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An ordination mill is a religious organization or denomination in which membership is obtainable by trivial means and all members are qualified for self-ordination as a minister of religion, bishop, priest or deacon without any prerequisite training, work, experience, seminary study or other qualification. In some cases, ordination may be ...
This is a list of religious organizations by faith. As it can be a matter of rebuttal as to whether an organization is in fact religious, organizations only appear on this list where the organization itself claims or has claimed to be a religious organization.
The Index: A Weekly Paper Devoted to Free Religion, 1870. The Free Religious Association (FRA) was an American organization founded in 1867 to encourage free inquiry into religious matters and to promote what its founders called "free religion," which they understood to be the essence of religion that is expressed in a variety of ways around the world.
This organization was formed in 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky by Sylvan Mattingly, a Xaverian Brother who, inspired by the message of Our Lady of Fátima, decided to form a rosary making club. The organization started modestly, with $25 donated by an old couple for a typewriter and was based in the basement of St. Xavier High School .
This category gathers together all organizations relating to religion. This includes organizations of religious people and religious bodies (e.g. congregations, denominations, or other organizations created for religious purposes, and faith-based organizations created for other purposes), as well as organizations about religion (e.g. organizations for scholars who study religions; regulatory ...
Teutonic Knights (Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, German Order) O.S.M.T. Teutonic Order: 1192 Third Order of Saint Dominic: T.O.P. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart and of the Poor (Hermanas de la Sagrada Corazon y los Pobres) H.S.C.P. Third Order Secular of the Most Holy Trinity: O.SS.T. Ter. Trinitarian
Leaders outlined the work needed to support the soldiers, the design for the United States Christian Commission, whose organization was completed next day. Two of the founding members were Vincent Colyer, who was appalled by the aftermath of the battle of Bull Run, and George Stuart, a well-to-do businessman.
The structure of some Religious Orders allow for Lay branches to be associated with them. These are often referred to as Third Orders . Some of the best known Catholic Lay Associations are Knights of Columbus , Knights of Columba , Catenians , Knights of Malta , the Piusverein in Germany and Switzerland, Azione Cattolica in Italy and the UK ...