Where I grew up just the opposite, almost no Catholics, all Protestants.
DIdn’t know what a “Catholic” was for sure. One of my best friends went to Catholic school until public High School (for the sports) and went to “Mass” or something instead of church. That’s about all I or any of our friends could tell you.
>>”are not everyday protestants.”
That’s very true in my experience also. This is a very small group on this site, and an even tinier part of Protestants as a whole.
Something to be grateful for.
:)
I bet you ARE grateful, you couldn't handle any more Biblically-literate Protestants! ;o)
One thing I also have noticed is that out of the, what, 300,000 Free Republic members, maybe less than 50 of Catholics or non-Catholics participate on the Religion Forum threads. I think those of us who do, are exceptional simply because we don't sit on our duffs, being dutiful little, obedient churchgoers, never finding it necessary or important enough to bother to speak up. So, rather than try to judge the non-Catholics here as "not everyday Protestants", why not realize that you guys are "not everyday Catholics" and see that as a GOOD thing?