When I was in the service (Korean War) our dog tags had religous afilliation stamped on them, P=Protestant, C=Catholic, (I have no idea how the others were identified.)
This identification was primarily to allow the "proper" Chaplain to serve the GI if circumstances allowed. In extreme circumstances any Chaplain, any faith, would assist the wounded.
The P Chaplain did not ask a wounded serviceman if he was Baptist, Methodist, or whatever. He was simply a P, a C, or something else.
IMO this preoccupation with "denomination" is a red herring. There are more than twice as many P's in the United States than C's.
This whole dispute arose because of this:
I was claiming there to be an anti-Catholic bias on this site.
The religion moderator (I think that’s who it was), then asked me why there are more Catholic articles then from members of any other religion.
I said that it is because it is the largest “denomination” in America and the world.
If he was considering Protestants as a single group, then he would not have stated so confidently that Catholics post more articles than any other group.
Metmom challenged my point that Catholicism is the largest “denomination,” I believe she challenged that it was the largest in the world specifically.
No matter, a “friendly debate” ensued about which is the largest “denomination” in America and the world.
This identification was primarily to allow the "proper" Chaplain to serve the GI if circumstances allowed. In extreme circumstances any Chaplain, any faith, would assist the wounded.
The P Chaplain did not ask a wounded serviceman if he was Baptist, Methodist, or whatever. He was simply a P, a C, or something else.
Great recollection, Old Reggie.
IMO this preoccupation with "denomination" is a red herring. There are more than twice as many P's in the United States than C's.
AMEN! By the grace of God alone.