The Protestant Empire

[Michael deHaven Newsom]

"Vance R. Koven" wrote:

>
>  putting aside the absurdity of lumping the
> Worldwide Church of God and the Unitarians together.

I do not see why that is absurd.  Both groups are Protestants.  They agree on
certain fundamentals which distinguish them radically from Catholics.
Eucharistic theology comes to mind, just for openers.

> In a free society,
> people don't wear blinders and they get to see what other people are doing.
> Some will think that at least some of what other people are doing is pretty
> good, and will be influenced accordingly. That, to my mind, is the sum and
> substance of the "Protestant Empire" at this stage of the game.
>
Not true.  Most of the thinkers on the subject of Protestant Empire claim that
it did in fact exist, and not in the trite sense that you suggest, as late as
the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency.  The only question is
whether it in fact died in 1960.  I do not think that it did.  I think that
Protestant hegemony, in concrete and powerful ways continues, and yup, 60% is
not a bad figure, at least according to my research.

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