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To: Alex Murphy
Just my two cents, as one who was raised half Catholic, half Protestant...the main difference between the two on a personal level is shame and martyrdom.

Protestants are raised to take pride in themselves, sometimes to a ridiculous level and Catholics are raise to shame themselves too much.

Protestants are taught that there is no need to be a martyr because there was only one and Catholics are busy trying make their children into martyrs through shame and this leaves them open to the first people who come along who tell them it's too much of a burden.

Also, a person who is excessively shamed is highly open to all the false doctrine, self pride and criticism, that is being tossed about by the left. Commies know how it works and they take advantage of it.

Protestants automatically assume they are right (sorry friends...I'm getting to it) but leave room for questions, so they are less venerable to false attacks from our human demons. This is where they get the "stubbornness" "pride-full" label.

The other obstacle....a living martyr does not protect themselves well. In other words, the shield is not up on a street level. They are taken advantage of far too often and from what I have seen will destroy themselves trying to win others.

I hope all understand...these are just generalizations and I'm well aware that there are many, many people who don't fit these descriptions.

46 posted on 04/04/2009 7:03:21 PM PDT by Earthdweller (Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
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To: Earthdweller

Shame and Martyrdom?

You gotta me kidding me! WTH?

You were raised wrong or you are just a loon. Take your pick. But don’t blame the Catholic Church for your parents or you.


113 posted on 04/05/2009 12:24:23 AM PDT by Twink
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To: Earthdweller
Re: your post 46:

In other words, the crucifixion for Protestants was vicarious but for Catholics is participatory.

152 posted on 04/05/2009 7:50:12 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Vayhi be`etzem hayom hazeh hotzi' HaShem 'et-Benei Yisra'el me'Eretz Mitzrayim `al-tziv'otam.)
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