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Or not. When one plays with the definition of what a "Protestant sect" is, it's easy to make up whatever narrative one wants.
You know good and well there is no need to make up any narrative . 10,000 is a conservative number . One guy who set out to disprove the claim of 33,000 sects came to the conclusion there were actually almost 35,000.
I could agree that 35,000 may be stretching it, but 10,000 at minimum is an extremely conservative count .
You know good and well there is no need to make up any narrative . 10,000 is a conservative number . One guy who set out to disprove the claim of 33,000 sects came to the conclusion there were actually almost 35,000.
I could agree that 35,000 may be stretching it, but 10,000 at minimum is an extremely conservative count .
Again...depends hugely on how one defines "denomination", or even "Christian".
Seriously. But I'll ask what I always ask. Give me a list of those 35000, please. Betcha can't.
Again...depends hugely on how one defines "denomination", or even "Christian".
Seriously. But I'll ask what I always ask. Give me a list of those 35000, please. Betcha can't.
I’ll link the guy that researched them and came to the conclusion there are 35,000. Then you can proceed to complain about how he counted . In fact, I will give a few various links estimating the numbers . I went with a low number of 10,000 though. But the links are there to find .
According to the Protestant Dictionary of Christianity in America, there were 20,800 in 1980.
The Oxford World Christian Encyclopedia lists the same number .
According to a UN survey , worldwide there are 23,000 denominations
The Encyclopedia of Christianity lists 22,150
So my number of 10,000 was indeed very conservative
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I’ll link the guy that researched them and came to the conclusion there are 35,000. Then you can proceed to complain about how he counted . In fact, I will give a few various links estimating the numbers . I went with a low number of 10,000 though. But the links are there to find .
Make sure you give me an actual list with 35,000 listed, not just some 'plaining estimating how many are part of different groups.
But that really isn't the point of all of this. It's off-topic, really. So let's just not.
Make sure you give me an actual list with 35,000 listed, not just some 'plaining estimating how many are part of different groups.
But that really isn't the point of all of this. It's off-topic, really. So let's just not.
If you won’t trust Christian encyclopedias that is your problem. All I need to do , as I have already done , is show that some official groups have counted and came up with a number . You can then figure out how to deny those numbers as you wish .
If you won’t trust Christian encyclopedias that is your problem. All I need to do , as I have already done , is show that some official groups have counted and came up with a number . You can then figure out how to deny those numbers as you wish .
Why do you take their word for it? Why do you believe the speak for Christians?
I grew up Catholic, and I've been member of several different denominations. I trusted Christ while attending a large non-denominational church. I have attended for a time, an SBC, an E Free, a church in a small Bible church conference, a Baptist General, and American Baptist.
I've found the denomination frequently has less to do with the faithfulness of the local church as the pastor. All those denominations have good and bad churches.
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