Orthodoxy is the official religion of the Eastern Christian Churches that identify with only three ecumenical councils. These three councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea‚ the First Council of Constantinople‚ and the First Council of Ephesus. Although “Oriental” means Eastern‚ Oriental Orthodox Churches are separate from the Eastern Orthodox Church. In contrast to the Eastern Orthodox Church‚ the Oriental Orthodox Churches reject the Council of Chalcedon. This is only one of the various
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attention in the environments mentioned in the article would be the personal security. Churches do not usually have any type of security at all because they are suppose to be a very safe place for a person to go. With churches having absolutely no type of security cameras or security personnel then they are left wide open for any type of attack‚ whether it be shootings‚ bombings‚ arson‚ vandalism‚ or even robbery. If churches were to install security camera to watch the outside grounds then they would be
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priests and bishops. Although different denominations and churches make their own decisions on who may become bishops/priests‚ there are still clashing views. Views expressed against female bishops include those of people belonging to the Catholic Church. Catholics tend to follow Christian teachings closely and may be less keen on the idea of females being given leadership roles. Teachings of St. Paul are often used to support the way some churches treat women. It seems he thought women had different
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some people consider Christianity and Islam to not be true monotheistic religions‚ in essence the three places of worship all share extremely important key aspects in common. Synagogues‚ churches and mosques all have different variations. There are many braches and traditions of Islamic mosques‚ Christian churches‚ and Jewish synagogues. Not only is each place of worship unique‚ there are many unique variations in each religion‚ of their designated place of worship. There are many comparisons to be
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were formed in order aid African-Americans‚ culturally‚ spiritually and economically. The African-American Church has served of one such institution. From the time of slavery‚ though outlawed‚ many slaves found ways to congregate and form their own "churches"‚ away from the one-sided and bias lessons about the bible that they were being taught in the white church. The white ministers and clergymen of this time argued that it was the will of God that Blacks should be obedient and submissive to their masters
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the things that we do on the fact that we do not have to pay taxes on the buildings"(...). Most churches only source of income is donations‚ and a majority of donations are small bills and change. Ministers‚ secretaries‚ and other full-time help must make a living through the church as well‚ leaving only a portion of the budget left for community services. With taxes added to the expense report‚ churches would have no choice but to shut down their charitable programs‚ passing the social duties onto
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early Christianity was just recently rediscovered due to the unearthing of unseen texts and the increased amount of women in the field of history. Historians now realize that women played larger roles at the start of Christianity‚ mostly in house churches‚ as deacons in later assemblies‚ and as missionaries‚ which were covered up by predominantly male-written histories several centuries after the birth of Christ. When Christianity first began‚ only a small minority followed it‚ as it was controversial
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to grow‚ the Southern Baptist and the American Baptist church became the largest Baptist churches in the Baptist religion. As Baptist history has
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Cement Sector Analysis Report [Key Points | Financial Year ’13 | Prospects | Sector Do ’s and Dont ’s] The Indian cement industry is the 2nd largest market after China accounting for about 8% of the total global production. It had a total capacity of about 347 m tonnes (MT) as of financial year ended 2012-13. Cement is a cyclical commodity with a high correlation with GDP. The housing sector is the biggest demand driver of cement‚ accounting for about 67% of the total consumption
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2001 The diagram shows the switchers in and out (from and to the Catholic Church) are fairly matched. Protestant attenders are more likely than Catholics to switch between denominations‚ but they generally move to other Protestant churches. Pentecostal Churches Inflow and Outflow - 1996 to 2001 The pattern of overall growth in attendance is strong and positive. The percentage change between 1996 and 2001 was even greater that for the previous five year period. (18% vs 10%). A key difference
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