I thought it was a joke that some people regarded Catholics as not Christian.
Not a joke. Especially in the South (in my experience).
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megan walker - Sep 12, 2007 11:55:33 am PDT #5265 of 10001
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megan walker - Sep 12, 2007 11:57:33 am PDT #5266 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Someone gave me a copy of The Watchtower at the bus stop this morning. (She was very pretty, dressed smartly and smiled at me. I would have taken a live badger had she handed it to me) I wonder if it would be more effective reading material than comic books or novels at keeping people from effing talking to me. Seriously, last night I had to resort to actual rudeness (as in, no longer looking up from book, smiling or nodding) and he still wouldn't stop talking to me.
I had a college friend that, when asked "Is anyone sitting there?" would reply "Just the Lord." He said it was very effective at keeping people away.
lisah - Sep 12, 2007 11:59:15 am PDT #5267 of 10001
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I thought it was a joke that some people regarded Catholics as not Christian.
Oh, man, I got in a HUGE fight with my 4th grade teacher about this. In public school. My hackles are STILL raised about it and I'm WAY lapsed.
Laga - Sep 12, 2007 12:00:31 pm PDT #5268 of 10001
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A delivery driver just did a double-take at me doing the happy dance in the box offrice window because I just got off the phone with my mechanic who says I can pick up my car tomorrow for $50! Yay! If you are in the Los Angeles area and driving a German car you must let me give you his number.
Susan W. - Sep 12, 2007 12:02:46 pm PDT #5269 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
In my religious background world (and I'm not saying this is right or wrong), Christian and Catholic are different--Christian means "born again" or "saved" or whatever, and Catholic is separate from that. Just like Lutheran would be separate, as well.
I think I'd say "born-again Christian" or "evangelical" or even just "Protestant."
vw bug - Sep 12, 2007 12:05:02 pm PDT #5270 of 10001
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Yeah, I'm sorry guys. I really mucked that up. And I wasn't trying to say anything about that at all.
NoiseDesign - Sep 12, 2007 12:05:53 pm PDT #5271 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Thank doG for airport WiFi.
It looks like First Class is full though, so I doubt I'll be able to get an upgrade.
lisah - Sep 12, 2007 12:06:17 pm PDT #5272 of 10001
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I think I'd say "born-again Christian" or "evangelical" or even just "Protestant."
well I don't know about "born-again" but there are evangelical Catholics. And they are all Christian! As far as I remember.
lisah - Sep 12, 2007 12:10:21 pm PDT #5273 of 10001
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Yeah, I'm sorry guys. I really mucked that up. And I wasn't trying to say anything about that at all.
Oh, yeah, no problem!
I just had TOTALLY forgotten about that fight. Part of my history of not taking bullshit from nominal authority figures. Sometimes to my detriment.
Susan W. - Sep 12, 2007 12:11:46 pm PDT #5274 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
well I don't know about "born-again" but there are evangelical Catholics. And they are all Christian! As far as I remember.
That's true, but I think the term still defaults to a subset of Protestants.
Thing is, ALL the terms are confusing. I can say I'm Presbyterian, but there are so many flavors of Presbys that by itself that doesn't tell you much. I'd have to go on to say that I'm PC-USA, which is mainline and the most liberal flavor of Presbyterianism, but that my church is evangelical, but lefty-evangelical what with ordaining women and so on, and that I'm liberal by my congregation's standards, and by then you've probably fallen asleep.