| rdfs:comment | - While its origins lay in Judaism, an even older monotheist faith, Christianity was characterized by the teachings of its founder, Jesus Christ, who was in fact a Jewish rabbi.
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with nearly 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus has a "unique significance" in the world. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah.
- The Book of Magic resembles a stereotypical depiction of the holy book of Christianity, the Bible, as it has a cross on its cover. This is because the Japanese version of the game actually called the item the Bible. This was likely changed due to Nintendo of America's guidelines. In spite of this, the later Famicom cartridge edition retains both names, with Bible in Japanese and Book of Magic in English text beside it. In addition, the shields used by Link and Darknuts also have a cross painted on it.
- Christianity is a religion that involves worshipping Jesus Christ. Churches are buildings people go to, for this religion.
- Allegedly started in the Year Zero, it remains popular today because it is the only socially acceptable large scale religion for Caucasians, and sometimes you get free bread and wine. Worship involves praying to effigies to save you from Hell, eating Jesus's body and drinking his blood; finding security in the fact that someone is watching you-always, loves you, and is taking care of you, but will send you to burn in hell for all eternity if you disobey him once; believing that homosexuality between consenting adults is a sin that is on par with all others (yes, including that one) and routinely trying to get rid of the stereotype Catholics have given all the other other various types of Christianity. In addition most Christians wear nice hats.
- Christianity shares its origins and many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified as an Abrahamic religion. Christianity has three main denominations: Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion that grew out of Jewish roots. A basic tenet of Christianity is that Jesus, a Jew, is the Messiah and son of G-d, while Jews believe that the Messiah is still to come. Christianity has split into many sects. The relationships between Jews and Christians has, like all human relationships between large groups, varied greatly over time and sub-groups.
- Christianity is a religion in some of the Civilization games.
- Christianity (十字教(じゅうじきょう) Juuji Kyou?, lit. "Religion of the Cross") is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of the Son of God. Christianity is the most represented and largest religion in the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe, and represents the greater part of the magic side. Most notably, Index is a Christian of the Anglican Church denomination.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion on Earth and on the Medieval planet. It is also possibly the main religion on the planets ruled by King Arthur. Its sacred text is the Bible. Teal'c claimed that no Goa'uld is capable of showing the necessary compassion to impersonate the Christian God. Sokar instead chose to impersonate Satan, an angel who had fallen out of favour with God in Christian theology. (SG1: "Demons")
- Christianity is currently the worlds largest religion, based upon the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Christianity is a pre-War monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the gospels and other New Testament writings.
- Throughout the show, Christianity is referred to the most among other religions. Christianity is the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he came to Earth, died on the cross and rose from the dead in order to save humanity from their sins. Christians believe that sincere repentance of sins, and faith in Jesus Christ is the path to salvation. Some explicit references are made through the characters' own practices, and other implicit references are found in the storyline, mostly to reflect the general concept of "faith" more than the specific religion.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.
- The map below shows the percentage of Christian believers worldwide, click on the image to get a bigger picture.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. It is the world's largest religion, with an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, or about one-third of the total world population. It shares with Judaism the Hebrew Scriptures (called the Old Testament by Christians), and for this reason is sometimes called an Abrahamic religion, along with Judaism and Islam.
- Baptists are one such group, who believe that baptism can only be by those who choose to follow the Christ and therefore this cannot include babies.
