Results for: Sectarian

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In Definitions

What does sectarianism mean?

The term is generally applied to the religious groups formed by some narrow-minded so-called 'Religious Scholars' having a little knowledge of the religion as a whole. The fol… (MORE)

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In Learning Theories

What is the definition of sectarian?

Sectarian: of or relating to sectaries or sects; confined or devoted to a particular sect.

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In Religion & Spirituality

What are the effects of sectarianism?

Sectarianism is a means of dividing, separating, and grouping things. While this may be great for dinner items (keeping the pees away from the mashed potatoes), it is not alwa… (MORE)

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In Religion & Spirituality

What does the word sectarianism mean?

A narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination. Faithfully supporting a cause of which they have little or no understanding of. One religion may have … (MORE)

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In Northern Ireland

What causes sectarianism?

It's when two sides are fighting and their religions are brought into it. I think that's it. I'm learning about it now in class. And there's that question there too, and th… (MORE)

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In Shintoism

What is Sectarian Shinto?

In the modern era Shinto-derived religious organizations can be broadly divided into two types, namely "sectarian Shinto" ( kyÅha ShintÅ ) and "Shinto-derived new religi… (MORE)

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In Religion & Spirituality

What are the consequences of sectarianism?

The consequences of sectarianism are many and varied. "Sectarianism" refers primarily to the myriad of Protestant sect that arose after the Protestant "reformation." To unders…tand this, one must understand the history of Christianity. From the day of Pentecost, when the Church of Christ was established by the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, until 1054, there was one Christian Church. This One Church of Christ was sundered by the proclamation of the Pope of Rome that he was "Head of the Church, Vicar of Christ." This, in effect, put a man as "Head" of the Church, while the traditional viewpoint had always been that Christ was the Head of the Church. This left the Eastern Orthodox Churches adhering to the traditional-and correct viewpoint. By the 15th-16th centuries, the Church in the West (Roman Catholic Papacy), undoubtedly due, in part, to its abandoning Christian tradition and allowing the Pope to be "Head of the Church," had become extremely corrupt. The Protestant "Reformation" (more of a revolution or rebellion, actually) came about in response to this corruption of the Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church. The Protestants rejected the Pope, and stated that "the church" was not competent nor enabled to "interpret the Scriptures," but that every believer should be able to interpret the Scriptures own their own. This basically brought the Papacy's flawed notion that one man-the Pope-a man-was head of the "church," to its ultimate logical conclusion-now, since "all believers" were now thought to be "empowered" to interpret Scripture for themselves, in effect, all men were "head" of the "church." And since "all men" were "head' of the "church," protestantism was brought to its logical conclusion-to the state we find it today, with more than 20,000 different denominations (or-sects-hence, sectarianism) that all claim to rely "on the Bible alone," yet none of the 20,000+ different sects can agree on interpretation of the Bible, or various Bible passages. This situation has also been "revolted" against, in the sense that now, there are those Protestants who claim that "the personal relationship with Jesus Christ" has nothing to do with a "church," but is also not "religion;" many adherents of this rather mistaken theory also form so-called "non-denominational" (or, "non-sectarian") churches. All in vain-simply because someone "claims" this or that status does not make it their self-appraisal accurate. Non-denominational churches all spring from one denomination or another-and have formed a new "church," "community," whatever-to distance themselves from their original denomination for reasons both good and not so good, making themselves a "new" denomination in the process. Whether there is only one "non-denominational" church standing completely on its own, or several that claim kinship with other "non-denominational" communitites-they are indeed, simply another denomination or sect. In short, "non-denominationalism" is an impossibility....and nothing less than a loose and possibly deceptive use of language to say something altogether completely different... So, the consequences of sectarianism have been the division of the sectarians into many thousands of competing sects that have fallen into various disagreements, many of which are completely ridiculous; the complete disavowal and removal from the original and authentic Christian tradition, found only today in Eastern Orthodoxy; and the complete ridicule of Christianity in the modern world due to these never ending sectarian divisions. (MORE)

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In Iraq War

How did you compare sectarian and non-sectarian schools?

sectarian schools have extra one subject made for their religion while non-sectarian schools just have the normal subjects

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In Political Theory

What are Sectarian politics?

Political action that is marked by the quality or character of devotion to the interests of a group of people gathered together as a political unit.

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In Religion & Spirituality

What is the punishment for sectarianism?

It is not a crime to belong to a sect or to act in the interest of the sect to which you belong, however, in a certain poetic sense, there is a punishment for sectarianism, wh… (MORE)