[Lee N. Field]

So... are you calling Dr. Hahn a liar? His original account and the secondary account seem to mesh together, do they not? (Beyond that: given the splintering of the Presbyterians, is it really surprising that they've spawned numerous private places of worship which still consider themselves Presbyterian? Unless you're willing to consider every last Presbyterian "fragment" to be illegitimate, I'm not sure how this furthers your case.)

Uh, no. Having witnessed the process, that's not really how it works.

[paladinan]

Uh, no. Having witnessed the process, that's not really how it works.

Your argument isn't strictly with me, FRiend: it's with the various existing splinters of Presbyterianism (which is often referred to as the "split P's", for their tendency to fragment over disagreements) who debate about the validity of their fellows. (Consider the link I posted, earlier, for data, re: Orthodox Presbyterianism vs. "Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster/North America", as one example.)