- Christianity was one of the major religions of Earth. It centred around the teachings of the religious figure Jesus Christ. Humans would come to base their calendar for much of their history on the estimated year of Christ's birth. The Doctor was apparently present at Jesus Christ's birth (TV: Voyage of the Damned) and his resurrection. (TV: Planet of the Dead) These two events were celebrated by the Earth holidays of Christmas and Easter, respectively. Christianity was one of countless religions throughout the universe to have a devil figure inspired by the Beast. (TV: The Satan Pit)
- The title of Christian has been claimed to mean different things. Many draw their title from biblicism, upon which there are many disagreements in understanding. Most include the Old Testament and the New Testament, though there are some that place the Old Testament as a lesser half of the Holy Bible or remove it entirely, refuse the New Testament and/or Apocrypha books, which can include Jewish apocrypha. There are also those that pick which verses they believe to be from the original writings. Others merely adhere to historical teachings of Christ located outside the bible, viewing the Gospel as tainted by tyrannical edits intended to control Christians. Aside from these, there are branches that grew from one or a combination of the examples aforementioned, but do not heed the holiness o
- Christianity was an Earth religion founded in the first century AD following the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Its adherents, usually called Christians, believe that Jesus is the Son of the one God who created the universe and that he was sent to redeem the people from their sins through his death and resurrection. Christianity was a religion with multiple sects--usually called denominations, that largely fall under three major groups: Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy. The Christian Old Testament has the same books as the Jewish Tanakh; however, Christianity also adds the New Testament to its Bible, and its doctrines diverged from Judaism almost immediately.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, Christianity is the world's largest religion. Its origins are intertwined with Judaism, with which it shares much sacred text and early history; specifically, it shares the Hebrew Bible, known in the Christian context as the Old Testament (see Judeo-Christian). Christianity is considered an Abrahamic religion, along with Judaism and Islam.
- Christianity was a body of religions on Earth that were based on the teachings of the 1st century Human Jesus Christ. Over the centuries since the initial founding of Christianity in the first century, it had become one of the dominant religious forces on Earth. A parallel to Earth Christianity developed on planet 892-IV (Magna Roma). The adherents of this religion referred to themselves as "Children of the Son". (TOS episode: "Bread and Circuses")
- Christianity, as portrayed in the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime series is an ancient monotheistic religion. The followers of this ancient faith created the secret city that exists beneath Dante's lair and, as such, she and Hohenheim Elric may have been practitioners. However, according to Dante, all the adherents besides the two of them - as well as their system of time measurement based on the birth of their founder and icon, Jesus Christ - had died out centuries ago, because of their religious intolerance and subsequent conflicts based on that intolerance. Although no one in the Fullmetal Alchemist series practices or even knows of Christianity, the town of Aquroya holds a church which seems to mimic some of the practices of the Christian church. The infamous thief Psiren spends a short
- Since the first decades of Christianity, most Christians have regarded homosexuality as immoral. This has led to the position upheld today by denominations such as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, as well as by most Evangelical Protestant churches such as the Southern Baptist Convention.
- At the very least Christianity is a belief in Jesus Christ or his ideas, often called a religion although not all believers or followers of Jesus Christ's ideas claim to be or agree with being called religious. It is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion followers, or 33% of the global population, known as Christians.
- The Infinite religion that lead to Jesus of Nazareth and his father, Glorious God Life-giving God Almighty God All-present God Omnipresent God All-powerful God Omnipotent God All-knowing God Omniscient God All-loving God Omniphiliac God All-Merciful God Forgiving God Infinitely Just God Eternal God God, the One True God, God, the Ruler of Heaven, God, the Father, God, the Almighty, God, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, God, the Supreme Ruler, God, the Final Judge, God, the First Being, God, the Intelligent Designer, God, the Ultimate Entity, God, the Creator, God, I-am-that-I-am, God, the G-d, Spaghedeitic God Invisible God Pink God Unicornic God Celestial God Teapotic God. Real Christians existed before Jesus was ever born cause they had the FAith to know it was the one TRUE religion. Adam
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with nearly 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah.
- Christianity is a human religion founded upon the teachings of Jesus Christ, whom the Bible records as being the only begotten Son of God and the Savior of all mankind, who has died on the cross for the sins of the world and has risen from the dead the third day to offer eternal life for those who believe in Him. It is a religion that emphasizes the virtues of righteousness through the obedience of God's commandments, including those of showing mercy and charity, and commonly depicts an eternal reward of heaven for the faithful and righteous and of hell for the unbelieving and wicked.
- Christianity is the system of beliefs and practices based on the Old and New Testament of the Bible focusing upon the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Son of the one true God, Yahweh, and recognized as God-incarnate. According to the Bible, Christ came to Earth to establish the New Covenant, an agreement to die as the ultimate sacrifice for sin in the place of those who had no hope apart from that sacrifice.
