re: Vivek: Jesus is A son of god but not THE son of god. A way to heaven but not THE way

it's ironic as a hindu vivek has no well difined concept of god brahman is about as close as they get, they have no obligation to worship like baptist they go to temple when they feel like it and mostly don't, they don't have well defined rituals like baptism.

in it's current form hinduism is about 500 years old.

it's not a religion as it is a social construct of how to conduct ones life for about 1.2 billion living in some of the most impoverished parts of the planet.

median income in india is about $300 a month.

so he needs to shut the he11 about god.

my guess is that vance's wife converts now that his kids are getting baptised catholic

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A good candidate for this are the various Baptist congregations, founded at the time of John The Baptist's baptism of Christ. Their practices and interpretation of Scripture are the closest to New Testament Christianity

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Orthodox and Roman Catholicism are in agreement on almost everything except papal authority.

They also have continuity with the apostles in common, ergo the real presence and legit Eucharist. The rest of what you typed highlights how much one has to twist themselves around the axle to be Protestant.

I can walk into any Orthodox Church and receive communion legitimately and when the priest presents the Lord and says “body of Christ” and I respond “Amen” it’s not because some prayer ended but because I am responding “so be it” or “I agree” anyone of any of the orthodox churches can do the same.


Yes, people of every stripe struggle with sin. It’s our fallen nature from original sin - concupiscence which has plagued us since Adam and Eve.

Stay away from that baw.. lightening may strike him..

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Orthodox and Roman Catholicism are in agreement on almost everything except papal authority.

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First, that's a big disagreement. It's one of the primary reasons each excommunicated the other about 1000 years ago.

In addition, there are many things that Rome and the East disagree with, such as the Filioque clause, Purgatory, aspects of original sin, the immaculate conception, justification (satisfaction/merit vs theosis), sacramental validity, and divorce and remarriage These are just a few of the bigger differences. There are even disagreements on how many sacraments there are, and how baptism should be done, as well as terminology related to the Eucharist.

I don't think you've considered how different Rome and the EOC are from one another, and I suspect that's because you're focusing on what you have in common (which is fine in itself), over and against Protestants.

While I think it's unfair to lump all Protestants together, we actually do share the vast majority of our beliefs in common. The ancient creeds are affirmed, and the basics of who God is, who we are, and how we are saved, are held in common. We also agree on what sacraments are sacraments (baptism and the eucharist), though we may disagree on particulars.

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They also have continuity with the apostles in common, ergo the real presence and legit Eucharist. The rest of what you typed highlights how much one has to twist themselves around the axle to be Protestant.

I can walk into any Orthodox Church and receive communion legitimately and when the priest presents the Lord and says “body of Christ” and I respond “Amen” it’s not because some prayer ended but because I am responding “so be it” or “I agree” anyone of any of the orthodox churches can do the same.

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Any Protestant can come to our church and take the Eucharist, as well (as long as they are a member in good standing of a church, have a Christian baptism, and provide a basic but credible testimony of their faith in Jesus Christ). Our denomination fences the table, but we allow all professing Christians to commune with us within the parameters stated. Most other denominations or independent churches do not fence the table, though, so most therefore allow communion with anyone who can in good conscience participate.

There are many denominations that have more in common with each other than different Catholic parishes do. What separates us isn't so much our understanding of the Bible, but our desire for purity in truth, which results in organizational separation between brothers and sisters, even if there is spiritual unity on the core aspects of Christianity, so that we can call each other "brother" in spite of our disagreements.

At least he is honest with his thoughts. I respect that more than the political “christians”. He is wrong, but sincerely wrong.

(shrug). Whatever, I'm not hung up on religion. He isn't Muslim, that's good enough for me.

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catholics like to use all these $4 words all the time.

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Nice anti-intellectualism.

Pretty soon we’ll be known as a “Judeo-Hindi-Christian” nation. They’ll tell us it’s always been that way hahaha.