I particularly liked this well made point that I've also been asserting hereon for a long time:
In any case, once we inquire into the source of the infamous 25,000-Protestant-denomination figure one point becomes crystal clear. Whenever and at whatever point Barrett compares true denominations and differences among either Protestants or Evangelicals to those of Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholicism emerges almost as splintered as Protestantism, and even more splintered than Evangelicalism. That levels the playing field significantly. Whatever charge of “doctrinal chaos” Roman Catholic apologists wish to level against Protestantism may be leveled with equal force—and perhaps even greater force—against the doctrinal chaos of Roman Catholicism. Obviously, the Roman Catholic apologist can take little comfort in the fact that he has only sixteen denominations while Protestantism has twenty-one; and he can take even less comfort in the fact that while Evangelicalism has no divisional breakdown, Roman Catholicism has at least four major divisions.
THANKS FOR THAT GREAT PIECE. YOUR BOOK SHOULD BE VERY IMPACTFUL. Nice to put the silly lie about 30,000 purported Proddy denominations to rest. Perhaps as we throw the last shovel full of dirt on its coffin . . . we could reflect on the dozens of Papist bigots hereon who have gloatingly trumpeted that always false number as though it were truthful and as though their countless cliques under the Vatican umbrella were inherently better, more holy, sanctified . . . wrapped in their endless layers of white hankies and all. What clueless UnBiblical GALACTIC SIZED arrogance. Sheesh.
Right. There are a number of other areas where Protestantism differs from historical fact. Hopefully someone will write a book to prove them right so it can be settled.