- Christianity was a monotheistic religion, stating that there was one God who created the universe. This one God, however, was both a unity and a trinity. There were three persons, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, who although distinct in person-hood share one and the same God-hood. Most images of the Christian God depicted a wise old man, seen as the universal father figure (indeed, God was often called "God the Father"), or Jesus Christ, who is God the Son incarnate as man, or the Holy Spirit with the image of a dove or as fire. In 2287, the entity of Sha Ka Ree assumed this form of the Christian God so as to "better suit the expectations" of the USS Enterprise team who had encountered it. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
- Christianity is one of the three major religions that sprang forth from the Middle East, along with Judaism and Islam. Its founder was Jesus Christ, the Son of God who was believed to be the Messiah of the Jews and the Savior of all mankind. It started from Jerusalem after the time of His death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven and eventually spread forth unto all the earth throughout the centuries. From that time it has divided into many different sects, including Orthodox, Protestantism, and the Roman Catholic Church. During the time of the Tribulation, true followers of Christ were considered enemies of the state and were called "Judah-ites". Jesus' Biblical message that He alone is the way to God also makes Christianity seem intolerant in the eyes of those of either no religion
- Christianity is one of three monotheistic Abrahamic religion, which originally developed from an offshoot of 1st century Judaism. It differs from its parent religion in that its believers claim that Jesus Christ was (or is) the Son of God, who came to the earth to "save" mankind. Despite this supposed "Sacrifice" most of mankind according to Christian fundamentalists will go to Hell. And despite the vast majority of mankind facing eternal torment somehow the Christian god is also a god of love. Liberal Christians and Christian Universalists are more reasonable.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament of the Bible. Christians believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Jewish Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. For specific forms of Christianity, see:
* Catholicism
* Eastern Orthodox
* Holy Mission Church (fictional, existing only in "Vermin")
* Mormon (full name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
* Protestantism
* Puritanism
* The Second Revelation (fictional, existing only in In High Places)
- Christianity is one of the world's main religions. It is a monotheistic faith that developed its core concepts around the life and message of Jesus Christ. Practitioners are called Christians, the central holy scripture is the Bible, and the local house of worship is called a church. A common symbol of Christianity is the cross.
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greekword Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latinsuffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazarethas presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with about 2.2 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus has a "unique significance" in the world. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah.
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greek translation Χριστός, Christos of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Mašíaḥ, meaning "the anointed one" and the Latin suffixes ian and -itas) is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion adherents. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the savior of humanity prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequentially, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah.
- Christianity is the belief that Jesus and God are you friggin saviers and will make you go to hell in Satan's crib if you don't waste your life worshipping the lord and getting saved. Christians are afraid that if they don't do this, they'll go to hell and they'll be forever damned and will live there for eternity, burning from flames (or whatever). They gather at churches, the baptists especially, some spending half their life there, hearing about preachers preach about nothing but getting saved or going to hell. They even have a choir sing gospel stuff. Wtf?
- It's not entirely clear what the story is with Christianity. There were a lot of prophets and religious leaders roaming around the world at the time of Christ, and the carpenter from Nazareth didn't really show up on Heaven's radar until the story was mostly over. Gabriel did inform Mary of her upcoming pregnancy, but he made more than a few such supernatural announcements of that sort. After the fact, angels (and demons) were able to investigate and gather some information...but an aura of ineffability (such as that which surrounds Superiors) prevented Seraphs and the like from discovering the Truth, even when speaking with eyewitnesses. In retrospect, most agree that something very out of the ordinary was going on.
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| abstract | - While its origins lay in Judaism, an even older monotheist faith, Christianity was characterized by the teachings of its founder, Jesus Christ, who was in fact a Jewish rabbi.
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with nearly 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus has a "unique significance" in the world. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah.
