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3. The Queen is Queen “BY THE GRACE OF GOD”.
People don’t often attend religious celebrations.
Religious education at state school is obligatory.
The monarch can’t be CATHOLIC.
BISHOPS are members of the house of lords.
The GOVERNMENT can veto the choice of a bishop
The ultimate authority is the BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
:
People are not active participants, but they seem to be glad
it is there.

4. BRITISH CHURCHES

6. CHURCH OF ENGLAND-ANGLICANISM
MONARCH
THE ARCHBISHOP OF
CANTERBURY
The supreme governor of the church
The spiritual leader of the church
Head of the Anglican Communion (world Anglican church)
THE BISHOPS
They form the legislative body: GENERAL
SYNOD:
HOUSE OF BISHOPS
HOUSE OF CLERGY
HOUSE OF LAILY

7. CHURCH OF SCOTLAND- “the kirk”
PRESBYTERIANISM
2 commissioners:
ELDERS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
No bishops
No altar
No monarch or parliament authority
It:
Admits men/women
Follows a more Calvinist protestant tradition

8. CATHOLIC ANGLICAN PRESBYTERIAN
Means of
salvation:
God's grace, which
Christians receive by faith
and by observing the
sacraments
God's grace by faith alone God's grace by faith alone
How they
worship:
Traditional style through
liturgy; contemporary
liturgy is possible
Traditional style through
liturgy; contemporary
liturgy is possible
Traditional style through
liturgy
Sacraments and
ordinances
observed:
Baptism, Eucharist (Lord's
Supper), Penance,
Confirmation, Marriage,
Holy Orders, Anointing of
the Sick
Baptism, Lord's Supper
(Regard the other five
that Catholics observe as
"minor sacraments")
Baptism, Lord's Supper
Organization: Papal/Episcopal (Clergy in
local churches presided
over by bishop;
the pope [the Bishop of
Rome] is the ultimate
Church leader.)
Episcopal (Clergy in local
churches presided over by
bishop.)
Presbyterian (A graded
organizational system by
presbyters or elders.)
Ordain women: No Yes Yes
Who can be
baptized?
Infants and professing
Christians
Infants and professing
Christians
Infants and professing
Christians
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/comparing-beliefs-across-the-christian-church0.html

9. OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN CHURCHES

12. ANGLICANISM - ENGLAND
 The members of the Church of England are professed Christians, and claim
to be baptized members of the Church of Christ.
 They accept the Scriptures as contained in the Authorized Version, as
the Word of God.
 They hold the Scriptures to be the sole and supreme rule of faith, in
the sense that the Scriptures contain all things necessary to salvation and
that nothing can be required of anyone as an article of faith which is not
contained therein, and cannot be proved thereby.
 They accept the Book of Common Prayer as the practical rule of their
belief and worship, and in it they use as standards of doctrine the three
Creeds — the Apostles', the Nicene, and the Athanasian.
 They believe in two sacraments of the Gospel — Baptism and the Lord's
Supper —as generally necessary to salvation.

13.  They claim to have Apostolic succession and a validly ordained ministry, and
only persons whom they believe to be thus ordained are allowed to minister in
their churches.
 They believe that the Church of England is a true and reformed part, or
branch, or pair of provinces of the Catholic Church of Christ.
 They maintain that the Church of England is free from all foreign jurisdiction.
 They recognize the King as Supreme Governor of the Church and
acknowledge that to him "appertains the government of all estates whether
civil or ecclesiastical, in all causes."
 The clergy, before being appointed to a benefice or licensed to preach,
subscribe and declare that they "assent to the Thirty-nine Articles, and to the
Book of Common Prayer, and of Ordering of Bishops, priests, and deacons,
and believe the doctrine of the Church of England as therein set forth to be
agreeable to the Word of God".
 One of the Articles (XXV) thus subscribed approves the First and Second
Book of Homilies as containing "a godly and wholesome doctrine necessary
for these times", and adjudges them to be read in churches "diligently and
distinctly".
• http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01498a.htm

14. PRESBYTERIANISM - SCOTLAND
 Main Idea: A hallmark of Presbyterian theology is the sovereignty of
God – the idea that God reigns over every aspect of creation.
 Two general characteristics of Presbyterian:
 1. Presbyterians place an emphasis on experiencing God’s grace –
a moment of conversion or recognition.
 2. Presbyterians tend to be a bit “cerebral”, loving God with their
minds through theological and biblical mediation and reflection.

