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  2. List of Christian denominations - Wikipedia

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    A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organization and doctrine.Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church, convention, communion, assembly, house, union, network, or sometimes fellowship.

  3. Christian left - Wikipedia

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    The Christian left does not hold the notion that left-leaning policies, whether economic or social, stand in apparent contrast to Christian beliefs. The most common religious viewpoint that might be described as left-wing is social justice , or care for impoverished and oppressed minority groups .

  4. List of Christian denominations by number of members

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    The various denominations of Christianity fall into several large families, shaped both by culture and history. Christianity arose in the first century AD after Rome had conquered much of the western parts of the fragmented Hellenistic empire created by Alexander the Great. The linguistic and cultural divisions of the first century AD Roman ...

  5. List of Christian democratic parties - Wikipedia

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    It is the dominant centre-right political movement in Europe, but by contrast, Christian democratic parties in Latin America tend to be left-leaning. [6] Christian democracy includes elements common to several other political ideologies, including conservatism, liberalism, and social democracy.

  6. Christian right - Wikipedia

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    The Family First Party is a former political party which was linked with Pentecostal Church and other smaller Christian denominations, and was also identified with the strongly religious conservative end of the Australian political spectrum. It has had one or two members in the SA parliament since 2002, and in 2004 also managed to elect a ...

  7. How to deal with same-sex unions? It's a question fracturing ...

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    Ryan Burge, a political science professor at Eastern Illinois University and pastor of an American Baptist church, says it's become increasingly difficult for Christian denominations to fully ...

  8. Christian denomination - Wikipedia

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    A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worship style and, sometimes, a founder. It is a secular and neutral term, generally used to denote any ...

  9. Christianity and politics - Wikipedia

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    Christian libertarians often defend the institution of private property by pointing to the many Biblical injunctions against theft, to the voluntary nature of faith and the sharing of goods in early Christian communities, and to the fact that Jesus never advocated the redistribution of income and wealth by political means. According to ...