- Christianity is one of the three major religions that sprang forth from the Middle East, along with Judaism and Islam. Its founder was Jesus Christ, the Son of God who was believed to be the Messiah of the Jews and the Savior of all mankind. It started from Jerusalem after the time of His death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven and eventually spread forth unto all the earth throughout the centuries. From that time it has divided into many different sects, including Orthodox, Protestantism, and the Roman Catholic Church. During the time of the Tribulation, true followers of Christ were considered enemies of the state and were called "Judah-ites". Jesus' Biblical message that He alone is the way to God also makes Christianity seem intolerant in the eyes of those of either no religion or of other religions, as seen in the reactions of characters in the Left Behind books.
- The Book of Magic resembles a stereotypical depiction of the holy book of Christianity, the Bible, as it has a cross on its cover. This is because the Japanese version of the game actually called the item the Bible. This was likely changed due to Nintendo of America's guidelines. In spite of this, the later Famicom cartridge edition retains both names, with Bible in Japanese and Book of Magic in English text beside it. In addition, the shields used by Link and Darknuts also have a cross painted on it.
- Christianity is the belief that Jesus and God are you friggin saviers and will make you go to hell in Satan's crib if you don't waste your life worshipping the lord and getting saved. Christians are afraid that if they don't do this, they'll go to hell and they'll be forever damned and will live there for eternity, burning from flames (or whatever). They gather at churches, the baptists especially, some spending half their life there, hearing about preachers preach about nothing but getting saved or going to hell. They even have a choir sing gospel stuff. Wtf? Christians also believe that they feel they need to convert any living thing into a Christian, or one of themselves, so they find whoever they can and feel that they are either "unsaved" people or "potential converts" and will do anything they can to attempt to make you be like them. It's such a nice, thoughtful, caring religion that isn't aggressive, selfish, and rude at all.
- Christianity was a monotheistic religion, stating that there was one God who created the universe. This one God, however, was both a unity and a trinity. There were three persons, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, who although distinct in person-hood share one and the same God-hood. Most images of the Christian God depicted a wise old man, seen as the universal father figure (indeed, God was often called "God the Father"), or Jesus Christ, who is God the Son incarnate as man, or the Holy Spirit with the image of a dove or as fire. In 2287, the entity of Sha Ka Ree assumed this form of the Christian God so as to "better suit the expectations" of the USS Enterprise team who had encountered it. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier) The Virgin Mary and Saint Anne were depicted in the Leonardo da Vinci painting The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, which was found among the relics in Kathryn Janeway's da Vinci holodeck program. (VOY: "Scorpion", "The Raven", "Scientific Method", "Concerning Flight") Related belief systems included Judaism and the teachings of Plato. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren" ) Christianity was one of the major religions on Earth and was the origin of several well-known beliefs such as the concept of Heaven, Hell, angels, and the Devil. (TOS: "The Cage" , "Who Mourns for Adonais?" , "Bread and Circuses" , "Day of the Dove" ) Christianity was a major religion in the 21st century and its influences were still felt into the 23rd and 24th centuries – most notably the use of Christian elements in weddings and holiday celebrations like Christmas. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind" , "Balance of Terror" ; Star Trek Generations; DS9: "Penumbra") In predominant Christian beliefs, Hell was the underworld where the dead went, to suffer eternally alongside (not under the rule of) the Devil and his demons. It was believed that people would be sent here after their death if they did not accept Jesus as their savior and as a substitutionary sacrifice to atone for sins against God. During his captivity on Talos IV, Captain Christopher Pike was subjected to an illusion of Hell when he refused to cooperate with his Talosian jailers. (TOS: "The Cage" )
- Christianity is a religion that involves worshipping Jesus Christ. Churches are buildings people go to, for this religion.
- Allegedly started in the Year Zero, it remains popular today because it is the only socially acceptable large scale religion for Caucasians, and sometimes you get free bread and wine. Worship involves praying to effigies to save you from Hell, eating Jesus's body and drinking his blood; finding security in the fact that someone is watching you-always, loves you, and is taking care of you, but will send you to burn in hell for all eternity if you disobey him once; believing that homosexuality between consenting adults is a sin that is on par with all others (yes, including that one) and routinely trying to get rid of the stereotype Catholics have given all the other other various types of Christianity. In addition most Christians wear nice hats.
- Christianity shares its origins and many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified as an Abrahamic religion. Christianity has three main denominations: Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity and Protestantism.
