Comparative Religions and Denominations

The people made an exodus coming out of the movie theater.

In 1610, John Smyth and Thomas Helwys helped to found the Baptist religion. However, it did not separate directly from Catholicism but from the Church of England, which had previously left the Catholic Church.

For the world, there is none. No religion has more than 50% of the population as practicing members.

Christianity has about 2.2 billion adherents, while Islam has about 1.5 billion adherents, (out of about 7 billion people in the world).

In different areas, different religions are predominant.

This is a nickname for the most extreme elements of the High Church faction in the Church of England, which corresponds to the Episcopalians in America. Typically, Anglo-Catholics have attached much importance to ritual and to the priesthood, which is seen as the 'officer caste', as it were. They have tended to imitate the Roman Catholics, but they don't give allegiance to the Pope.

Pagan and Paganism refer to a broad range of beliefs that fall outside the orthodox religions. There is no uniform opinion. Some say that they believe in reincarnation, some in heaven and hell, some in an afterlife that is more like a perfect world...and doubtless others, as well.

i am not improving this answer but i want to say that i am planning on becoming a pagan and believe in reincarnation and heavan and hell and this is correct

It all depends on if a person is a Hindu or a Christian. The Hindu will say Hinduism and the Christian will say Christianity.

From a Christian point of view the Holy Bible seems to have all the right answers.

Pentacostals believe that the sign of salvation is speaking in tongues, whereas a non-denominational church has a lesser emphasis and considers it a spiritual gift, but not a requirement for salvation. Another observation regarding this is that many Pentacostal churches are comfortable with their congregations speaking in tongues openly, whereas non-denominational churches require an interpreter if a believer speaks tongues in front of a group of people.

Speaking in tongues is not salvation & has nothing to do with salvation. The difference is mainly doctrinal & baptismal.

I am a Apostolic Christian and knowing that salvation really means makes its easy for me to say that speaking in tongues has everything to do with salvation. Acts 2:37-38 tell us what it means to be saved and the gift of the Holy Ghost is for EVERYONE. Once you are filled with God's spirit he dwells within you. We don't speak in tongue in front of large groups and don't use interpreters. Speaking in tongues is how the Holy Ghost communicates with the Lord on your behalf. The bible doesn't speak of people preaching or teaching in tongues. Look into finding a Apostolic church we are Pentecostal believers. Remember that the enemy is out to discourage you stick to the scriptures for those who are filled with the spirit not to what the carnal man has to say about God's word.

Yes, Islam is a religion. Islam means full submission to God and surrender to His will. Hence, it is the religion of all God's creatures including mankind. All pf God's prophets since Adam through Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad called to Islam. Islam per God revelation of the holy book Torah to Moses is called Judaism. Islam per God revelation of the Bible to Jesus is called Christianity. Islam per God revelation of the holy book Quran to Muhammad is called the very name Islam as it the last God religion and Quran is the last God holy book and prophet Muhammad is the last God prophet.

It depends entirely on what religion Judaism is being compared with. For example, Judaism shares very little with Hinduism aside from age and piety. However, Judaism shares a lot with the Karaites.

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the protestant religion was stronger within areas such as Switzerland, where a sect called Calvinism was started by John Calvin in the 16th century AD. Martin Luther spread his ideas with the printing press throughout the whole of the Holy Roman Empire. Many of the German states of the Holy Roman Empire were either Catholic or Protestant, which was based on the religion of the noble in the region. The Netherlands were also Protestant, which is one of the reasons why it revolted from the Spanish.

Interfaith dialogue, also called interreligious dialogue, is the dialogue between different religions (Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, etc), with the purpose of promoting peace and mutual understanding.

Ecumenism is the effort of Christian churches to be reunited into a single church, according to the will of Christ. It might include dialogue, prayer, education and other activities. This would include dialogue between Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans, Protestants, Pentecostals, etc.

A rebellion against Henry VIII in 1536.

In more detail:

The Pilgrimage of Grace is the title given to a widespread revolt against the rule of Henry VIII. The Pilgrimage of Grace started in late 1536 and finished in early 1537. Much is known about this revolt as it was well documented at the time. Between late 1536 and 1537 a number of revolts against the king took place in Northern England. These were collectively known as the 'Pilgrimage of Grace'. However, strictly, the Pilgrimage of Grace only refers to the revolt that occurred in Yorkshire between October and December 1536.

