I thought you were talking about the distain that's been shown Calvin on this thread.
Somehow you've turned that around to a trashing of Protestants...again.
>> Somehow you've turned that around to a trashing of Protestants...again.<<
I'm married to a Protestant. I do not trash them. I trash the rude and crass that feel that distain for a Christian denomination is fair game. Those who are smiling and happy to tell people how wrong they are. Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Jewish.
I do however feel great sadness that people of God, fellow Christians in this modern day and age don't see the pain they cause each other.
If you are a Christian, why do you think that coming onto a thread discussing another denomination and throwing in your disagreement with them is going to win them over? Flies with honey, not with vinegar.
I did not write this but this person makes the most sense.
" 'Wow, Calvin could sure be nasty!'
Ooooooo boy you have no idea. Many of the Protestant writers of this era were very "critical" of the Catholics and it shows in their writings. This is understandable as many of the Catholics were frying them at the steak. This isn't much different then the many antisemitic remarks of the early church fathers. One has to remember the church fathers were be tortured and killed by the Jews. We are to love our enemies but that doesn't mean we can't write nasty things about them. :O)
Frankly people need to look past this and understand what is being said. These were different times and eras.
1,493 posted on 01/14/2006 5:22:54 PM EST by HarleyD ("No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him..." John 6:44)"