- Christianity was a body of religions on Earth that were based on the teachings of the 1st century Human Jesus Christ. Over the centuries since the initial founding of Christianity in the first century, it had become one of the dominant religious forces on Earth. A parallel to Earth Christianity developed on planet 892-IV (Magna Roma). The adherents of this religion referred to themselves as "Children of the Son". (TOS episode: "Bread and Circuses") Many Christian traditions and celebrations were observed well into the 24th century. Christmas was one of the most observed festivals aboard Federation starships including the USS Enterprise and USS Enterprise-D. (TOS episode: "Dagger of the Mind"; TNG comic: "Spirit in the Sky!") Federation starships and facilities were also equipped with a non-denominational chapel which could be used by crew members and visitors to worship, as well as a place where marriages and funeral services could be conducted. (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution; TOS episode: "Balance of Terror") As of 2265, there was a non-denominational Christian chapel on Starbase 47, ministered to by Father McKee. (VAN novel: Harbinger)
- Christianity is one of three monotheistic Abrahamic religion, which originally developed from an offshoot of 1st century Judaism. It differs from its parent religion in that its believers claim that Jesus Christ was (or is) the Son of God, who came to the earth to "save" mankind. Despite this supposed "Sacrifice" most of mankind according to Christian fundamentalists will go to Hell. And despite the vast majority of mankind facing eternal torment somehow the Christian god is also a god of love. Liberal Christians and Christian Universalists are more reasonable.
* Liberal christians tend to disregard the parts of the bible that are immoral or incorrect.
* Universalists don't believe anyone will go to hell.
- Christianity is one of the world's main religions. It is a monotheistic faith that developed its core concepts around the life and message of Jesus Christ. Practitioners are called Christians, the central holy scripture is the Bible, and the local house of worship is called a church. A common symbol of Christianity is the cross. Christianity was formed after the ministry of a Jewish carpenter, Jesus, who preached around 30 AD in the lands around Jerusalem. Christians believe that Jesus was the fulfillment of Jewish predictions for a messiah and because his popular message was dangerous to the existing religious establishment, the local Jewish leaders turned him over to the Roman authorities for execution on a cross, but that he later resurrected and briefly appeared to his followers. His followers continued to spread his teachings, forming communities in the eastern Mediterranean world. Initially persecuted by the Roman Empire, the movement grew and eventually became the state religion of the Roman Empire. Some smaller communities of Christian, living outside the Roman world, eventually became isolated but endured for centuries. During the Middle Ages, Christianity spread through most of Europe, and often adopted and co-opted local customs. Saints became important venerated figures in the religion, as holy people whose spirits could be called upon for intercession with God for miracles. The Christian church, headquartered in Rome became a vast hierarchy, developing political and economic power. A major split occurred in Christianity when the communities of the Byzantine world broke with the Roman-led church over issues of authority and theology. Eastern Christianity would become the Orthodox church, while Western Christianity would become the Roman Catholic Church. During the Middle Ages, Christianity played a main role in preserving the cultural tradition of the past, while much of civilization had descended in to barbarism and feudalism. Also in the Middle Ages, the church called for the Crusades, a series of wars to retake the Holy Land, which had fallen under the control of the emerging Islamic empire. In the late Middle Ages and Renaissance period, the Roman Catholic Church was divided again as reformers, such as Martin Luther, sought changes in the worldly structure of the church. These elements formed the Protestant Reformation, breaking Christianity into many more denominations. The message of Christianity was spread to the rest of the world through the colonization by European powers, sometimes through the forced conversion of the indigenous peoples. By the twentieth century, Christianity had expanded from Europe to become the dominant religion in North America, South America and missionaries continued to spread the message in Africa and Asia.
