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ThusadeedooThusadeedoo member
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Does anyone know the difference between the different types of Christianity? Such as Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist and Protestant?

The only differnce I know of is that Lutheran's don't believe in saints.

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  • ValentineBBValentineBB member
    I can't speak for all the ones listed, but the main difference b/t Catholicism and other forms of Christianity is the idea of transubstantiation.  This means that Catholics believe that they are actually taking in the body and blood of Christ at communion, as opposed to the representation of it.
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    Protestant is basically an umbrella term for any denomination that's not Catholic.  Each type of protestant denomination has it's own set of doctrinal beliefs that they follow, and they can vary a lot from denomination to denomination.
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  • sugarfingerssugarfingers member

    I'm Lutheran and I'm pretty sure Catholics are the only Christians that do believe in saints.  There are tons of little differences- too many to list and too many to know all of them.

    I know Methodists believe in gay marriage and will perform and gay ceremony where others will not.  I believe Baptists do full body baptisms as opposed to sprinkling water. 

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  • synchrosallysynchrosally member
    Presbyterians and United churches are pretty open and change with the times.  They are more about the spirit of the bible, rather than the letter of it, which is a more Catholic phenomenon.  There are way too many denominations of Protestant Christianity to keep track.
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    Another difference within Catholicism is that the Bible that Catholics worship from contains the Apocrypha, which are additional books of the Old Testament that are not contained in the Protestant Bibles.

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    There are a lot of differences :)

    I am Orthodox.  We believe that Communion is really the Blood and Body of Christ.  We believe in the saints.  The saints that were canonized pre-Schism are the same for us and Catholics, but after that we have our own.  We are not Protestant. :) 

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  • Mrs_LibertoMrs_Liberto member

    imageGnomeSweetGnome:
    Protestant is basically an umbrella term for any denomination that's not Catholic.  Each type of protestant denomination has it's own set of doctrinal beliefs that they follow, and they can vary a lot from denomination to denomination.

    Gnome is correct. That's probably the most simple explanation.

    There's Catholicism, and then Protestantism--protestantism includes Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, etc. Both Protestants and Catholics use the term "Christian" but put that term into practice in very different ways.

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  • sugarfingerssugarfingers member
    Be careful what info you believe though.  I know Preppy said awhile back that Mossouri Synod Lutherans don't believe in dancing!  That's not true at all!!
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    imagesugarfingers:
    Be careful what info you believe though.  I know Preppy said awhile back that Mossouri Synod Lutherans don't believe in dancing!  That's not true at all!!

    I believe I said some.  Some Missouri Synod Lutherans.

    I believe my quote was something like Missouri Synod tends to be more similar to Southern Baptists in that a lot of them don't believe in dancing or drinking.

     

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  • preppynewlywedpreppynewlywed member

    Us Catholics have a lot of little differences from Protestant churches that make us really different when you add them all up.

    1. we pray to the saints & Mary
    2. we believe the Eucharist is actually Jesus
    3. we believe that there are 3 parts that make up religious law: the Bible, history, and religious tradition.  we're the only Christian faith that believes laws can be created outside the Bible [99% sure this is right]
    4. we don't let most religious people get married - deacons being the exception in most cases
    5. we believe that the Pope can make decisions because he is chosen for his position by God through the electorate of the Church
    6. we believe in two types of sin: venial and mortal.  most faiths don't separate the 2.
    7. we have extra books in the Bible.  This is also where our 10 commandments come from.  we have a different set than other Christian faiths
    8. we believe babies have to have a saints name somewhere in there
    9. we believe in purgatory
    10. we don't believe in any form of birth control 
    Do you have a specific question?  If so, let me know.  I am a really devout Catholic married to a devout Lutheran.  I've got you covered.
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  • XXXXX222XXXXX222 member

    Preppy, a lot of the same is true for us too.  We pray to the saints and Mary.  We believe the Eucharist is Jesus.  We also have the Bible & Holy Tradition.  We have extra books in the Bible and all our names have a Saint's name.  :)

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  • preppynewlywedpreppynewlywed member
    imagesulfababy:

    Preppy, a lot of the same is true for us too.  We pray to the saints and Mary.  We believe the Eucharist is Jesus.  We also have the Bible & Holy Tradition.  We have extra books in the Bible and all our names have a Saint's name.  :)

    You are Orthodox, right?

    I guess I count that as "Catholic" even though I know it is obviously not.  I think it is because it isn't Protestant, right?

    There is an Orthodox Church in ATL that is part of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.  So I always just group them together in my head ;)

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  • XXXXX222XXXXX222 member

    LOL!! I think no one saw my first reply to this post.

    No, definitely not Catholic. :)  We are organized quite differently and do not have a Pope.  Priests are allowed to be married, but only if they are married before they are ordained.  We don't believe the Immaculate Conception or Purgatory.  We're a lot more likely to not have a stance on certain issues.

    There are a lot of traditional differences, but because Western Orthodox and Easter Catholics exist, those lines are blurred a little more. :) 

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  • preppynewlywedpreppynewlywed member
    imagesulfababy:

    LOL!! I think no one saw my first reply to this post.

    No, definitely not Catholic. :)  We are organized quite differently and do not have a Pope.  Priests are allowed to be married, but only if they are married before they are ordained.  We don't believe the Immaculate Conception or Purgatory.  We're a lot more likely to not have a stance on certain issues.

    There are a lot of traditional differences, but because Western Orthodox and Easter Catholics exist, those lines are blurred a little more. :) 

    Oh I just saw it!  HAHA.

    Yes you are quite right.  The differences you mention are ones that I recognize.  I do think Eastern Catholic is what the Church in ATL is now that I think about it.

    I find the Orthodox faiths so interesting!

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    I'm Lutheran and I'm pretty sure Catholics are the only Christians that do believe in saints.  There are tons of little differences- too many to list and too many to know all of them.

    I know Methodists believe in gay marriage and will perform and gay ceremony where others will not.  I believe Baptists do full body baptisms as opposed to sprinkling water. 

    My parents are Methodists, and I grew up in that denomination. The United Methodist church as a whole has not recognized gay marriage, and they do not perform them. Perhaps you heard about some sort of church that was trying to be an exception, but they definitely haven't decided that officially.  They aren't quite that progressive/liberal. Methodists are basically very similar to other Protestants. They are the second biggest Protestant denomination after Baptists.

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  • sugarfingerssugarfingers member
    imagestarsmaycollide:
    imagesugarfingers:

    I'm Lutheran and I'm pretty sure Catholics are the only Christians that do believe in saints.  There are tons of little differences- too many to list and too many to know all of them.

    I know Methodists believe in gay marriage and will perform and gay ceremony where others will not.  I believe Baptists do full body baptisms as opposed to sprinkling water. 

    My parents are Methodists, and I grew up in that denomination. The United Methodist church as a whole has not recognized gay marriage, and they do not perform them. Perhaps you heard about some sort of church that was trying to be an exception, but they definitely haven't decided that officially.  They aren't quite that progressive/liberal. Methodists are basically very similar to other Protestants. They are the second biggest Protestant denomination after Baptists.

    I'd have to look at it more I guess but the United Methodist Church of City I live In, will perform gay marriage.

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    imagepreppynewlywed:

    imagesugarfingers:
    Be careful what info you believe though.  I know Preppy said awhile back that Mossouri Synod Lutherans don't believe in dancing!  That's not true at all!!

    I believe I said some.  Some Missouri Synod Lutherans.

    I believe my quote was something like Missouri Synod tends to be more similar to Southern Baptists in that a lot of them don't believe in dancing or drinking.

    That may be the individual people that believe that and not the church.
     

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