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Entry: Is There Conservatism Beyond Christianity? (or how to book a mental vacation in Athens or Valhalla) Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/is_there_conservatism_beyond_christianity_or_how_to_book_a_mental_vacation#23320 Post contents: "There are enormous difference between Protestantism and Catholicism. A space alien would take a look at each and judge them different religions. Yet if they are the same religion, then so are Christianity and Judaism." I'm sorry, but that is about the silliest thing I have ever read on this blog. While I certainly acknowledge that there are differences between Protestantism and Catholicism in matters such as transsubstantiation, ordination of women, purgatory, intercession of saints and so on, the main distinctions amount to issues of authority -- primarily, is the Catholic Church the one true church and the Pope Christ's specifically ordained head, or may Christians properly practice their faith through whatever churches they might choose to establish? Judaism, by contrast, rejects the fundamentals of Christianity that Catholics and Protestants alike embrace, and I cannot imagine any practicing Jew asserting that his faith is the same as that of Christians. Sent at: 2008 10 13