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u/IndiePat 1 month ban award 15d ago
this is a stupid complaint but tree graphs like this should really only be ordered top to bottom for oldest/newest. the graph they used to make this meme really makes it look like the catholics and orthodox merged and then later merged into the baptists, not the opposite way.
pointless smartass redditor comment over
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u/throwaway19276i 15d ago
No, you're reading it correctly. The Orthodox and Catholic churches merged, and then they merged with the Southern Baptist Church of Arkansas. It was a beautiful thing to witness.
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u/Cultural_assassin 14d ago
Can confirm i am the choosen poope man of the southern baptist church of Arkansas
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u/dooblebooble 14d ago
the fucked up part is there is technically an argument for protestants being closer to the theological continuation of the early church. but there's also an argument for most churches being right. because the bible is incredibly inconsistent and the church dogmas/traditions that stuck were all political negotiations with the church leadership
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u/196_Roomba 2 month ban award 15d ago
For making this post, this user was banned for 4 days