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Originally posted by DSTRen13
I apologize if my post made it sound like I was saying that the Eastern Orthodox Church is a Protestant group. I am saying that many Protestant groups in my area do not recognize Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, or various other forms of Christianity as being part of Christianity - not only do they disagree with parts of their doctrine, they consider them outside of the realm of "acceptable" Christianity.
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I just presented a seminar at my parents' home church (Protestant). I was talking about different types of prayer than the congregants were used to. Then a woman spoke up, saying, "This sounds awfully Catholic to me" or something to that effect. After that, the seminar took a turn for the worse only I had the support of the pastor (who recognizes all sects of Christianity) so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
Before I went in, I knew that I was speaking on a topic that had very distinct Catholic elements but I knew it was the right message to give this particular church. My roommate (Roman Catholic) and I constantly defend ourselves at this seminary where the general view is that non-Protestants are "misled." *SMH*