Why are there so many different Christian denominations ?
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Christians believe in many different things. Me and my mom are Christians but she is Mormon and I am Pentecostal. We don't see the same things but we both are Christians. For me it is how I want to Praise Jesus. For her she is mostly told how to praise Jesus. But we have the common factor which is Jesus.
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Most Christian denominations differ on minor issues.  The real Christian churches agree that the only way to go to Heaven is by having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  All of these other differences are meaningless and I look forward to the day when God brings us all together  so that we can glorify Him as one body of believers.
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It is such a broad term "Christianity" that no one would listen to just one person.  Just the history of Christianity shows that as soon as one person starts to speak they're followed by a group of others all trying to speak louder.\n\nThe Bible, since it's the basis of Christianity, is the only thing that covers "all" of Christianity but even quoting from it leads to much confusion and disagreement.\n\nSo, the answer is, No body is speaking for all of Christianity.  Just individual speakers for parts of it.
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yup, that's why there are so many different branches of basically the same religion, mormons, jesuit, RC, church of england, jehova's witnesses, ahmish, methodists etc etc. They all follow certain parts of the bible more than others. I've always wondered whether what is written down is accurate or happened at all. A good similie would be chinese whispers on a massive scale. Personally I don't believe in any of it, a massive sceptic here. If there is only one god, why are there so many different religions? Why don't we all believe the same thing?
35105
It is not just christians but most of the organized religions, which  have large a following tend to develope multiple perspectives.
181495
There are alot of confused people in this world. Catholicism IS a Christian denomination, just as Protestant, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, etc. are.
591356
There is indeed more than just republican and democrat. Although there isnt a "christian" political party there are parties that are highly based off of christian beleifs... youll just have to look for them.
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The differences are very slight between certain denominations.\n\n To get a very thorough understanding you should read this book...\nhttp://www.biblebelievers.org.au/7chindx.htm\n\nTo know more click here...\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/\n\n God bless you.
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It's all got to do with politics, personal preferences, spiritual convictions, and the like.  I agree that we make too much of the differences, and that we should accept one another as Christian brothers and sisters without insisting that the other Christians believe just like we do.  There are going to be a whale of a lot of Christians who stand before God's throne, look around at all the others and wonder how they all got there.  Humans tend to think that since we're normal, everyone else who is normal will be like us.  This carries over into our Christian beliefs and practices, unfortunately.  \n\nI think the Apostle Paul covered it very well when he spoke of the different parts of the body with their individual functions that still make up one Body.  If a lung looked at a knee, the lung would think there was something seriously wrong with the knee.  That hard bit in the middle (the bone) for instance: if a lung had a hard bit like that, it would be seriously ill.  The knee looks at the lung and can't figure out how it survives with no bones to support it.  Yet both are exactly as God has designed them to be.\n\nYes, we do serve the same God and His Son in many different ways.  I think we need to get over ourselves, concentrate on Him instead, and love one another.  \n\n...ok, I'll get off my soapbox now....
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the Church is both human and divine.  it is human because it succumbed to its frailties and many leaders committed sin and corruption and yet it is divine because it still exists and will continue to exist as God's family.  there is only one church with so many branches.  the reformation started when some christians wanted change from outside of the roman catholic branch of christianity while the counter reformation started when christians wanted change from  within the roman catholic branch.  both are a result of God's intervention to know him better and to be like him.
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there is a difference between Christians and born again Christians, maybe it has something to do with being born again. LOL
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There were many religions before Christianity. Judaism is one, just the Old Testament. Other religions have multiple Gods and Goddesses. Some have none. Christianity is not the only and not the first and maybe not even the right religion.
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Because Christianity is the only known religion to have ever existed that leaves no room for other religions.\n\nBefore Christianity, deities were territorial. There were different deities worshiped depending on where you went, because different deities controlled different lands. The place where someone lived would determine what deities they worshiped, but when they traveled, they would honor and respect the deities of the areas they visited as well. They never abandoned their own deities, but just as you would honor and respect the owner of a house you visit, people would honor and respect the deities of the territories they visited.\n\nChristianity introduced religious exclusivism. Exclusivists regard their own faith tradition as the only completely true religion. Other religions might have elements of truth in them - beliefs arrived at either by accident, or by observing nature, or by following their conscience. But they are largely false, and are often viewed as rivals to the “one true religion.” As Christianity gained popularity, Christians gained the power to kill the followers of “rival” religions, and did so. Christianity leaves no room for other religions – not even other Christian sects.\n\nChristians were so obsessed with being right, that when any group of Christians disagreed, they broke apart and formed their own church, often regarding any other denomination of Christianity in an inclusive manner. Inclusivists, like exclusivists regard their own faith tradition as the only completely true religion. They do not view other religions as wrong; they are seen to "reflect aspects of, or to constitute approaches to, that final truth." Other religions are thus viewed as incomplete or partially developed faiths.\n\nMany Christians today still feel the same way. However, in place of killing “non-believers,” they proselytize. It is still a showing of disrespect for followers of other religions in most cases, and MOST Christian denominations still regard other religions with exclusivism, and other Christian denominations with inclusivism. It is a rarity today to find a pluralist Christian, apart from LDS.\n\nOther religions today also practice religious exclusivism and inclusivism, but it is usually determined by each individual’s personal beliefs. And there are still Christians, though few and far between, who do not follow the intolerant doctrine of religious exclusivism.
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Dang, well first of all you have the catholics protestants and orthodox. then youcan split the orthodox in to a bunch of different gruops,I'm not sure of their names. then you have protestant denominations like 2nd and 7th day adventists, baptist luthereans methodists mormons and then thousands of non denominational churches plus many other kinds including cults like the branch davidians and the peoplebehind the jamestown massacre.
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Its mainly part of history.  Back in the old days I think there was mainly just catholic, and baptist....well, people start to have their own interpretations of the bible,a nd that is why there are so many denominations today.  It would be nice for us to all believe the same, but it is just human nature not to.  Nobody is perfect but Christ.  Our goal is to strive to be like him, but he knows the we are not, which is the reason that he died on the cross for us.  Like I said earlier, just human nature to believe differently.  I don't beleive humans will ever be unanimous on anything because we are not perfect as Christ is.
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completely different religions. Catholics are christians. Mormon, have a different bible. Look them up on the internet, you'll see find out for yourself
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You exaggerate a bit I think... People are very different, even the ones who are similar...how many different sects of Christianity are there right here in America? More than I can name for sure... If we were all alike this would be one boring planet so revel in the fact that everyone is different and stop worrying so much.