[kawaii]

i sincenrely doubt you passed a church and 'greek' was all there was on the sign. but you find many protestant churches which have no mention of Christ but huge mentions of the ACTUAL founders of their faiths.

[xzins]

Where is the word Christ in “Greek Orthodox????”

Where is it in “Roman Catholic?” And what was that stuff about “Franciscan” on the sign I mentioned?

So far as that obviously American sign for the Lutheran Church you posted, it means you did not address at all the fact that it’s called “Evangelische” in Germany.

Now....do you think that the church in Corinth to which Paul wrote his letter had a sign out front?

(And did it say “Roman Catholic” on it anyplace?)

[xzins]

Just a further note about that “Lutheran” sign....on the right hand side underneath “Celebrating Service,” does that say something like: “Preaching the Relevance of Jesus”? The size of the letters makes it hard to see.

[redgolum]

You know, by using a RCC position to attack Protestants, you are quite nicely sawing off the branch you are sitting on. Since you are not in communion with Rome, you are in a very impaired Church (much like the non Chalcedon and Nestorian Churches). Classic Roman Catholic ecclesiology does not paint a rosy picture for the EOC either.

And as to the “Lutheran” signs, I am not sure of your point. There are quite a few Orthodox here who have complained that many of the churches here in the US are more clubs for the seperate ethnic groups than anything else. Not to say that there are not a great many that are not that way, but there have been some posters here who wish that the "converts" would just leave the church so they can get back to the old ways.