- Christianity was one of the major religions of Earth. It centred around the teachings of the religious figure Jesus Christ. Humans would come to base their calendar for much of their history on the estimated year of Christ's birth. The Doctor was apparently present at Jesus Christ's birth (TV: Voyage of the Damned) and his resurrection. (TV: Planet of the Dead) These two events were celebrated by the Earth holidays of Christmas and Easter, respectively. Christianity was one of countless religions throughout the universe to have a devil figure inspired by the Beast. (TV: The Satan Pit) The First Doctor met some early Christians while visiting Byzantium in 64. (PROSE: Byzantium!) When Christian missionaries tried and failed to exorcise Saul, they built a church on the site, then declared him an angel. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation) One Time Lord assumed the persona of a Monk in order to alter history in 1066 England. (TV: The Time Meddler) Christian leaders fought a series of Crusades in the 12th and 13th century, in which the First Doctor and his companions became involved. (TV: The Crusade) In the 16th century, western Christianity split into two groups: the main group, which became known as the Catholic Church; and the splinter group, who called themselves Protestants. The two groups came into conflict on several occasions, one notable example being the St Bartholomew's Day massacre. A key figure in the events leading up to this massacre was the Abbot of Amboise, who bore a striking resemblance to the First Doctor. (TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve) A group of Christian monks in Scotland turned away from their religion, instead harbouring and worshiping a Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform which had landed there. (TV: Tooth and Claw) masqueraded as a Christian priest as part of his plan to summon Azal. (TV: The Dæmons) The Doña Arana was a devout Christian living alone in 1980s Spain. She was killed by Shockeye of the Quawncing Grig after her prayer, and Chessene of the Franzine Grig attempted to telepathically extract information about Earth from her dead mind. Chessene noted that Arana's mind was mostly full of her religion, which Shockeye dismissed as "the beliefs of primitives." (TV: The Two Doctors) The Gorgon was harboured by an order of Christian nuns for generations. (TV: Eye of the Gorgon) File:ReligionStub.png
- Christianity was an Earth religion founded in the first century AD following the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Its adherents, usually called Christians, believe that Jesus is the Son of the one God who created the universe and that he was sent to redeem the people from their sins through his death and resurrection. Christianity was a religion with multiple sects--usually called denominations, that largely fall under three major groups: Catholicism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy. The Christian Old Testament has the same books as the Jewish Tanakh; however, Christianity also adds the New Testament to its Bible, and its doctrines diverged from Judaism almost immediately. Islam would later draw upon Christianity as one source for its teachings. Earth's early history, literature, and arts were strongly influenced by this monotheistic religion, though some sources suggest that in the post-First Contact era, its influence waned considerably, making its believers a minority group among humans. As was the case with Islam and Judaism, the other two Abrahamic faiths of Earth, Christianity and its followers underwent a spiritual and cultural upheaval with the initial contacts with extraterrestrial intelligent species such as the Vulcans and Centaurians in the mid-21st century. Such contacts fostered, in many ways, no less a crisis than the events of 1 May 2053, during World War III, where nuclear weapons were detonated above, near, or even in Middle Eastern cities considered sacred by all three faiths. (The Lost Era novel: The Sundered) Non-humans and those with partial non-human ancestry have also been known to practice the religion. (Sigils and Unions: Catacombs of Oralius--"Captives' Ransom", Star Trek: Pendragon, The Starfleet Museum, Orion Press)
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion that grew out of Jewish roots. A basic tenet of Christianity is that Jesus, a Jew, is the Messiah and son of G-d, while Jews believe that the Messiah is still to come. Christianity has split into many sects. The relationships between Jews and Christians has, like all human relationships between large groups, varied greatly over time and sub-groups.
- The Infinite religion that lead to Jesus of Nazareth and his father, Glorious God Life-giving God Almighty God All-present God Omnipresent God All-powerful God Omnipotent God All-knowing God Omniscient God All-loving God Omniphiliac God All-Merciful God Forgiving God Infinitely Just God Eternal God God, the One True God, God, the Ruler of Heaven, God, the Father, God, the Almighty, God, the Maker of Heaven and Earth, God, the Supreme Ruler, God, the Final Judge, God, the First Being, God, the Intelligent Designer, God, the Ultimate Entity, God, the Creator, God, I-am-that-I-am, God, the G-d, Spaghedeitic God Invisible God Pink God Unicornic God Celestial God Teapotic God. Real Christians existed before Jesus was ever born cause they had the FAith to know it was the one TRUE religion. Adam & Eve were Christians before that damn talking snake turned them into UN-AMERICAN Liberals. It is a scientifically-proven fact that Christianity is responsible for none of humankind's wars and conflicts -- to the contrary, Judaism and atheism are.
