From beginning to end, God forbids the consumption of blood, and yet Catholicism teaches that it must be done, thus contradicting the entire weight of revealed Scripture on the subject.

Jesus used a metaphor in John 6 and at the end of the discourse tells the disciples that He was using it.

He tells us that it is the Spirit who gives life, that the flesh is no help at all, and you Catholicism demands the eating of flesh, something Jesus said is of no use.

Nor do Protestants not recognize poetry, prophecy, metaphor, parables, similes, etc.

Not one Protestant believes that God has wings, feathers, and pinions, that Jesus is an actual lion like Aslan, that He is made of wheat flour, that He is a vine, all green and leafy, or a literal sword comes out of Jesus mouth with which to destroy His enemies.

You all need to start thinking for yourselves instead of parroting anti-Protestant talking points you have been fed.

Tilting at wind mills and building and knocking down strawmen may feel good, but it accomplishes nothing but making you look foolish and lacking discernment.