The first of the uprisings occurred in Lincolnshire in October 1536 and lasted about two weeks - from the 2nd to the 18th. While it did not last long, the revolt did represent a major threat to the government. This was because those in the rebellion were not just the 'common' people. Nobles were also involved in the Lincolnshire Uprising - a group of people whom the government had usually been able to rely on to support it. There is some evidence that some nobles may even have orchestrated the uprising - but others were forced to join it on pain of death. The king could not use local militia to quell the uprising because it was feared that they would join the rebels. Therefore, troops had to be brought in from other areas of the kingdom.

By about October 5th, it is thought that 40,000 men were involved in the uprising. They marched to Lincoln. Contemporary documents show that they were well disciplined and orderly and certainly not a rabble. They received a decent welcome from the people of Lincoln. But once it the city, things started to go wrong. Those nobles in the uprising realised - rather late - that they had much to lose. The Duke of Suffolk was heading towards Lincoln with an army and the chances of defeating it were slim at best. They took the first opportunity they were given to withdraw themselves from the rebels. Suffolk, as was almost a tradition, gave all the rebels the opportunity to return home without bloodshed and gave a promise that Henry would look into some of the policies that had angered them. The nobles seized their chance, as did many of the commoners. Those who wanted to take on Suffolk remained in Lincoln but the numbers of the rebels had been severely reduced. Henry had previously ordered that no mercy was to be shown to those who had dared to show disloyalty to the king. There seems to be little doubt that those who remained in Lincoln would have paid with their lives. But almost immediately Henry was faced with a far more serious rebellion in Yorkshire, which postponed any immediate punishment of the Lincolnshire rebels.

The Yorkshire Uprising - the Pilgrimage of Grace - was very similar to the one in Lincolnshire. 'Commoners' made up the bulk of the numbers while nobles were also in its ranks. However, one major difference was that the Yorkshire rebels were well led. Robert Aske, an able lawyer from an important Yorkshire family, became the accepted leader of the Yorkshire rebels. A skilled orator, Aske was also a very competent organiser. He wanted the rebellion to maintain the highest of standards so that no one could call the men he led a rabble. He did not want to frighten away more nobles from joining the rebellion. It was Aske who coined the phrase 'Pilgrimage of Grace' to describe their actions. This term, it is thought, was deliberately chosen. Pilgrims came from the word pilgrimage and this was the holy slant that Aske wanted to put on the rebellion. He wanted Henry to stop his attacks on the Church and the monasteries and return the country to following the Pope. Aske believed that Henry himself was not at fault as he was thought to be a decent and well-meaning king. Aske lay the blame on 'evil' advisors, especially Thomas Cromwell, whom he believed were polluting the king's mind. Aske believed that once Henry saw the rebellion for what it was - a spiritual pilgrimage - he would revert to old policies and remove from power those who had mislead the king. However, to reinforce that the rebels had the means to gain what they wanted, the 'pilgrims' had a well-organised armed force at their disposal.

All those who took part in the rebellion had to take an oath regarding their behaviour and overall demeanour. For those who took this oath, it was binding and any failure to maintain it would lead to eternal damnation.

The support for Aske was widespread in Yorkshire. Men also joined from Durham, Northumberland and some from Lancashire. With a few exceptions, most of the rebels behaved very well. They gathered at York and then at Pontefract. There was a royal castle at Pontefract, which garrisoned 300 royal troops. It fell without firing a shot. In fact, the castle was in a poor state of repair and it is very likely that it could not have held out for a day let alone anymore time. Henry suspected the castle's leader, Lord Thomas Danby, of being sympathetic to the rebels and that the 300 men in the garrison, likewise, were far from loyal. But the fact that it was a royal castle gave the rebels in Yorkshire a major boost in terms of confidence. Pontefract Castle surrendered on October 21st. At this stage, the so-called Pilgrims numbered 35,000 men. They were well armed and well equipped.

Henry ordered the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Shrewsbury north to confront the rebels. However, both men could only raise about 8,000 men so they would have been heavily outnumbered in battle. The one advantage they had was the fact that Aske did not want conflict. He still wanted a negotiated settlement and as a result Norfolk met Aske at Doncaster Bridge on October 27th. Norfolk came across as a sympathiser of the rebel demands and he persuaded them to disband while a deputation of them would be escorted to London by Norfolk himself. What they may not have known was that Norfolk was a political rival of Thomas Cromwell and used whatever opportunity he had to undermine Cromwell's position - and the rebels gave Norfolk a perfect opportunity to continue his campaign against Cromwell.

