Is America's Identity as a Largely Protestant Nation Ending?

[Earth Wind and Fire]

I understand TS is a secret Catholic.....so secret he doesnt know.....but we know who knows (pssst, dont we?)

Here is a test....when you walk past a church, do you cross your self?

do you write JM&J on the blackboard when giving a presentation an/or say it when shocked or puzzled?

Do you believe in works (if you do keep that to yourself thanks)

Do you feel so guilty after a trist that you say 2 our fathers & 3 hail mary's

Any funny crosses (with a body) on your person.

Do you genuflect before entering & leaving a church pew?

Does your church pew have kneeler's?

 

[Thinkingstuff]

I understand TS is a secret Catholic.....so secret he doesnt know.....but we know who knows (pssst, dont we?)

That's pretty confusing.

Here is a test....when you walk past a church, do you cross your self?

No, I haven't. Are you supposed to?

do you write JM&J on the blackboard when giving a presentation an/or say it when shocked or puzzled?

What's JM&J? Is that like PB&J?

Do you believe in works (if you do keep that to yourself thanks)

I try to tell my wife that we don't believe in works which is why I stay away from the "Honey Do" list. It doesn't fly very well.

Do you feel so guilty after a trist that you say 2 our fathers & 3 hail mary's

I've never had a trist. However, If I were to have a trist I wouldn't feel guilty about it because Its one of the many sins that were already forgiven me when I accepted Jesus. I might even boast about it.

Any funny crosses (with a body) on your person.

I never had a tatoo. I tend to stay away from Identifying marks.

Do you genuflect before entering & leaving a church pew?

Back Row Baptist here. I conviently leave before the offering plate gets passed around. However, I'm set up in pay pal so I guess it doesn't really matter.

Does your church pew have kneeler's?

No but they have a step in front of the podium which people use for that purpose during the invitation period. Where does that place me?

 

[Doubting Thomas]

A further comment re the whole debate about the level of government intervention -v- private charity (in particular church) provision: many here it seems are quite happy for the government to intervene in matters of sexual morality eg: banning gay 'marriage', and certain other aspects of 'social religious morality' eg: the hoo-ha over prayers in public schools, Ten Commandments in public buildings etc and yet I suspect these same individuals are not happy with government intervention in areas of 'economic morality' eg: helping the poor, the 'widows and orphans' and generally correcting economic injustices. I'm puzzled by this inconsistency: on the one hand, demanding intervention in the sphere of social morality but on then other hand with the same breath a ousting of government in the sphere of economic morality; it strikes me as a lopsided approach to 'liberty'.

Good point.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

That's pretty confusing.

No, I haven't. Are you supposed to?

What's JM&J? Is that like PB&J?
I try to tell my wife that we don't believe in works which is why I stay away from the "Honey Do" list. It doesn't fly very well.

I've never had a trist. However, If I were to have a trist I wouldn't feel guilty about it because Its one of the many sins that were already forgiven me when I accepted Jesus. I might even boast about it.

I never had a tatoo. I tend to stay away from Identifying marks.

Back Row Baptist here. I conviently leave before the offering plate gets passed around. However, I'm set up in pay pal so I guess it doesn't really matter.

No but they have a step in front of the podium which people use for that purpose during the invitation period. Where does that place me?

I dont see Mother Cabrini or a Cardinal Spellman......maybe Shecky Greene or Charles Nelson Reilly. Here is a pie chart on the next slide that shows your real vs developed theological personality.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

BTW......JM&J is Jesus, Mary & Joseph pre Vad 2; OK.