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PCA? PCUSA? Reformed Presbyterian? I get them mixed up. I admit I can't tell which Presbyterian church is Bad and which one is Good, but I do know that there are good Christians in all of them -- some of whom suffer under the rule of outright heretics. I have nothing against Presbyterians; it's just that practically every time I see a Presbyterian minister on TV they're talking about "diversity" or "inclusiveness" instead of about Jesus. From now on I'll assume that such people are members of the Presbyterian church that is outside the pale of orthodoxy -- whichever one that is!

FYI: We Catholics are taught [CCC, 838] to recognize all those who believe in Christ and are validly baptized as being fellow Christians (albeit Christians in imperfect communion with the true Catholic Church).

Well, since I was a member of Menlo Park Presbyterian for about 5 years, I'll tell you what I know. They are loosely connected churches. They each have their own personality. I visted another one in San Jose that was having a lesbian speak and was very liberal. I never attended that church again.

I think MPPC is fairly mainstream conservative church. After five years, I never heard anything strange coming from the pulpit. It was all good strong Christianity.