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What's your source for this claim? The Pharisees accused Him of being a drunkard. If everyone knew He was drinking Sam Adams that would be a little silly.

To be fair, that link was to a local Fox station, not owned by FOX News, I believe.

How do you know I don't know, I might ask? I can say what I said because a) I was raised as a Protestant, so I have first-hand knowledge, and b) I've had LOTS of conversations with Protestants of various stripes. There's always more to learn, obviously, and I'm certainly open to that. My...

Two things: first, you don't see how it's VASTLY more prolific a phenomenon in Protestantism? Do you think that's just coincidence? It has nothing to do with the nature of Protestantism? Second, what you're saying here is self-evident, and I agree, but it's not directly my point. My point...

Like I said, while I definitely understand that Sola Scriptura can be understood in different ways (which is one of the reasons why it can be frustrating to talk to Protestants at all, because they can't even agree on a concept that they all ostensibly adhere to), ultimately regardless of the...

Lol. So you went from my statement that Tradition is mostly inherited from the Apostles collectively, to the conclusion that I'm saying that NO Apostle needs to be connected to Tradition? You're either not paying attention or intentionally distorting my position. Wow. All of Christendom...

The fact that Anicetus did not refer to one Apostle by name does not invalidate his claim to be adhering to an "apostolic" tradition. In fact MOST of the traditions the early Church accepted as apostolic did not come just from ONE Apostle; they came from "the Apostles" collectively. What...

And Bishop Anicetus ALSO claimed that the practice of celebrating Pascha on Sunday was an apostolic tradition. It was also the tradition inherited by all Christians outside Asia Minor. You didn't know that?

What makes you think he, or the Catholic Church in general, has refused to discuss it? It's wrong-headed to say that because he's dogmatic about something it means he isn't willing to discuss it. If someone came to the pastor(s) or elder board of your church and said they want to change the...

When did the Apostles teach us to always celebrate Pascha on Passover irrespective of the day of the week?

While the Orthodox do not recognize the infallibility of the Pope, binding and dogmatic authority does exist within the Church, outside of Scripture Alone. The Orthodox are not Protestants. Yes, I recognize that. And the more traditional Protestants are going to adhere more closely to those...

Protestants acknowledge different levels of ecclesial authority, yes. But ultimately, in every form of Protestantism, at the end of the day no ecclesial authority is absolutely binding and authoritative. This is why denomination after denomination after denomination has been founded since the...

I do. It means having an Ecumenical Council and settling the issue authoritatively. Well they either agreed to it in obedience to the Church or they remained in error, yes. Pascha and Easter are synonymous; they just come from different etymologies (Pascha is Greek, Easter is Germanic, I...

While it was not called "Easter," the holiday in Greek was (and still is) called Pascha. The ECFs most certainly did celebrate it and regarded it as the commemoration of the Resurrection of Christ. It is true that there were some Christians that held on to a tradition of celebrating Pascha on...

In fairness, the fact that the Pope will not budge on one particular issue (the ordination of women) does not mean he is completely opposed to all freedom of thought and diversity. For one thing, no one is obligated to be Catholic if they don't agree with what the Catholic Church teaches. If...

I work at a mental health office with a number of doctors and therapists, and I can tell you there IS professional help out there if you want it. There is at least one MFT where I work who I know for a fact has worked with pedophiles. If you're looking online, most therapists aren't going to...

Suggesting that opposition to the birther movement is only found among the MSM is incredibly misleading. Is Glenn Beck part of the MSM now? How about Ann Coulter? Rush Limbaugh? Conservatives need to wise up and critique Obama over things that are actually going to keep him from being...

I'm sorry, but the far more insidious heresy is the suggestion that "all you need is the Holy Spirit," in exclusion of the Body of Christ. Fellowship in the Body of Christ is not a nice "perk" of Christianity; it's not a luxury or add-on. It is vital and central to the Gospel. Millions of...