15. Calvin’s theology can be summarized in the five points of
Calvinism (TULIP):
 T Total depravity: Human beings are born into sin and cannot save
themselves.
 U Unconditional election: There are some people who were elected or
chosen by God before the foundation of the earth to be God’s people, to be
saved – not by their merit, but by God’s sovereign choice. Others were chosen
for eternal damnation. (Note: Many Presbyterian today distance themselves
from this doctrine of predestination.)
 L Limited Atonement: Jesus’ death on the cross atones for the sins of the
elect only, not for the sins of those who are not elect.
 I Irresistible grace: If you are elect, God has chosen you from the
foundation of the earth; there is nothing you can do to resist God’s grace.
 P Perseverance of the saints: If you are elect or chosen by God for
salvation, there is no way you can lose your salvation.
God is constantly working in our lives. He has a will for each of our lives and
wants to fold us into his purposes and plans every day.
3www.fbcwch.org/documents/PRESBYTERIANISM_000.pdf

16. METHODISTS,
 Origin: Originated in England when John Wesley broke from the Anglican
Church and formulated his own theology.
 Prime Philosophy: Wesleyism, Lutheranism
 Founder: John Wesley Founding Date: 1739
 Church Structure: Methodism follows a democratic system of churches
that participate in a national convention.
 Some branches of Methodism have bishops; yet others reject them.
 Mission: Methodists believe that mission is witness to the God of
grace, and that mission has four essential dimensions:
 Proclamation (proclaim the Gospel);
 Evangelism (invite people to personal decision for and commitment to Jesus
Christ for their salvation);
 Incorporation (call persons to be incorporated into the Body of Christ); and
 Servanthood (serve as agents of God’s liberation and reconciling grace among the
nations).

17.  John Wesley taught four key points fundamental to Methodism:
1. Man is free not only to reject salvation but also to accept it (free
salvation) by an act of human will.
2. All people who are obedient to the Gospel according to the measure
of knowledge given them will be saved (universal salvation).
3. The Holy Spirit assures man of his salvation directly, through an inner
"experience" (sure salvation).
4. Christians in this life are capable of Christian perfection and are
commanded by God to pursue it (full salvation).
 Methodists follow tradition; they say "The Church has learned deep truths
over the centuries and we receive these lessons gratefully."
 Methodists stress the need for works after faith, and thus tend to fall
closer to Catholic doctrine than most Protestants, although they see works
as a result of justification by faith and not as an integral process of
justification like Catholics.
http://www.saintaquinas.com/Methodists.html

18. BAPTIST
Baptist churches do not have a central governing authority, so a wide
range of beliefs can be seen between one Baptist church and another.
Some Baptist churches use the following acronym as a summary of the
common distinctive of Baptists:
 Biblical authority
 Autonomy of the local church
 Priesthood of the believer
 Two ordinances (Believer's Baptism and Communion)
 Individual soul liberty
 Separation of Church and State
 Two offices of the church (Pastor and Deacon)

19. QUAKERS
The Religious Society of Friends was founded by George Fox in
England in the 1640's. Fox was a staunch critic of the Church of England's
melding of faith and politics, especially as it related to war.
By the 1660's, the Friends movement had organized and held meetings
regularly. Their worship was characterized by silently and patiently waiting
for the Holy Spirit to move and speak to them.
Important Doctrines
 Inner Light Quakers believe "every man" has an inner light from God
 Outward Sacraments Quakers traditionally don't observe water baptism
or communion
 Spontaneous Worship Quaker worship is known for their waiting on the
Holy Spirit to move
 Peace Testimony Quakers have a long history of refusing to engage in
physical combat

20. OTHER RELIGIONS
 Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity
that places special emphasis, has an eschatological focus, and is an
experiential religion.[1] on a direct personal experience of God
through the baptism in the Holy Spirit
 Druidism was the religion of the Celtic people that was administered by
priests and priestesses called Druids. Remnants of Druidism still presently
exist.
 Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of
traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to
Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha (Pāli/Sanskrit
"the awakened one"). The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern
Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE. He
is recognized by Buddhists as an awakened or enlightened teacher
who shared his insights to help sentient beings end suffering (or
dukkha), achieve nirvana, and escape what is seen as a cycle of
suffering and rebirth.

21.  Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in fifteenth century Punjab,
India on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and ten successive Sikh Gurus
It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-
growing. This system of religious philosophy and expression has been
traditionally known as the Gurmat (literally 'of the gurus'). Punjab is the
only state in India with a majority Sikh population.
 Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the
Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as Sanātana Dharma (a
Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law") by its adherents. Generic "types"
of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span
folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as in Vaishnavism. Hinduism
also includes yogic traditions and a wide spectrum of "daily morality" based
on the notion of karma and societal norms such as Hindu marriage
customs.
 Christian Science is a religion emphasizing divine healing as practiced by
Jesus Christ; its tenets were formulated by Mary Baker Eddy. In 1879, Eddy
founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, with its headquarters in Boston.
Today it has about 3,000 branch churches, societies, and college
organizations in more than 50 countries. While the branches are
democratic in government, they all conform to the rules laid down in the
Manual of The Mother Church (1895) by Eddy.

22. • A Muslim is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion
based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as
revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "one who
submits to God". Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable.
Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a
primordial faith that was revealed at many times and places before,
including through the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Muslims
maintain that previous messages and revelations have been partially
changed or corrupted over time, but consider the Qur'an to be both
unaltered and the final revelation from God—Final Testament.
• Judaism is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people.
Originating in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Tanakh) and explored
in later texts such as the Talmud, it is considered by Jews to be the
expression of the covenantal relationship God developed with the Children
of Israel. According to traditional Rabbinic Judaism, God revealed his laws
and commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of both the
Written and Oral Torah.