On a scale of 1-10, how ignorant would you rate this statement?

Question

1 being 'not ignorant at all' and 10 being 'extremely ignorant':

"Protestants defended themselves, but never have they set out to harm anyone."
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Answer 1

i'll say a perfect 10. it interests me how so many protestants know about catholic history regarding so called atrocities of the church,primarily areas like the crusades and the inquisition which most scholars now recognise the falsehood of the protestant propaganda surrounding these areas, yet they know very little of the history regarding why they have a bible,the violence surrounding protestantism etc.........i wonder how the reaction would be if you replaced protestants with catholics in the quote?

for dirt, just how much do you know about the troubles in ireland,that comment was of the scale regarding ignorance. no matter who the quote comes from the premise is ignorant, do all protestants feel that way no but that doesn't mean some people don't think like that and in that light the quote is ignorant.

Answer 2

10

Answer 3

10

Answer 4

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Answer 5

* " Protestants defended themselves,
but never have they set out to harm anyone." *


ahahaha, yeah right, ten for sure.

RISE AND SPREAD OF PROTESTANTISM IN POLAND.
Chapter 1

,till at last in 1515, two years before Luther had spoken, we find the seminal principle of Protestantism proclaimed by Bernard of Lublin, in a work which he published at Cracow, and in which he says that " we must believe the Scriptures alone, and reject human ordinances." Thus was the way prepared.

Two years after came Luther. The lightnings of his Theses, which flashed through the skies of all countries, lighted up also those of Polish Prussia. Of that flourishing province Dantzic was the capital, and the chief emporium of Poland with Western Europe. In that city a monk, called James Knade, threw off his habit (1518 ), took a wife, and began to preach publicly against Rome. Knade had to retire to Thorn, where he continued to diffuse his doctrines under the protection of a powerful nobleman; but the seed he had sown in Dantzic did not perish; there soon arose a little band of preachers, composed of Polish youths who had sat at Luther's feet in Wittemberg, and of priests who had found access to the Reformer's writings, who now proclaimed the truth, and made so numerous converts that in 1524: five churches in Dantzic were given up to their use.

Success made the Reformers rash. The town council, to whom the king, Sigismund, had hinted his dislike of these innovations, lagged behind in the movement, and the citizens resolved to replace that body with men more zealous. They surrounded the council, to the number of 400, and with arms in their hands, and cannon pointed on the council-hall, they demanded the resignation of the members. No sooner had the council dissolved itself than the citizens elected another from among themselves. The new council proceeded to complete the Reformation at a stroke. They suppressed the Roman Catholic worship, they closed the monastic establishments, they ordered that the convents and other ecclesiastical edifices should be converted into schools and hospitals, and declared the goods of the " Church " to be public property, but left them untouched.

This violence only threw back the movement; the majority of the inhabitants were still of the old faith, and had a right to exercise its worship till, enlightened in a better way, they should be pleased voluntarily to abandon it.

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Answer 6

I vote a 10

Perhaps the poster has never read American history. Those were not Catholics burning women at the stake in Massachusetts.

Also the excuse that Catholics aren't Christians is ignorant in itself. So a double 10.

Answer 7

Its more ignorant to put the words of others on display in order to get others to agree with you. This person may not be completely familiar with the history of Protestantism, but to be fair, there are plenty of people who are more concerned with the effect that their faith has in their lives today, and not the right- or wrong-doings of former claimants of that faith.

I think its time that, as Christians, we put this silly Catholic vs. Protestant feud to rest. We worship the same God, and we have the same goal. We're all supposed to be the body of Christ. Can a body operate if the hands think that the feet are evil?

Answer 8

Pastor Billy says: 10 but on the scale of delusional an 11.
Don is one of these hardliner nutbars. No matter how you explain reality to him, he'll always fall back on his own presuppositions for truth.

Answer 9

This statement would be true-if you were to say it 'with the exception of the Church of England'. There is a lot of confusion about Catholics and Christianity, and Protestants, and non- Protestants that are not Catholics.

Answer 10

10- ever read the play salem witch trials? Well its based on the real stories of witch trials and hangings that were carried out BY PROTESTANTS.