How Different Christian Denominations See Each Other

The Journeyman's File ^ | 20 Sep 11 | Barry Simmons

[Gamecock]

GRPL, and a few others, ping.

One of the funnier things I have seen lately....

[cripplecreek]

My family consists of Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, and Catholics.

[BenKenobi]

So the liberals see themselves as Mother Theresa? ;)

Oh as for mainline, why not have the Catholic church see them as Henry VIII?

[cripplecreek]

LOL Liberals see Catholics as breeders, Liberals as Mother Theresa, Reformed as argumentative, Evangelical as George Bush, and Charismatic as snake handlers.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Cute, but I don’t see Mother Angelica as a bad thing. ;-)

[cripplecreek]

I’m not Catholic but always liked Mother Angelica.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I love Mother Angelica. Have to love someone who says exactly what needs to be said plainly.

[HarleyD]

LOL!!! That’s great.

[MarkBsnr]

Cute, but I don’t see Mother Angelica as a bad thing. ;-)

[no-to-illegals]

Was once engaged in a conversation with Mom. Asked what her religious preference was and she answered Presbyterian. My response was, Mom you may as well be an atheist. After the tongue lashing I received, there was never ever a mention of religious banter to her from me. Rule One and Rule Two.

[Ransomed]

Pretty funny. The Charismatic Christians deserved a better pic of how they perceive themselves! That kinda looks like a Type O Negative concert, what with the spooky green lighting.

[doc1019]

Sounds like my family as well with one exception, I also can include a Jewish branch to my family religious tree. LOL.

[Alex Murphy]

One of the funnier things I have seen lately....

It's hilarious!

[xzins]

Excellent. Where you been hiding?

[jboot]

OMG! Did you consider how many million years in Purgatory that will cost you before posting it?! ;-)

I enjoyed Mother Angelica. I used to watch EWTN just to see her show. She was funny (both intentionally and unintentionally) but she had a big heart.

[Gamecock]

Just busy.

[metmom]

That’s great. Thanks.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

ROFLMAO! I think Mother Angelica kinda represents “Church Lady” in this. And libs DO see themselves as Mother Theresa.

[toothfairy86]

I guess Orthodox Christians don’t fall into any of the definitions of your nifty little chart;-)

[Quix]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Kevmo]

Is that Mitt Romney in the Reformed/Reformed box?

[Cronos]

Funny :)

But I don't understand the pictures for:

1. Catholic view of Charismatic
2. liberal view of evangelical (isn't George W Bush a Methodist?)
3. Evangelical view of Reformed (aren't the reformed among the more stricter prohibitionists?)

[Cronos]

And thank you for posting a thread where we can all laugh at ourselves :)

[Biggirl]

Could it be because of the small numbers or the perception of small numbers of the Eastern Orthodox by other Christians.

[Gamecock]

I had to think about Catholic->Charismatic. Not sure I got that one myself, but is that supposed to represent an unrecognizable mess?

W is a Methodist, but he pandered to the Evangelicals, especially early on, IIRC.

And contrary to popular belief, Reformed folk are encouraged use their liberty in deciding whether to have a drink, or not. Neither position should lord over the other in this position.. The Puritans had taverns next to the church so they could have a drink during breaks in their all day worship services. B.B. Warfield, who was one of our great theologians of the early 20th century, did not drink, until the prohibition movement started. Then, in protest of the movement, he felt it necessary to have a glass of wine when he dined in public.

I don't expect you to run out and buy this, ;-) but there is a good little book on the subject titled Drinking with Calvin and Luther: A History of Alcohol in the Church. It provides an overview on drink and how the church has dealt with the issue since the Reformation.

[fishtank]

QUITE good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fishtank]

How liberals see themselves.

How everyone else sees them.

[fishtank]

Yeah, that picture should be switched.....

[fishtank]

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"Привычка свыше нам дана. Замена счастию она"

[fishtank]

“Catholic view of Charismatic”

The typical Charismatic service is maybe seen as chaotic....

[BibChr]

That's actually pretty wonderful. I'll have to stea... er, use that either hither or thither... or in Hither and Thither!

[BibChr]

Would you please give the actual link to the source, so I can give proper credit?

[BibChr]

Maybe this: http://stthomasthedoubter.tumblr.com/post/10243417443

[workerbee]

How are they defining Reformed vs Evangelical?

I don’t get the baby pic for how Reformed sees Evangelical.

[tgdunbar]

yes, i understood that one. The one I don’t understand is the Catholic view of Evangelicals.

[tgdunbar]

“I don’t get the baby pic for how Reformed sees Evangelical.”

that Evangelicals are immature..will, hopefully, become Reformed when they grow up.

That’s my (Catholic) take anyway. The one I don’t get is the Catholic view of Evangelicals.

[Alamo-Girl]

That may be a reference to Mark 7:27-28 with the Evangelicals being the dogs and the Catholics being the children.

[tgdunbar]

or, evangelicals make do with scraps from the catholic table

[Ronaldus Magnus]

yes, i understood that one. The one I don’t understand is the Catholic view of Evangelicals.

Assenting Catholics tend to admire Evangelicals for their religious zeal and for their commitment to moral truth in the defense of human life. It is with sadness that Catholics view how Evangelicals, by limiting themselves to "the Bible Alone", are excluding themselves from the sacraments which Jesus Christ instituted and commissioned his Apostles to share. They are only receiving the table scraps of God's sacramental graces rather than taking the place He offers them at His banquet table.

[Alamo-Girl]

That would be the gentler way to put it. LOLOL!

[Alamo-Girl]

And gentler still. LOLOL!

[Skooz]

BFL

[WPaCon]

[Cronos]

Interesting bit — I did not know that about the Reformed and prohibition

[rwfromkansas]

I confess to watching her program sometimes despite not exactly agreeing with Catholic theology.

I saw this the other day and found it quite funny.

[rwfromkansas]

In fact, among some younger Reformed, there actually is a problem with many exalting the “coolness” of drinking/smoking pipes too much in reaction to the prohibitionist people.

It isn’t too common, but I’ve seen it being Reformed myself.

[Cronos]

well, the reaction to Prohibitionism in the 20s was increased consumption imho

[lupie]

Thanks for posting this - and accurate for the most part. Good to see your name.