[Magdalen] Sect?

[ME Michaud]

Sect?
To Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholicism is a sect.
To Roman Catholics, Protestants belong to a sect.

Frankly, whenever I see the word little-o-orthodox,
I suspect some great Ignorance will follow.
-M

On Friday, July 3, 2015, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm aware of the meaning of sect Martin. It is possible that that subtle
> inference was chosen intentionally for the article as it seems a deliberate
> choice. Huff Post is not ignorant in matters of religion. I'm sure there is
> buzz elsewhere on this word choice.
> Huff Post has often published writings from the more progressive, shall we
> say, authors and often clergy in TEC so we may even hear there from some of
> them on this headline.
> Lynn
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 12:08 PM, Zephonites--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> Lynn
>
> Sect usually meaning a departure from the Orthodox teaching.
>
> The early church was considered a sect of Judaism, just as Islam could be
> considered a sect of Christianity
>
> Blessings
> Martin
>
>
> In a message dated 03/07/2015 16:25:28 GMT Daylight Time,
> houstonklr at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
>
> "sect"  is obviously in the mind of the beholder. Who's what is obviously a
> matter of  a category of privilege.
> Lynn
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 3,  2015, at 8:38 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> I  didn't mean any disrespect to Mormons by my comment. I had always
> understood  that the Mormon Church and Jehovah's witnesses were sects,
> rather than
> denominations.
>
> On Jul 3, 2015, at 9:01 AM, "Jim Guthrie"  <jguthrie at pipeline.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> >> I notice that the  Huffington Post news subsidiary of AOL
> >> has an article covering the  vote of TEC General Convention,
> >> and it is under the headline,  "Christian Sect Votes for Same-Sex
> >> Marriage."
> >>
> >> Sect?
> >
> > Sect also works better in a headline than  "Denomination" or anything
> else, I think. Can you think of a description that  fits in fewer than five
> letters?
> >
> > And, of course, the  complaint (and the line about Mormons)  is exactly
> why one doesn’t see  serious religious news in the mass media. No matter
> what
> you write, someone  will complain.
> >
> > People of faith have no concept of "just make  sure my name is spelled
> correctly."
> >
> > Which reminds me --  speaking of headlines -- Vincent Musetto died last
> month. He wrote one of the  classic tabloid headlines of all time --
> probably
> ranked at the top along with  the NY Daily News's "Ford to City: Drop
> Dead."
> >
> > Musetto,  working then for the NY Post, wrote the great
> >
> > "Headless Body  in Topless Bar"
> >
> > When I was running the Zipper in Times  Square, the desk where I worked
> had a framed copy of that front page for  "inspiration."  But whenever I
> was
> inspired to write something as, uhmmmm  accurate
>