[Apologetics] Side by side comparison of religions

[Dianne Dawson]

Art,
 
"By the way, who runs this website?"  I don't know.  I didn't check either and I 
don't even remember where I came upon the website.

I did some searching around on the website and found some interesting info.  
Check out http://www.patheos.com/About-Patheos/Patheos-Advisors.html  Among 
other info there is this:
Catholic Perspectives
Rev. Emile R. Boutin, Jr. - Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Parish
Tim Muldoon, PhD - Assistant to the Vice President for University Mission and 
Ministry, Boston College
 
I think you should write them and express your concerns/corrections.  I agree 
with you about the "CE."
 
Dianne


Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.
Ps 42:1
 
 




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From: Art Kelly <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
To: Apologetics Group <apologetics at gathman.org>
Cc: Jimmy Murphy <jmurf80 at gmail.com>; Francis Thomas 
<francis.thomas at CatholicFaithForum.com>; Ward Collins <wcollins at netins.net>
Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 6:18:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Apologetics] Side by side comparison of religions


It's an interesting website, which I will list as a Favorite so that I can refer 
back to it.

However, just at a glance, I have already noticed serveral errors.

For instance, it lists the dates formed for Catholicism (I detest the inaccuate 
designation Roman Catholicism) and Eastern Orthodoxy as 33 AD and Oriental 
Orthodoxy as 451 AD.  (Oh wait, it uses the phrase CE, which I also detest, 
instead of AD).

It is true the Oriental Orthodox churches seperated from the Catholic Church in 
451 AD, but the Eastern Orthodox churches seperated from the Catholic Church in 
1054.  Neither the Oriental Orthodox, the Eastern Orthodox, nor the Protestant 
churches can claim independent origins.  They were all part of the Catholic 
Church until they decided to go their own ways.

(There is a very small portion of Baptists who claim apostolic succesion but 
cannot provide any valid historical evidence to support this claim.  Their 
claims to have been part of the Montanists, Donatists, and Novatians are easily 
disproven, as these groups were all definitely Catholic schismatics.)

I notice that the deity for Catholics and most other Christian groups is listed 
as "God (Trinity)" but strangely as "Christian God" for Baptists.  In fact, 
Baptists hold to an understanding of the Trinity that is identical to other 
Christians and may be more orthodox than some mainline Protestant groups.

The Sacred Text for Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, and Methodists is listed as 
the Bible, but listed as the Bible (Protestant Canon) for Baptists. Obviously, 
Lutherans, Baptists, Anglicans, and Metodists have the same Protestant canon, 
but it is not exactly the same as the Catholic canon.  The chart is also listed 
as the Bible for Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox, but in fact these two 
groups have various canons that are more extensive than the Catholic canon.

There is also a listing for general Protestantism, which is puzzling, since each 
Protestant denomination is also listed.

I'll study the chart some more. I'd be interested if any of the folks in the 
Apologetics Group find other problems with it.

By the way, who runs this website?  I haven't had a chance to check yet.

Art
--- On Thu, 7/29/10, Dianne Dawson <rcdianne at yahoo.com> wrote:


>From: Dianne Dawson <rcdianne at yahoo.com>
>Subject: [Apologetics] Side by side comparison of religions
>To: "Apologetics Group" <apologetics at gathman.org>
>Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010, 4:31 AM
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>http://www.patheos.com/Library/Lenses/Side-By-Side.html?path1=x900&path2=x776&path3=x807
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>What do you think? Fairly accurate?
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>Dianne
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>Like a deer that longs for running waters so my soul longs for you, O God.
>Ps 42:1
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