Since no one is making that assumption, you would be wrong in labeling that as any kind of "reformed lexicon."
When Roman Catholic apologists can't find anything substantive to argue about, they resort to ridicule and sarcasm.
No one thinks it's good to put to death anyone for religious beliefs.
The point, however, is that the scope of this kind of sin is vastly different. The Puritans put one woman to death, which is certainly indefensible.
The Roman Catholic church slaughtered hundreds of thousands, if not more, and makes no apologies for it.
The RCC institutionalized murder by way of the Inquisition. It's no historical aberration in a less tolerant era. It is who they were and who they are.
Since no one is making that assumption, you would be wrong in labeling that as any kind of "reformed lexicon."
It is implicit in every 5-point TULIP believers' posts that I have seen on FR.
No one thinks it's good to put to death anyone for religious beliefs.
The Calvinist colonies in colonial America passed laws in order to put anyone to death who didn't agree with them. They thought it was good.
The Roman Catholic church slaughtered hundreds of thousands, if not more, and makes no apologies for it.
We are speaking of the formation of the government of the United States. The Catholic Church has killed nobody in the United States. The various Calvinist churches have and have been, not only unapologetic, but proud of it. Cotton Mather was a stereotypical 5-point TULIP Calvinist, was he not?
The RCC institutionalized murder by way of the Inquisition. It's no historical aberration in a less tolerant era. It is who they were and who they are.
I have wandered through the annals of American history and find no Inquisition, except for that pursued by the Calvinist colonies, and the Nixon Administration. Interestingly enough, Nixon was a Quaker, which is an offshoot of Calvinism, which is why the Calvinists hated them so much. Why is it that American Inquistional behaviour is entirely pursued by Calvinist and Calvinist offshoots, and not by Catholics? Could it be that the good of American governmental structure is not Calvinist at all?
The point, however, is that the scope of this kind of sin is vastly different. The Puritans put one woman to death, which is certainly indefensible.
Cotton Mather's reign of terror was not Puritan? He only put one woman to death? No wonder you guys can't get the Bible right; you can't even get American history right.