I didn't want to have to spell it all out. If you need me to say American Catholicism is cheap as well, certainly I can do so. The basket of all the denominations in America have not put out a good showing. For example, the evangelicals have shown no Christian values by voting in people that don't represent Christ's values. It's a problem through and through.
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I 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.
I 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.
As 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.
More 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.
Evangelicalism 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.
Here's the big secret, just about every serious Christian doesn't believe other Christians are true Christians. It's a highly interpretive religion, and just about everyone goes off the deep end interpreting it. It's a sin to think this way, but it's a tautology because the foundational belief is that everyone is a sinner to begin with. TLDR, what you are describing is correct and expected. Original sin is not a bug, but a feature in Christianity.
My sin is that I believe others are sinners, but the reason for my sin is because I am sinner - trippy stuff :)
What 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.
Not 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.
