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How do Orthodox and Anglican Christians differ in their use of icons?
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What is the difference between Anglicanism and Christianity?
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The answer depends on which denomination of Christianity you have in mind. If you are thinking of Christian doctrine, in general, Anglican theology is very simila…r to that of the other American Christian churches. Anglicans believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and established the Christian Church, the belief in heaven as the afterlife reward for "Christian behavior", the "Golden Rule", and that everyone has a duty to assist other people in need. The King James Bible is the basis for sermons at the Sunday services. (MORE)
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Why do Orthodox Christians kiss icons?
\nIt is important to kiss holy icons or images, as this is a sign of respect, in the same way that we kiss a picture of our mother, father, husband, wife or children, to show …the respect that we have for our loved ones. When we kiss a photo or picture of a family member or loved one, we are not woshipping them and we are not kissing the paper or wood or glass of the photo or frame. In the same way, when we kiss an icon of the holy saints, we are not kissing the physical material of the icon, but rather, we are showing respect and honour towards the person who is represented in the icon.\n.
\nOrthodox Christians often kiss, respect, venerate and honour icons, but they do not woship icons. Orthodox Christians only worship God. The Bible has many examples of how holy icons were used as an aid to worshipping God, even in Old Testament times. For example, when God commanded Moses to make images of cherubim angels for the Temple "In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim..." (2Chronicles 3:10).\n.
\nSo when we kiss an icon of our Lord Jesus Christ, it is as though we are kissing Christ Himself. Jesus does not condemn this practice, but rather sees it as an act of respect, just like He did with the sinful woman in the Bible: "You gave me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss my feet since the time I came in." (Luke 7:45). (MORE)
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Differences between Roman Catholic Anglican and Orthodox?
The major thing or item about the Roman and Orthodox Churches that separate them from the Anglican Church and one another is that both claim to be the sole, One Holy Catholic …and Apostolic Church to the exclusion of both the others! The Anglican Church has always claimed to be no more than Communion of Catholic believers within the Catholic Church. She bases her claims on her antiquity and her belief in the Apostolic Succession in both the faith and Catholic Orders! She also believes in Holy Tradition as taught, explained and interpreted by the Seven Ecumenical Councils. As for Rome? She claims authority in Jurisdiction and Infallibility from S.Peter through the bishop of Rome, but,[to my mind, ] signally fails to prove it in any adequate manner! Roman Catholic Answer Technically, the term "Roman Catholic" is not used by the Church herself, it is mostly used by Protestants to refer to the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. For instance, I use "Roman Catholic" as I am Latin Rite, and it is the term that most people recognize. The Catholic Church is the one that was founded by Jesus and the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. The Orthodox split occurred in the 11th century over the jurisdiction the the Papacy, and a lot of political arguing, which has been a source of anguish for the church for ten centuries now. The Orthodox are Catholic, and have valid Orders (a valid priesthood and line of succession in their bishops), and thus they have valid sacraments. The Holy Father, and various Patriarchs of the Orthodox church are working this out, as I type this. The Anglicans, on the other hand, are just another Protestant sect that broke away from the Church in the 16th century. They do not have valid Orders, and thus have no valid sacraments. Various groups of Anglicans are also working with the Holy Father and coming back to the Church, although in their case, their priests have to go back to the seminary and be ordained. Nevertheless, the Holy Father has graciously extended his hand to them, and they have, just has graciously, accepted. There is an Anglican priest who attends Mass at my parish every week with the school children. He will be coming into the Church at Christmas and this is a great cause of rejoicing. We have been splintered for way too long, and over the most amazing nonsense... (MORE)
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What is the difference between an Anglican and Christian?
There isn't any difference. An Anglican is a Christian, it's just a denomination within Christianity, just like there are Baptists and Charistmatics as well