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American Christianity != American Catholicism
by myvoiceismypass 1y ago
American Christianity != American Catholicism
- ivape 1y ago[flagged]
- taylodl 1y agoI know many American evangelicals who believe Catholics are not true Christians, and as such, when they're talking about Christians they are not including Catholics in that discussion.
- nashashmi 1y agoWhat makes someone an evangelical? Protestant faith?
- michaelsbradley 1y agoMore or less, though it's such an umbrella term at this point that a self-described "evangelical" may disclaim Protestant identity, not having an awareness of the historical link and intending to convey that they don't feel aligned with a Protestant denomination such as Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, etc. I've met many Evangelicals who said something along those lines when the subject came up in conversation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism
- dragonwriter 1y agoEvangelicalism and Fundamentalism are distinct and relatively recent (18th and 19th century in origin) strands within Protestantism (both being particularly prominent in the US.) They aren't equivalent to Protestantism.
- ivape 1y ago[flagged]
- michaelsbradley 1y ago[flagged]
- ivape 1y agoWhat part? I see you have a lot of faith-based links in your profile. Perhaps you think you are some kind of authority. Maybe you are! I have the wonky belief that God talks through us all, so anything you say, I'd actually take quite seriously.
- aezell 1y agoI was in an interview once and the prospective employer asked me what church I attend. I replied, "Catholic." He said, "Is that even Christian?" So, yeah, plenty of Americans have a skewed view of Catholicism.
- theodric 1y agoBeing asked your religion in a job interview is wild (outside of a few select jobs, like Pope)
- StopDisinfo910 1y agoAs discrimination based on religion is illegal in most of the world, it’s also probably exposing the person asking and the company to a lot of potential legal risk. It’s a big no where I live and part of the things you are explicitly trained to never ask about.
- nashashmi 1y agoNot sure if your vote is a religious thing or a political one. Basically you can vote for a satanist to take over a government. But you are damned if you are a satanist or in govt run by one.
- tomhow 1y agoThis comment combines nationalistic and religious flamebait all at once, which is against the guidelines. Please keep the guidelines in mind when commenting on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- slowmovintarget 1y agoChristianity > Catholicism