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Seriously, I wonder because we all know that Judaism, Christianity, and Protestanism are very similar; protestants followed the Christians. I also wonder because my Christian friend likes a protestant girl. If you can help legalize this thanks alot.
The laws might differ from country to country, but interreligious dating and marriage is legal in most countries.
Also the Catholic Church allows marriage between Catholics and non-Catholics.
The interfaith couple will have to get permission from the bishop
Anyone married in the Catholic Church has to:
+ Take a pre-marriage course
+ Promise to baptize and educate their children in the Catholic Church.
Here is a good article with suggestions on how to help an interchurch marriage succeed: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0690.asp
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1633-1637: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt3art7.shtml#1633
With love in Christ.
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September 29 2009 | Protestant | 10 Comments »
Were Hugeunots protestant or calvinism. What differences do these two religions have?
the protestant (protesting the Roman Catholic church) came out of the reformation and is an umbrella of different beliefs including Calvinism which was the main "denomination" of early protestantism.
anyone who is a Christian and hold to Justification by Faith alone apposed to the RCC views of Justification by works would/could be considered a protestant.
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September 27 2009 | Protestant | 2 Comments »
In WW2 the churches of european countries represented their own countries and fought against countries of their own faith.
Catholic and protestant pilots dropped bombs over civilian British and German cities. Mowed each other down in the battlefield.
Doesn’t that sound screwed up that each side of professed faiths were killing each other in war just because by birth they were of different nations?
Would Jesus authorized his disciples to kill their own because of the nation of their origin?
Adulteresses, do YOU not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever, therefore, wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God.
James 4:4
Because they are the adulteresses, spiritually speaking. Their flocks are not going to give them the glory they seek. Satan is their God and they are serving him and what is his.
EDIT Gwilliam America is a Democracy. Their is nothing theocratic about any of the nations on this earth. Look up theocratic and see what it means. The government of God is, in structure and function, a pure theocracy (from Gr. the‧os′, god, and kra′tos, a rule), a rule by God.
To be a pure theocracy, of course, the government could not be ordained by any human legislator, such as the man Moses, but must be ordained and established by God. The Scriptural record shows this was the case.
The governments and kingdoms of the world belong to Satan not Jehovah. They are not theocratic.
You might also want to look up 1 John 5:19. It will tell you exactly who the world and its governments belong to.
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September 25 2009 | Protestant | 6 Comments »
I am a conservative Roman Catholic Republican from Chicago (as in Chicago, not burbs). I am astonished how Fundamentalism has swept through Protestantism and the Republican Party. I have som Protestant friends and family (mainline as in Lutheran, Presbyterian, Episcopal) and they seem to be at odds with the fundamentalist beliefs as well.How did this movement gain in popularity and has it weakened the mainline churches?
Just my conclusion that evidently you don’t see a
conflice between being a follower of Christ and
being involved in politics?
What political affiliatins did Jesus Christ have on earth?
John 18:36 6:14, 15
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September 21 2009 | Protestant | 7 Comments »
I’ve heard of Baptists and Methodists and Presbyterians, as well as a some lesser known denominations like the Nazarenes. How many Protestant Denominations are there total though?
Countless. Especially in the US, pastors will often start their own independent congregations which are only loosely connected with other churches.
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September 17 2009 | Protestant | 5 Comments »
I have a debate on Thursday agreeing with how the Protestant Reformation in Europe was mostly a political movement, rather than a religious one.
Also :
- Was it a product of great ideas, or the result of socio-economic forces of the time?
- Was Henry VII motivated by political desire or other factors?
I just need some ideas.
The Protestant Reformation in England was very much tied up with politics. It was for political reasons that Henry the Eighth felt the need to break with the Church of Rome, and it was largely because of politics that Queen Elizabeth was compelled to reaffirm the Protestant stance of England whether she really desired to or not. Protestantism … was not unwelcome. It gave the monarch independence from Rome, and a greater control over ecclesiastical affairs in the kingdom. Protestantism was also advantageous to those at the top of the social pyramid. With the dissolution of the monasteries in the mid fifteen twenties, church land fell to the Crown, and Henry shrewdly sold much of it to the nobility and gentry, which not only increased their economic and political power, but also ensured that they had a vested interest in the survival of the new religion.
http://www.lycos.com/info/protestant-reformation.html
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September 15 2009 | Protestant | 1 Comment »
Could someone please explain to me the differences between the various protestant churches? IE Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodists, Episcopalian, etc.. etc..
