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I have not seen this film (and probably won't) - I don't see too many films these days and tend to be pretty selective (or at least see films that my whole family can see together). I've noted the significant controversy of this film spearheaded by Michael Medved. I recently read a review by...

I can't help but notice the irony of that last statement - so you're advocating a Protestant approach to researching the doctrine of sola scriptura? (just kidding!) I'm a Protestant Evangelical Charismatic Fundamentalist Christ-follower who is, more than likely, on some sort of unwitting...

I don't think I would trivialize Dancing Alone as "just mean-spirited." For me, it seriously challenged me to take a look at the dogmatic positions I grew up believing, merely because they were taught from the pulpit. I am becoming increasingly convinced that Protestants in general are ignorant...

I just tell people that I was predestined to be an Arminian, so I can't help but reject Calvinism.

Ah, a fellow/former Charismaniac! What's a DNP Convention? I've also recently read Dancing Alone. How did you hear about that book?

Not being Orthodox, I have not paid much attention to the Church's stance on the Iraq War. Is there a forum thread devoted to this? I'd like to see the responses made to various objections on this stance, rather than rehash old ground. I could not find an obvious thread using the Search...

I would agree that it was a bit "over the top" regarding its criticism of Protestantism, in general (as opposed to "the West"). I actually took that up with Frank in an e-mail and he admitted that he probably was overly critical of Protestantism since he had been a recent convert to Orthodoxy at...

I appreciate all the wonderful feedback to my queries. I realize this might be "non-essential" but I'm not sure how celibate the early church was, given the amount of coverage in Paul's letters regarding marriage and sex. I find a number of parallels in Orthodoxy to what I would say has been...

He also said he thanked God that he spoke in tongues more than all those he was writing to at the time, but we'll sidestep that rabbit whole for now! Sorry, not trying to enter into a debate here, but I am still interested in a reference to early Church documents where the single-ness of the...

Good thing we didn't all listen to him, or the Church would have died out long ago! I believe Paul truly expected the return of Christ in his lifetime and, with the fierce times he lived in, advocated celibacy to avoid the hardship to one's family in such times. Of course, he also indicated that...

Are you referring to the time when Jesus stayed behind in the Temple when he was 12? Perhaps this is semantics, but are you "praying" to Mary or actually asking her to pray for you (or your friend in this case)? I think the use of the term "pray" tends to trip up most Protestants who only pray...

The reason given in Scripture for this "married to one woman, believing family members" requirement was to demonstrate integrity in marriage and family matters, I believe, as a model for those overseen. Why wouldn't presbyters find value in this model at the bishop level?

Another question: Both Orthodox and Catholic churches espouse "praying" to Mary and other saints. I realize that this is understood to be a request for intercessory prayer by living saints on ones behalf (something typically misunderstood by Protestants in general). I guess what puzzles me is...

I apologize in advance if I ask questions that have been answered before. That said, here goes a list of a few questions: 1. As a Protestant, I have always had difficulty with the seemingly hierarchical application of "sainthood" to historical figures. It seems to me that Paul clearly applies...

Some background on where I'm coming from: I'm 45 and accepted Christ as my Savior 39 years ago in a small Baptist Church in South Florida. My parents "got saved" through a Thursday night "visitation" by members of the Baptist church. My father felt called to become a pastor and went to a...

Anyone read Dancing Alone by Frank Schaeffer?