Deism is a belief that there is a Creator, but that after the act of creation he took no further interest in his creation. The whole essence of Christianity, in all its forms, is that God is interested in our welfare and does intercede. Some of the Founding Fathers of the United States are believed to have been deists.
Rastafarianism, Unitarian Universalism, & Deism.
Deism, Christianity and Unitarian Universalism
Deism, Christianity and Unitarian Universalism
Henry Dodwell has written: 'Christianity not founded on argument' -- subject(s): Deism
John Dodge has written: 'The first epistle of John' -- subject(s): Controversial literature, Christianity, Christianity and religious humanism, Deism
Vampirism is incompatible with Christianity! talk of beating the Devil.
Deism emerged as an alternative to Christianity during the Enlightenment due to a shift towards reason and empirical evidence over religious dogma. Deists believed in a rational, natural religion based on a belief in God as the creator of the universe, but rejected the supernatural aspects and organized religion found in Christianity.
The claims.The most obvious answer is Christianity's ascription of mutually incompatible attributes for it's God, such as omnipotence and omniscience.
A belief that nature is evidence of a creator is Deism.
At the current rates of increase and decline, they would be (in no particular order): * Islam * Buddhism * Deism * Hinduism * Christianity
Moralistic therapeutic deism was created in 2005.
The word "deism" has its roots in the word "god". Deism refers to the belief that based on observation, the natural world has "reason" and this is sufficient to justify the existence of God. In short, deism refers to the belief that there is God.