#protestants

Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, Staten Island, NY During our census in 2010, we visited the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, which is an old house dating from the 1850s. It is run by the Sons of Italy but has a female curator. Of course, we asked about Garibaldi’s faith. Guiseppi Garibaldi was a Staten Island resident that returned to Italy to help create the modern state that we know today. He was cooling…

I am not an expert. I was raised in the Christian faith, however – traditional Protestant. All the Protestant faiths diverge over points of theology and belief, so it’s hard to parse out for non-Christians what are the core beliefs among them. Also, the Protestants are different from the Catholics – who also seem to have their splinter sects. But Protestants split from the Catholic Church…

Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics

The Pentagon has invited more than 3,500 employees to attend a Good Friday service at its in-house chapel. Except it’s only for Protestants, not Catholics.

“Just a friendly reminder: There will be a Protestant Service (No Catholic Mass) for Good Friday today at the Pentagon Chapel,” reads a Friday email sent by Air Force leadership, a copy of which was shared by an employee.

“I guess so the Catholics know their kind ain’t welcome,” said this employee, who requested anonymity to speak about internal communications. “It’s so ridiculous.”

A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed it is not hosting another, separate religious service for Catholic employees.