The deputation of rebel envoys did not include any major leader. Aske remained in Yorkshire to ensure that the rebels organisation maintained itself if the king failed to deliver. However, Henry was a clever politician. He received the rebel demands - but failed to give a reply to them for several weeks. In this time he hoped that the rebel organisation would start to show weaknesses. It would be a tall order for Aske to keep all 35,000 men organised. Henry bought more time by asking the pilgrim envoys to clarify certain points that he failed to fully understand. He suggested that the leaders should meet up to construct a clearly written and detailed set of demands. At the same time Norfolk was ordered to end the rebellion in whatever way he thought necessary.

The rebel leaders duly met in Pontefract in early December to construct what became known as the '24 Articles'. The nobles among the pilgrims produced these and they did not represent the majority in the rebellion - the poor commoners who were not invited to attend the meeting. Nine of the demands were specifically religious while six were specifically political. The rest were a combination of social, political, economic and religious issues.

The '24 Articles' were presented to Norfolk at Doncaster on December 6th. It was agreed that if the rebels disbanded:

1) The king would received the demands.

2) A freely elected Parliament would discuss them.

3) All pilgrims would be pardoned for their part in the rebellion.

Aske and the 300 other rebel leaders at Doncaster believed that they had won a great victory. He travelled to London at the king's request to meet Henry who had asked to be briefed about the feelings of the people so that any future problems could be avoided. Aske saw this as a sign that the king was a decent person and that it was advisors who were failing the country. In fact, Henry was simply buying time. He had already determined that the north had to be taught a military lesson. However, he wanted from Aske as many names as was possible so that individuals could be brought to account.

In late January 1537, Aske returned to Yorkshire where he became a vocal supporter of Henry. Others were suspicious that the promised pardon had yet to arrive. At the same time it had become apparent to Norfolk that Henry would judge him by the way he put down the rebellion. Norfolk had feared that Henry had believed that he was sympathetic to the rebel demands and that now he needed to show above all else his loyalty to the king. Norfolk used a rebellion in Cumberland (February 1537) as the reason for his campaign even though the pilgrims had condemned what had happened in Cumberland.

By now the pilgrims were in disarray while the army of Norfolk was poised to strike when it chose to do so. With no chance of successfully fighting Norfolk's army, the leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace agreed to Henry's order that they should come to London to answer questions. By early May, fifteen of the main leaders were under arrest despite the promise of a pardon. Two juries were established in Yorkshire to decide whether the men should stand trial in London. The juries were made up of the friends of those arrested. This process was known as indictment. It was a heartless procedure as those who best knew the likes of Aske and Danby were now asked to essentially sign their death warrants as no trial in London would spare them. All the accused unsurprisingly were found guilty of treason. Most were executed in London but Aske was taken back to Yorkshire where he was executed. This was meant to be a gesture of how much in control of the events Henry was.

How much of a threat was the Pilgrimage of Grace to Henry? The king tried to play it off as a minor rebellion in one of the more outlying areas of his kingdom. Few, if anyone, in the royal court would have dared to contradict the king, especially as Henry had crushed the rebellion. However, many historians now consider the rebellion to have been the greatest internal threat that Henry had to face in his reign. They base their judgment on the basis that it would have been very difficult for Henry to have gathered together an army that was big enough to fight against the 35,000 men in the rebellion. There is also no evidence that Henry had anyone capable of handling such a large military force even if he had been able to raise so many men. It is also accepted that anger was not just a preserve of the north. If the rebels had marched south it is almost certain that others would have joined them. Therefore, as the rebels marched south, their numbers may well have grown greatly. There was also the real fear that a foreign nation would use the disruption that the rebels would have caused to attack England in the south. With Henry's army engaged against the rebels, there would have been little to stop a landing on the Kent/Sussex coast. If the Pope denounced Henry and urged all Catholics to assist the rebels, Henry's position would have been even weaker.

None of the above did happen as the rebels accepted the peace plan put forward by the king. Credit also needs to be given to Henry for the way he handled the representatives of the rebels while they were in London. His delaying tactic worked. Ironically, from a position of great potential weakness, Henry emerged from the Pilgrimage of Grace in a stronger position. The rebels were defeated and anyone else thinking about getting involved in something similar would have known about the consequences. The defeat of the rebels simply showed the populace who held real power and it is no coincidence that the major impact of the Reformation against the monasteries occurred after the Pilgrimage of Grace - in 1538. It was almost as if victory against Aske and his followers spurred Henry to push ahead with his changes; which is what he did. While the rebel army was in existence, they presented Henry with a major problem. The defeat of that same army gave Henry the freedom to move ahead with what he wanted to achieve. Historians have written about 'what might have happened' with regards to the Pilgrimage of Grace. It wanted Henry to change his religious policies for a start. Ironically, his victory over the rebels gave him the freedom to implement these changes regardless.

