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ADVENT MOVEMENT: Includes Seventh Day Adventist,
Jehovah's Witnesses and Messianic Jews.
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ANABAPTIST MOVEMENT: Includes Mennonite and
Amish.
Because of their firm stand taken against infant 'baptism', in favor
of believer's baptism (adult consent) the founders were mockingly called
'Anabaptists' as the Greek prefix 'ana', means go backwards (again
or against).
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BAHÁ’Í FAITH:
Although the Bahá’í faith has its roots in
Bábism, a Muslim denomination, it is a separate
religion.
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CHRISTIANITY: A belief that man
was created in God's
image and lives only once and that Jesus lived and died
on Earth and was resurrected. This encompasses all
Protestant and Catholic religions.
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EASTERN RELIGIONS: Buddhism,
like Christianity in the West, has been a significant
force shaping Asian spirituality. It arrived in China in
the first century A.D. and was actively imported to
Japan in the seventh and eighth centuries. Buddha
himself came from a Hindu upbringing.
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ISLAMIC: The term "Islam"
means "submission" to the will of God, and the person
who submits is called a Muslim.
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JUDAISM: One of the
oldest religions in the world and the basis for
Christianity. The Jews don't believe that Jesus was a
divine prophet or that he rose from the dead.
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MITHRAISM: The
last state pagan religion in Europe.
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MORMONISM: More
formerly known as The Church of Jesus Christ of the
Latter Day Saints.
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NEW AGE: Includes New Age, Unitarian
Universalism and Christian Scientist.
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PAGAN: Includes
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PENTECOSTAL: Includes Assemblies of God,
United Pentecostal and Pentecostal Assemblies of The World.
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QUAKER:
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RASTAFARIAN: The
Rastafarian religious movement has definite political
undercurrents of protest against the slavery and
repression of Black people.
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UNIFICATION: A
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VODUN (VOODOO): A
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WICCAN: This New Pagan religion worships
nature.
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