Also which church has the most liberal viewpoints?
Presbyterians believe in predestination, they will baptise babies and now have women ministers.
Methodists do not believe in predestination but also baptise babies and now have women ministers.
Baptists do not believe in predestination (I think) do NOT baptise babies and I don’t think they have women ministers
Episcopalian (what we call Church of England here in the U.K. baptise babies, do not believe in predestination and now have women ministers.
Sorry, I know nothing about Lutheran churches.
All these churches profess to believe and teach the bible . Individual ministers will vary on some points.
I don’t know which church would be the most liberal these
days because most churches seem to be far more liberal than they used to be. This is sad because God either condones certain behaviours or He doesn’t and we will be answerable to God if we mislead people on many issues such as abortion, pre-marital sex, homosexuality etc.
God’s word is law whether we like it or not and any who water it down to get extra bums on seats will be answerable for that also.
Sadly, some churches now have more in common with places of entertainment than they have with places of worship. I think that some of them have seriously ‘lost the plot’.
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September 09 2009 | Protestant | 9 Comments »
It is an odd fact about Europe that nations where German languages are spoken lean towards the Protestant faith, while those with Latin-derived languages tend to be Roman Catholic. So Germany, Britain and the Netherlands are all, broadly speaking, Protestant. France, Spain and Italy turn their face to Rome. There are exceptions – in Germany there are predominantly Protestant and Predominantly Catholic areas, but any map of the religious affiliations of western European nations, not least in Germany, would show a clear north-south divide. I don’t get it. What is this all about?
Please, appropriate answers only. Do star I think I am running out of appreciation.
It is really difficult for to choose the best answer. So I am putting this question vote
Good question. I think a lot of factors were involved. All Europe was, of course, Catholic before the Reformation. The Reformation began in Germany (Luther) then spread into Switzerland (Calvin) and parts of France (Huguenots). England became Anglican, neither Protestant nor Catholic, largely for political reasons completely independent of the other European countries. Southern countries – Italy, Spain, France – tended to stay Catholic simply because the Reform never took hold there. There are a number of reasons, but most of them political or cultural. (The French kings bitterly opposed the Reformation and executed thousands of Protestants there; the English kings bitterly opposed Catholicism and executed thousands of Catholics there, and so on.) After the 30-years war the treaty in Germany settled on the principle of ‘cuius regio, cuius religio’, or ‘whoever governs the territory will determine the religion’. So a province governed by a Lutheran prince would be Lutheran, and so on. This principle, although philosophically quite horrendous, seemed to work pretty well in maintaining peace, so it was implemented widely throughout Europe. So how the countries ‘ended up’ was largely determined by how the rulers sided, and this was largely determined by political reasons. Good question. (The languages followed therefrom. Catholic countries maintained Latin and hence developed Latinate languages; Protestant countries abandoned Latin and developed vernacular languages.)
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September 05 2009 | Protestant | 10 Comments »
We are catholics and married in the catholic church. We would like to now get our daughter christened but somebody has said the godparents can only be catholics? Our choice of Godfather is a Protestant. Does this really matter and can the catholic church refuse to recognise my friend as the Godfather? Your knowledge gratefully received please, I just thought Protestant and Catholic are branches of Christianity hence all would be ok, please help!
At least one godparent has to be Catholic. If the godfather is Protestant, then you should choose a Catholic godmother. We are both denominations of Christians, but the job of a godparent is to see that your child is brought up in the Catholic faith (in the event that you’re not able to). At least one of those godparents needs to know and practice the faith for that to happen.
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August 13 2009 | Protestant | 13 Comments »
I know, I know. This is going to be a really dumb question and I feel very ignorant for asking.
But what exactly is a Protestant? Is it a member of the Church of England?
And what is a Lutheran?
Please explain! Sorry for the dumb question.
Protestants are all of the groups that went against ("protested") the Catholic church in the Protestant Reformation of the 1500s. Lutherans are one group of Protestants along with Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, etc. The term has evolved to refer to pretty much any branch of non-Catholic Christianity.
A member of the Church of England is called an Anglican. They are not considered to be Protestants.
Lutherans are one type of Protestants that identify themselves with the teachings of Martin Luther. They differ from other Protestant branches in teachings on the Sacraments, predestination, Judgment Day, and others.
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August 09 2009 | Protestant | 6 Comments »
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