[NYer]

Southern Baptist Seminarian Leaves to Become a Catholic - Interview with Anthony Baratta - YouTube

[NYer]

I spent the next summer evangelizing Catholics in Poland.

Like many other well intentioned Evangelicals, he must not have been well versed in Romans 15:20-21

Thus I aspire to proclaim the gospel not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another's foundation, but as it is written: "Those who have never been told of him shall see, and those who have never heard of him shall understand."

Evangelical to Catholic - Blog

Ping!

[Balding_Eagle]

I’m assuming this post is here to help begin a healthy dialogue about Catholicism versus Christianity?

[NYer]

David Currie was raised in a devout Christian family whose father was a fundamentalist preacher and both parents teachers at Moody Bible Institute. Currie's whole upbringing was immersed in the life of fundamentalist Protestantism - theology professors, seminary presidents and founders of evangelical mission agencies were frequent guests at his family dinner table. Currie received a degree from Trinity International University and studied in the Masters of Divinity program. This book was written as an explanation to his fundamentalist and evangelical friends and family about why he became a Roman Catholic. Currie presents a very lucid, systematic and intelligible account of the reasons for his conversion to the ancient Church that Christ founded. He gives a detailed discussion of the important theological and doctrinal beliefs Catholic and evangelicals hold in common, as well as the key doctrines that separate us, particularly the Eucharist, the Pope, and Mary.

Available through Amazon.com

[RegulatorCountry]

I’m surprised anyone can swim the Tiber to your side for all the Hispanics swimming the other way, lol.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I appreciate catholics I know for many reasons. But Catholicism is a whole other religion to me. Thanks but no thanks.

[yarddog]

My Grandfather also attended Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. He really despised Catholicism as did my Father.

I have never had any real ill feelings toward Rome but I am beginning to learn.

[Resettozero]

Cain’t win ‘em all.

[boycott]

.... during my junior year why Catholics thought Mary remained a virgin after Jesus’ birth when the Bible clearly said Jesus had “brothers,” he simply grimaced: “They don’t read the Bible.”

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This is laughable.

I’ve attened Baptist or Methodist churches all my life and I’very never heard that even once.

I quit reading at that point.

This theatrical wuss can go cry about this too.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Good article. Thanks.

[goodwithagun]

Interesting. I’m a Baptist converting to Catholicism. I have relatives that, when they find out, will not talk to me. They will go back to thier congregations (I think most are Methodist now), drink lattes in the church basement Starbucks and wifi hotspot, and discuss the illegals they assist breaking the law.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Welcome to the club Bubba. I was brought up in the Presbyterian church. Dad an Elder Mom Director of Christian Education. I had that carpola jammed down my thoat for 17 years til I finally just refused to go to church anymore and they could no longer make me.

I never understood why we were not Catholic since about two thirds of my Irish family was catholic and Italian catholic on the in law side. For 20 years I never attended church unti I finally took instruction and converted to Catholicism. I have never looked back. I felt like I had come home the first time I went to mass.

[Mercat]

Back to read later.

[BipolarBob]

Me thinkest they doth protest too much.

[Rumplemeyer]

Welcome home son.

[Salvation]

*8When I asked one pastor friend of mine during my junior year why Catholics thought Mary remained a virgin after Jesus’ birth when the Bible clearly said Jesus had “brothers,” he simply grimaced: “They don’t read the Bible.”**

The pastor lied to him.

[CynicalBear]

Well there’s a person who studied religion rather than scripture.

[Old Yeller]

I can’t go back to Catholicism since I am saved by grace through faith.

[Chainmail]

Ping.

[ravenwolf]

he simply grimaced: “They don’t read the Bible.”

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Which in many cases is a fact, but it don`t matter how many times some one reads it they are still going to see it the way it looks to them because it does not say in the exact words.

[Theo]

If this man follows Jesus above all, then his denomination is irrelevant. See my tagline ...