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To: Alex Murphy; annalex; ArrogantBustard
An excellent suggestion - and one that I happily forward to ArrogantBustard as an alternative to labelling all non-Catholics and non-Orthodox as "Protestant".

Do you have a suggestion for a term to use for non-Catholic, non-Orthodox, non-Protestant Christians?

40 posted on 03/14/2007 10:47:38 AM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: wagglebee; ArrogantBustard
Do you have a suggestion for a term to use for non-Catholic, non-Orthodox, non-Protestant Christians?

I would suggest you find some, get to know them better, and then ask them. Barring that, I suggest you go with what you typed above, until you get agreement on something less strenuous to type. You see, I'm not them, and IMO it's bigotry to assume that all of us non-Catholic/Orthodox types are all alike, that we're all "Protestants", or that the sins of a few can be blamed on all who look like them. Such beliefs I would label as "Anti-Protestantism".

In short, I don't buy in to the silent assertion of this thread's article. I refuse to believe that bigotry is okay for any group to commit. Some of the reactions to the article have been, to say the least, interesting.

47 posted on 03/14/2007 11:05:55 AM PDT by Alex Murphy
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To: wagglebee

How bout non-Cathoic Christian? The term would include Protestants & non-Protestants alike.


66 posted on 03/14/2007 12:40:07 PM PDT by GoLightly
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To: wagglebee

"Do you have a suggestion for a term to use for non-Catholic, non-Orthodox, non-Protestant Christians?"

Well, that would be me. I've just always assumed I was a non-denominational Christian. Denominations, who all do much good, seem to also separate the one body of Christ - Christians. I wonder if there were absolutely no traditions of any kind allowed to creep into His Word if we would all be unified. We'll know one day, upon His return.

Until then I'm searching for a shorter version of Non-denominational Christian - much too long a name.

Wagglebee I am in, "TOTAL AGREEMENT with Catholics on moral issues like abortion and homosexuality." And I know you are not my enemy. I also know others I read here are wonderful people. We just all see such a difference in His Word. One Book and so many different interpretations.


72 posted on 03/14/2007 1:19:55 PM PDT by Ping-Pong
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