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From: Dan Wilson <>
Subject: Re: Religious questions, questions, questions... =)
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 23:45:18 -0700 (MST)


On Sat, 30 Aug 1997, Iron Duke wrote:

> From From: linda Merle <>

<snip>

> >in the USA they call their churches "Covenant" churches. Churches
> >with the word "Reformed" in their name also might be Covenanted
> >churches. "Reformed" is usually a marker for conservative, traditional
> >Calvinism.<
>
> I read a lot and I have been all over and I never heard of any such. Where
> are they? I have a lot of Convenanter ancestors and they all became
> Presbyterians. Many descendants still are.

Pardon me for jumping in, by the Reformed Presby Ch still exists in both
Ireland and the US. They are very orthodox - conservative. As for your
Covenanter ancestors who "became Presbyterians" - I thought the
Covenanters *were* Presbys.?

Dan

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