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greekword Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latinsuffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazarethas presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with about 2.2 billion adherents, known as Christians. Christians believe that Jesus has a "unique significance" in the world. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah. According to the 2011 Census, the largest religious groupings are Christians (48.4 per cent), followed by those of no religion (20.7 per cent), no response (8.5 per cent), Muslims (12.4 per cent), Hindus (5.0 per cent), Jews (1.8 per cent), Sikhs (1.5 per cent), Buddhists (1.0 per cent) and other (0.6 per cent) in [[London]]. Historically, London has been predominantly Christian. This is clear from the large number of churchesaround the area, particularly in the City of London, which alone contains around 50 churches. Anglicanism is the primary denomination, and the Archbishop of Canterbury's main residence is actually at Lambeth Palace. Most parts of London north of the Thames and west of the River Lee are within the diocese of London under the Bishop of Londonat the famous St Paul's Cathedral in the City, parishes east of the River Lee are within the Diocese of Chelmsford, whilst most parts south of the river are administered from Southwark Cathedralas the diocese of Southwark. Important national and royal ceremonies are divided between St Paul's andWestminster Abbey. The pre-eminent Catholic cathedral in England and Wales is Westminster Cathedral, from where the Archbishop of Westminster leads the English and Welsh Catholic church. Other Christian denominations also have headquarters in the city, including the United Reformed Church, the Salvation Armyand the Quakers, and immigrant communities have established their own denominations or dioceses (e.g.Greek Orthodoxy). Evangelical churches are also present in the city.
- Christianity is a religion in some of the Civilization games.
- Christianity, as portrayed in the 2003 Fullmetal Alchemist anime series is an ancient monotheistic religion. The followers of this ancient faith created the secret city that exists beneath Dante's lair and, as such, she and Hohenheim Elric may have been practitioners. However, according to Dante, all the adherents besides the two of them - as well as their system of time measurement based on the birth of their founder and icon, Jesus Christ - had died out centuries ago, because of their religious intolerance and subsequent conflicts based on that intolerance. Although no one in the Fullmetal Alchemist series practices or even knows of Christianity, the town of Aquroya holds a church which seems to mimic some of the practices of the Christian church. The infamous thief Psiren spends a short time as a nun in this church. In episode 16, as well, Al is seen with wards stuck onto him with crosses on them, which is the symbol of Christianity.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament of the Bible. Christians believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Jewish Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. For specific forms of Christianity, see:
* Catholicism
* Eastern Orthodox
* Holy Mission Church (fictional, existing only in "Vermin")
* Mormon (full name: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints)
* Protestantism
* Puritanism
* The Second Revelation (fictional, existing only in In High Places) A sizable number of Harry Turtledove's characters are, or have been, Christians. This article should focus on those works where Christianity is particularly pertinent to the plot (such as Thessalonica) or has been altered from OTL (such as In High Places).
- At the very least Christianity is a belief in Jesus Christ or his ideas, often called a religion although not all believers or followers of Jesus Christ's ideas claim to be or agree with being called religious. It is the world's largest religion, with over 2.4 billion followers, or 33% of the global population, known as Christians. In this context, faith refers both to the believers’ act of trust and to the content of their faith. As a tradition, Christianity is more than a system of religious belief. It also has generated a culture, a set of ideas and ways of life, practices, and artifacts that have been handed down from generation to generation since Jesus first became the object of faith. Christianity is thus both a living tradition of faith and the culture that the faith leaves behind. The agent of Christianity is the church, the community of people who make up the body of believers. [Matt Stefon — Encyclopedia Britannica, as late as 2011]
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greek translation Χριστός, Christos of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Mašíaḥ, meaning "the anointed one" and the Latin suffixes ian and -itas) is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion adherents. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the savior of humanity prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequentially, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah. Worldwide, the three largest groups within Christianity are the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the various denominations of Protestantism. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox patriarchates split from one another in the schism of the 11th century, and Protestantism came into existence during the Reformation of the 16th century, splitting from the Roman Catholic Church. Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is an Abrahamic religion.
