XPost: alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian   
   From: ted@nd.alice   
      
   Alex W. wrote:   
      
   > On 30/12/2015 01:04, Ted&Alice wrote:   
   > > Alex W. wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > On 29/12/2015 21:52, Ted&Alice wrote:   
   > > > > Alex W. wrote:   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > On 28/12/2015 22:35, Ted&Alice wrote:   
   > > > > > > talishi wrote:   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > On 12/27/2015 10:09 PM, Ted&Alice wrote:   
   > > > > > > > > As you know, there are thousands of Protestant sects.   
   > > > > > > > > They all have varying levels of acceptance and   
   > > > > > > > > rejection of the OT scriptures.   
   > > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > > But the important thing to take away is that God is not   
   > > > > > > > the author of confusion!   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > > > That might be one argument in favor of the Roman Catholic   
   > > > > > > faith.   
   > > > > > >   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > If it had to be a Christian denomination, try the Church of   
   > > > > > England (Episcopalians in Leftpondia).   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > They take the injunction very seriously that "in my father's   
   > > > > > house are many mansions".  The CofE will bend over backwards   
   > > > > > and then some to accommodate any sort of variant belief or   
   > > > > > religious practice.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > I agree that the CofE is preferrable in that sense to the RCC,   
   > > > > but I meant from a logical point of view, since they claim to   
   > > > > be directly derived from Jesus's rock(hard?) assignment to   
   > > > > Peter.   
   > > > >   
   > > >   
   > > > Don't they all?   
   > > >   
   > > > Rome does make great play of their descent from Peter and Paul,   
   > > > but in the end they all claim authority from the bible which   
   > > > supersedes any mere apostle....   
   > >   
   > > Yes, but that's another consistency in Catholic doctrine. They   
   > > believe that their administration has the authority to interpret   
   > > the Bible as they wish, even rejecting parts of it.   
   > >   
   >   
   > Again, all churches do this -- even if they do not realise what they   
   > are doing.  Different denominations do have different bibles, and   
   > translations also differ.  For instance, Armenians include a third   
   > letter to the Corinthians; the Ethiopian church has a rather larger   
   > NT canon than anyone else; Copts are taught two letters of Clement;   
   > Catholics and Protestants have a different numbering system for the   
   > ten commandments; and so on.   
   >   
   > This provides me with a source of never-ending amusement, of course.   
   > A great many believers simply do not realise that their bible is not   
   > the only version, have never conceived of the notion that there are   
   > different versions out there.  And it absolutely flummoxes the sola   
   > scriptura loonies...   
      
   There are even some of them who think the KJV is the original.   
      
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