2007-02-08 17:15:41 · 14 answers · asked by Borinke 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
why or why not?
2007-02-08 17:20:32 · update #1
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Best comeback I have ever seen.
Of course not. Christians are taught to be loving and forgiving, not judgmental hate-filled bigots. Therefore, how could protestants, or particularly evangelicals, be Christians?
Look at Jimmuh Carter -- he was worried about sinning because he had lust in his heart, but he doesn't worry about supporting terrorist murderers like the Palestinian arabs.
2007-02-08 17:27:16 · answer #1 · answered by mourning my dad 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes, of course. They follow what they believe to be the entirety Christ's teachings, and the whole of the religion He founded. I would simply say that we (in the Catholic Church) have the complete fullness of Christianity as Christ taught it and as the Apostles practised it. I believe that our having both Scripture and Tradition gives us a richer faith. But, yes, on the whole, I would say that non-catholic protestants are christians. It's like any religion: there are probably some non-Catholic Christians who are better christians than a lot of Catholics, and there are probably some Catholics who are better christians than a lot of non-Catholic Christians. Everyone, whether Catholic or not, practises their faith differently.
Anyway, I think Protestant is a silly word these days. I was actually thinking about it earlier today. I mean, it was fitting in the times of the Reformation, when people who disagreed with the Catholic Church had something to protest about and were protesting about it. But honestly, 'aedgagt' and 'Meg Michaels' (you appear to be non-Catholic and Catholic, respectively), when was the last time you saw a non-Catholic Christian actively protest against the teachings/traditions of the Catholic Church? It's not necessary these days. They have their church and we have ours. Although one can only pray that we will be united as brothers and sisters in Christ again someday.
And, 'Scott M', Mormons aren't Christians (in my humble opinion). If you'd care to check, they don't actually even believe Christ was God; just a sort of messenger. And if you look into their religion, you will find that they believe that God was a person from another planet who followed Mormonism and was rewarded by becoming God of our Earth. I would not call that Christianity, whatever others think. It is not even another version of Christianity. It is another religion altogether.
2007-02-09 01:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by Me ves y sufres 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. But protestants is nowadays a word for the entire group of non-Catholic Christian sects.
2007-02-09 01:26:18 · answer #3 · answered by verbalise 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are! The two main divisions in christianity is Protestantism and Catholicism!
2007-02-09 04:10:31 · answer #4 · answered by -♦One-♦-Love♦- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-02-09 01:22:42 · answer #5 · answered by JohnC 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes-we hold to the Bible,and Catholics hold to tradition as equal to the Bible.
Jesus did not establish the Roman Catholic Church.I can't believe that some would honestly think that Jesus established a church of praying to Mary and the saints,selling forgiveness and indulgences,as well as the fact that the RCC as we know it didn't come into existance until a few centuries after Jesus.
2007-02-09 01:35:01 · answer #6 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The catholic church has decided that protestants were heretics.
They killed thousands and thousands of them.
Heretics go directly to hell.
Protestants say that they are christians and that catholics are not and vice-versa.
2007-02-09 01:34:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
LOL! Serves them right for all those "Are Catholics Christians?" questions! Hmmm...on one hand, they recognize and worship Jesus as God, but on the other, they protest against the very Church He established...
2007-02-09 01:28:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
yes they are...as long as you believe in christ jesus...but some are not, because some are spiritualy dead...
even in catholics....becuase many of the protestants are not living acoording to the word of god....because christian must be holy and pure...i they are not living according to the word of God they are not christians..
read 0the bible and you will know...
2007-02-09 01:34:19 · answer #9 · answered by cDge 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um, yes.
Is this a trick question?
Um, Serena, Christ didn't establish the Protestant church either.
2007-02-09 01:36:12 · answer #10 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