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What are the differences between the denominations of the Christian Faith?
What is their unifying similarity?


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What are the differences between the denominations of the Christian Faith?
What is their unifying similarity?




are there such differences??? why talk about all these CRAP  when all of them talks abut God and going to heaven?



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From an analytical vantage point, all differences between denominations of the Christian Faith is not based on theological difference in the core tenet; but rather, if we look at the core of the split between these denominations, it is due to political as well as monarchical ties. (tho one can argue that protestantism is a special case)

Ergo,


The Anglican Faith is similar, if not identical, to the Catholic Faith; from usage of parishes, to having priests, to the altar, the tradition is similar. The only difference is that in the Anglican Faith, the head of Church is the Monarch, in this case Queen Elizabeth while the head of the Catholic Faith is the Pope. One asks, why the split? Because King Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife, who was a Catholic, he asked the Pope in Rome to annul his marriage with Queen Catherine of Aragorn (Spanish nobility). The Pope declined and rejected the annulment request, and therefore, prompted King Henry VIII to severe relations with the Catholic Church and placed the English Throne as the protector and Head of the English Anglican Church. So, the Anglican Church became independent because the English King wanted to marry another woman. Besides the minor hierarchical change, everything stayed the same.

In regards to the Orthodox Christians, they are, interestingly quite identical to Roman Catholics, more conservative that Catholics, I would say (i have attended Orthodox masses before--and Catholics are allowed to take the Host in Orthodox masses). The split between Catholics of the West and the Orthodox of the East concerned the aspect of leadership. While the Roman Catholics argued that the bishop of Rome , the Pope, should be recognized as the head of the entire church, the Orthodox primates argued that all bishops should be equal and that the bishop of Rome should have same level. The Orthodox primacy refused to recognize papal pentarchy , thus led to the Great Schism. It was not due to differences in core Christian tenents that led to this demise, but rather, due to the Imperial segregation. Catholic Domination of the Roman Empire was paramount prior to division of the Roman Empire to Western and Eastern Roman Empire, but when Rome was divided, the Catholic ideals and theological thought dominated the West, while Orthodox theology dominated the Eastern Roman Empire in Constantinople.

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The rise of Protestantism is rather interesting when one looks at it in chronological consideration in Europe. The Protestant Split preceded the fall of Absolutism in Europe and one that I find rather worthy of being read about. Interesting bitaw.

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