do you listen to Catholic answers live at all? focusing on just one area which of course will be your main interest is understandable. You also have to keep in mind that a majority of people on CAF are lay people not trained formally in theology no matter what Church they attend.Perhaps it is due to my time spent here; almost every topic is Catholic vs Protestant in the non-Catholic forums.
I will add that of course WLC touches on why he’s not Catholic, but he even says “he gets asked this so frequently.” It would certainly be a hard question to avoid, but at least he’s not interested in putting down or debating the Religion.
I always feel like we have bigger problems at hand, such as seclurism, Islam, new Atheist movements, etc than each other. I think this should be emphasized between Christians.
By the way, all of the other posts in this thread have been wonderful. I want to thank those who have brought to my attention past books and teams that brought Catholics and Evangelicals together to preach.
One of the reasons I joined CAF was to answer questions about my own faith that I wasn’t entirely sure how to explain. I found myself googling “Violence in the Torah CAF” “(certain contradiction) CAF” So eventually I felt I had to join since I use it so often, haha.do you listen to Catholic answers live at all? focusing on just one area which of course will be your main interest is understandable. You also have to keep in mind that a majority of people on CAF are lay people not trained formally in theology no matter what Church they attend.
i understand. There have been threads by non-Catholics that have been rather successful such as “ask a ……” I think they are usually pretty good. Evangelical is a rather broad term even in Protestantism. While I think you don’t see yourself as a Bob Jones university type at all and even distance yourself from fundamentalists, I think most Catholics may not be so clear on these distinctions. Likewise many encounter more aggressive more anti-Catholic types family, work and friends. I think from these encounters with real people in real life can shape views of evangelicals. Many have had problems with Baptist friends or family and that is equated with evangelical. that may not be fair or true but personal experience with others is a pretty powerful shaper of how Catholics view evangelicals. Many of the Catholic apologists do come from this background.One of the reasons I joined CAF was to answer questions about my own faith that I wasn’t entirely sure how to explain. I found myself googling “Violence in the Torah CAF” “(certain contradiction) CAF” So eventually I felt I had to join since I use it so often, haha.
Here is an example of Evangelical and Catholic scholars working together on a project:Hey!
**I think there are plenty of Catholics willing to speak with them and alongside them, **unfortunately I don’t know if that is always the case the other way.
See it’s hard for an evangelical to embrace a Catholic. A good number of their donors and audience will throw out the whore of babylon fundamentalist nonsense so it’s a touchy subject. It’s hard to go arm and arm with someone you feel you should be evangelizing out of the Catholic Church.
I know Alastair Mc Grath has done some Catholic stuff and NT wright has hd some dialogues with Catholics.
I am not sure if you are familiar with the document “Catholics and Evangelicals Together”. It was an ecumenical work to get together and preach the gospel together and work together against secularism.
Sadly ten times more prominent evangelicals than the signers, condemned not only the document but the evangelical signers for getting into bed with the Catholic Church.
The document is a beautiful document I will post a link. I have only ever been able to find it on Catholic websites, although you should be able to find all the evangelical propaganda against it around the net.
I don’t mean to be harsh and raw raw Catholic Church. It just seems to be the sad truth of the matter.
That said, I hope more and more Catholics and Evangelicals begin working together.
It was big news here in California, but Rick Warren’s mega evangelical church, Saddleback, has partnered up with the diocese of Orange to combat Mental Helath issues and how the Church has handled it. Warren and Bishop Vann have had a number of private meetings and are good friends going hand in hand on this…Catholics are ecstatic…a good number of evangelicals are questioning Warren now.
But hopefully more good than harm will come of it.
“Evangelicals and Catholics Together”. ewtn.com/library/issues/evancath.txt
Warren and Bishop Vann- losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/25/pastor-rick-warren-raises-mental-health-awareness-in-memory-of-sons-suicide/
I think John Ankerburg is more of a fundamentalist. I remember watching his show about KJV only. When someone delves into anti-Catholic stuff, they loose me no matter what other good things they have.I really do appreciate Evangelical intellectuals.
In particular I enjoy reading and watching
Dr. John Ankerberg (minus his anti Catholicism)
Dr. Hugh Ross
Dr. Francis Collins
Dr. Gleason Archer
However the intellectuals I truly enjoy tend to be Catholic
Fr. Mitch Pacwa,SJ, PhD, S.T.B
Fr. Robert Barron,S.T.D.
Br. Guy Consolmagno,SJ,PhD
Dr. Scott Hahn (convert from protestantism)
Fr. Robert Spitzer,SJ,PhD
Dr Kevin Vost
Dr. Thomas E. Woods