I have a problem with anyone who's fanatical about their sect. Slayer is a prime example of Calvinist fanaticism.
However, it is beyond me why anyone would call themselves Calvinist knowing his fanatical murderous past.
But hey, to each his own.
To be honest I'm not trying to jump in on any side in this conversation, I honestly am not even sure what was said before the comment you replied to, but I wanted to address one thing you said here. You said "it is beyond me why anyone would call themselves Calvinist knowing his fanatical murderous past", as if a man's sin discounts any truth he might share. Does this apply to Moses? How about David, or Saul of Tarsus? My only point here is I just don't think that's a reason at all to reject things God may have given Calvin to share, or anyone else for that matter. If this were the case I would NEVER be worth hearing for even a single word. My sin would have had me the most incapable of speaking truth on earth person I know, but that's only because I don't know everything others have done or thought like I know my own. That just went through my mind when I read that, I am thankful to God that our sin does not void the truth God changes us to share, otherwise we could never believe anything.....ever from anyone, right? That said I do also agree with you in the sense I don't thing we should really label ourselves either. In 1 Cor 3:3-7 Paul writes-
3for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
4For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not being merely human?
5What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.
6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.
7So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.
So do I say "I am of Calvin, or "I follow Luther"? I believe truth is most important, and we are to NEVER compromise it, but the groups, these denominational clubs do far more to divide that to unite in my opinion. We are to speak the truth in love, right?