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The post that was quoted here has been removed" My friend describes herself as a Christian, yet
The post that was quoted here has been removed"My point is that, however, she should make
The post that was quoted here has been removedOriginally posted by Duchess64
The post that was quoted here has been removedI would suggest that she may well have internally disavowed both sides but also pledged to herself not to reveal this.Although she may have complete trust in you, it's still safer in terms of family relations if she never identifies herself as non-catholic or non-protestant. I hope you have not made her feel too much under pressure to do this for the sake of your own personal curiosity. I'd suggest you don't push the issue and do your utmost to make it clear that you take no offense from her keeping this to herself and you mean no offence by asking the original question.
The post that was quoted here has been removedYour friend is right on. She is not denominated and refuses to consider herself as being differentiated from other Chrisians by denominational names.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI dislike all of our 'denominations' they only serve to divide us as you are
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I have more respect for her than for GrampyBobby, who seems to
represent about the worst kind of Christian, appearing disingenuous again.
I don't have a problem with my friend being a Christian. I don't have a
problem with her choosing to be a Catholic, Protestant, or another kind
of Christian. I don't have a problem with her preferring to keep her choice
secret from her own family.
My point is that, however, she should make
(and I suspect that she may already have done) some choice.
It seems intellectually dishonest to act as though there were no differences in beliefs between Catholics and Protestants, particularly when she could not avoid acknowledging there has been a long record of conflict between Catholics and Protestants.
If a gunman (of unknown affiliation) in Northern Ireland were to ask you,
"You say that you're a Christian. Are you a Catholic or a Protestant?", then
I doubt that GrampyBobby's suggested reply of 'I simply believe in Christ
without apology' would impress him enough to save GrampyBobby from
further interrogation and its possibly painful consequences.
Originally posted by Penguin"I would..."; "I hope"; "I'd suggest": subjectivity seldom if ever penetrates the reality of relationship with a supernatural being. Duchess64's dear friend loves God the Father and is preoccupied with the person of the Risen Christ; and has a daily gratitude for the grace gift of salvation and eternal life. Penguin, it's faith alone in Christ alone at the outset; as an infant Christian matures, awareness of the magnificence of God's Unfailing Love supersedes speculative "non-" bracketing of men.
I would suggest that she may well have internally disavowed both sides but also pledged to herself not to reveal this.Although she may have complete trust in you, it's still safer in terms of family relations if she never identifies herself as non-catholic or non-protestant. I hope you have not made her feel too much under pressure to do this for the sake of ...[text shortened]... her keeping this to herself and you mean no offence by asking the original question.
Penguin