Is it okay to attend a protestant Apologetics class?

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Out of love they are inviting you so they can help you get saved. I promise. To keep the friendships, stay away from prostelyzing on either side.
 
Just to be clear, this is not a bible study where we read about Noah and what happened before the flood. It’s not ‘who were Cain and Abel’.

Apologetics is a different animal all together.
Wikipedia:
Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, “speaking in defense”) is the religious discipline of defending religious doctrines through systematic argumentation and discourse.[1][2][3] Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their beliefs against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called Christian apologists.[4] In 21st-century usage, apologetics is often identified with debates over religion and theology.

They will be ready to say…
We are told in scripture that we shouldn’t call anyone father, so why do Catholics call priests ‘father’?
Jesus had other brothers so why do Catholics teach that Mary was ever virgin?
The word ‘sacrament’ is not in the bible. That’s a man made invention.

We as Catholics do not have the same kind of classes available to teach adults how to defend the Catholic faith, and afterward have some fellowship with other Catholics. Those are few and far between.
 
I’m confused. The original post, particularly the fact it’s a “Nondenominational Christian Apologetics Class”, made it sound like the class was about general Christian apologetics, i.e. arguments for the Resurrection, reliability of the Bible, etc. Given that such arguments work just as well in favor of Catholicism as they do Protestantism, this doesn’t seem like a problem to me.

But then some of the posts in this topic are acting as if they asked about going to a Protestant apologetics class, that is, a class specifically devoted to arguing in favor of Protestantism (and therefore against Catholicism). I did not get that impression from the original poster at all. Am I missing something?
 
It’s a protestant class, just not any specific denomination. They might sneak in protestant beliefs, like "accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, being Sola Scripture, etc…)
 
You make a good point. Perhaps it’s focus is on Christianity vs atheism. The title does say a protestant apologetics class.

For myself and talking with others, there often is an anti-Catholic undercurrent to these things that can catch a person off guard. They will not be helping you to explain why Jesus is truly present in the sacrament of the altar and how it’s the natural progression from the Old Testament.
 
If you do, I would not say a word. If you speak, you will very likely be set upon like a mosquito at an anti-malaria seminar.
 
Non-denominational doesn’t mean ecumenical. It is going to be protestants learning how to spread protestant theology to particular target audiences while reiterating their own beliefs to themselves.
 
It will depend on their feelings toward Catholics. I’m taking a Church history class at an Episcopal church. My classmates sometimes ask me for a Catholic perspective on different matters, and I try to be a good ambassador. The readings are objective, the discussions are open, and nobody feels threatened by having a Catholic in the class.

I wouldn’t attempt this at a Southern Baptist or Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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They might sneak in protestant beliefs, like "accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, being Sola Scripture, etc…)
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I don’t even know if that’s “sneaky” so much as beliefs they just take for granted. I agree with other commenters that you may want to make sure you’re well catechized before taking the class, if nothing else to clarify Church teaching. For example, some Protestants are under the impression that praying the Rosary is idolatry, and that we Catholics carry around little metaphorical punch cards of good deeds in order to get into Heaven.

If you feel ready to debunk such myths and patiently clarify Catholic teaching, great! Otherwise, does your parish offer any adult ed program? Perhaps look into enrolling in that first. The Protestant class will most likely be around when you’re ready to try it out.
 
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It is not morally wrong to hear different ideas. If you don’t want to take them, don’t. But it is not morally wrong.
 
Nondenominational is often not quite as neutral as it sounds. A guy in RCIA with my dad explained that it often means it follows the theology of, I believe, either the Southern Baptist school or Church of Christ school. I forget which but if you go to their website they’ll include a statement along those lines.
 
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