The Jewish faith has a very long history, and rests mainly on:

1.) The Faith of their Fore-Father, Abraham: who believed God and was credited with Righteousness.

2.) The Law: as given by their Law-giver Moses, in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible.

3.) The Promises of God: to bless them and make them a blessing.

4.) The Messiah: who will come and bring God's promises to a total and final fulfillment.

The Christian faith rests mainly on:

1.) The birth, life, death, resurrection, and final return of Jesus Christ the Son of God (Christ: Greek word for Messiah): who is God's promised Messiah. The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Colossians 1:15.

Both, but mostly divisive. Even people who espouse the same religion tend to see it and practice it different ways. This results in break away religions like Protestantism from Catholicism, or in variations that are mutually exclusive like the three forms of Judaism and the two major forms of Islam. In Judaism, Conservative and Reform Jews generally get along while Orthodox Jews think the other two are not even real Jews. In Islam, Shia and Sunni Muslims often fight against one another.

There are many differences between Buddhism and Taoism. Firstly, their origins. Buddhism was taught by Sakyamuni Buddha (Siddhatta) for 45 years, so quite a bit is known about his actual teachings and views on different subjects. The Tao Te Ching, the canon of Taoism, is a short book that was allegedly written very quickly by Lao Tzu, who was never heard from again. The Tao Te Ching does not go into many specifics. Generally, it just deals in general negatives, such as that "the way that can be spoken of is not the perfect way". Buddhism, on the other hand, goes into great detail on many moral and spiritual matters.

To give an example of how they actually contradict each other, while Taoism says that the perfect way cannot be spoken of, the Buddha spent 45 years speaking of in great detail about what Buddhists regard as the perfect way.

a mixed marriage with races is fine.

religion is tough. if you believe strongly in your religion and ur spouse theirs, it could cause conflict, and hurt feelings, depends on the people.

The most significant benefit/advantage of mixed race-religion marriages is that it can help to remove the social and cultural barriers that have divided people for much to long. It can help people to appreciate the cultures and value systems of others without feeling threatened. It will be like trying different flavors of food and developing a taste for variety.

The Baha'i faith was founded by Bahá'u'lláh who lived from 1817-1892. The Baha'i Faith teaches that all the major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i) were founded by divine Messengers or Prophets and that God will continue to send others in the future, whenever it is time to give mankind a new dose of Divine Guidance.

Baha'is believe that there is no difference between any of God's messengers functions - the major difference is due to the differing needs of mankind at various times in history. Baha'u'llah is considered the return of Christ (and actually the return of every Messenger). Another way to look at it is that the Messengers of God are like Teachers in a school - none are 'better' than the other. They just teach according to the needs of the students and the needs for the world today are social teachings for the uniting of all peoples, races, nations and religions. The spiritual teachings are similar to those found in other religions (the golden rule, for example) although explained in much more depth than ever before.

Baha'u'llah was an exile and prisoner for most of His life and revealed the equivalent of over 100 volumes of spiritual teachings for mankind. See link for a more full explanation.

Because Christianity has split into thousands of sects, it is difficult to find agreement on what Christians believe in. The main commonalities for all Christian sects would be believe in Jesus Christ as the Messiah (promised in the Old Testament), His sacrificing Himself for the salvation of mankind, the golden rule and other 'humanitarian' teachings such as found in the Sermon on the Mount and elsewhere in the New Testament.

Baptist Churches and Pentecostal Churches have significant differences in theology and interpretation of Scripture which lead to very clear differences in worship and religious experience. Although both traditions place a great deal of emphasis on the "born again experience," (confession and repentance of sin and accepting Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior,) Pentecostals also stress the importance of the Second Blessing, sometimes called the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is a second, often deeply emotional experience that may occur moments or years after the believer accepts salvation by faith. Generally the sign of the Pentecostal experience is speaking in tongues (glossolalia) but other "gifts" such as prophesy, miracles, healing and others may be recognized.

Theologically, Baptist doctrine usually holds that the age of miracles closed when the final miracle, the Holy Bible, was complete. According to this tradition, occasional miracles of healing may be granted as answers to the prayer of the faithful, but other miracles and signs such as tongues and prophesy no longer exist in this world. Pentecostals, on the other hand, believe that the age of miracles has no limit; tongues, prophesy, discernment, healing, deliverance (exorcism) and other supernatural gifts continue to flow through the Holy Spirit for the blessing and edification of the faithful and as signs to unbelievers.

They are linked through holy books and prophets. They believe in Almighty God, prophets, angels, heaven and hell, life after death, day of judgement.