- Christianity (十字教(じゅうじきょう) Juuji Kyou?, lit. "Religion of the Cross") is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of the Son of God. Christianity is the most represented and largest religion in the Toaru Majutsu no Index universe, and represents the greater part of the magic side. Most notably, Index is a Christian of the Anglican Church denomination.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion on Earth and on the Medieval planet. It is also possibly the main religion on the planets ruled by King Arthur. Its sacred text is the Bible. Teal'c claimed that no Goa'uld is capable of showing the necessary compassion to impersonate the Christian God. Sokar instead chose to impersonate Satan, an angel who had fallen out of favour with God in Christian theology. (SG1: "Demons")
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, Christianity is the world's largest religion. Its origins are intertwined with Judaism, with which it shares much sacred text and early history; specifically, it shares the Hebrew Bible, known in the Christian context as the Old Testament (see Judeo-Christian). Christianity is considered an Abrahamic religion, along with Judaism and Islam. In the Christian scriptures, the name "Christian" (and so by implication "Christianity") is first attested in Acts 11:26: "For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch Jesus' disciples were first called Christians" (Gr. χριστιανους, from Christ Gr. Χριστός, which means "the anointed").
- Christianity is currently the worlds largest religion, based upon the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Christianity is a pre-War monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the gospels and other New Testament writings.
- It's not entirely clear what the story is with Christianity. There were a lot of prophets and religious leaders roaming around the world at the time of Christ, and the carpenter from Nazareth didn't really show up on Heaven's radar until the story was mostly over. Gabriel did inform Mary of her upcoming pregnancy, but he made more than a few such supernatural announcements of that sort. After the fact, angels (and demons) were able to investigate and gather some information...but an aura of ineffability (such as that which surrounds Superiors) prevented Seraphs and the like from discovering the Truth, even when speaking with eyewitnesses. In retrospect, most agree that something very out of the ordinary was going on. Theories abound, tripping over one another in an attempt to explain the strange happenings. Some think that Jesus really was an incarnation of God, or at least some related being. Others think he was a human prophet with supernatural patronage. One theory even holds that Jesus was an incarnation of Eli. (Eli flatly denies this, and claims he never even spoke with Jesus.) There are also some theories that Hell originated the whole affair: a tricky play, if so, but not an unreasonable one. Hell does well with large-scale enterprises, and moving humanity from local religion to a single massive proselytising creed would make sense in that light. Despite this great uncertainty, a decision was made among several of Heaven's archangels to support the growing Christian movement, in which they saw considerable potential. (As it happened, both Heaven and Hell made some significant gains using the powerful social and religious force of Christianity.) These days, the high-profile "Christian" Archangels are Dominic and Laurence, both of whom have a particular appreciation for Roman Catholicism. Most of the angels serving these Superiors (particularly Laurence) themselves claim to literally be Christian. Many other angels find the idea of a celestial adhering to a human religion quite strange, but there you go.
- Throughout the show, Christianity is referred to the most among other religions. Christianity is the belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he came to Earth, died on the cross and rose from the dead in order to save humanity from their sins. Christians believe that sincere repentance of sins, and faith in Jesus Christ is the path to salvation. Some explicit references are made through the characters' own practices, and other implicit references are found in the storyline, mostly to reflect the general concept of "faith" more than the specific religion.
- Christianity is a human religion founded upon the teachings of Jesus Christ, whom the Bible records as being the only begotten Son of God and the Savior of all mankind, who has died on the cross for the sins of the world and has risen from the dead the third day to offer eternal life for those who believe in Him. It is a religion that emphasizes the virtues of righteousness through the obedience of God's commandments, including those of showing mercy and charity, and commonly depicts an eternal reward of heaven for the faithful and righteous and of hell for the unbelieving and wicked. Though Christianity is rarely if ever depicted in any of the Smurfs stories, with most of its emphasis being on nature worship and magic, its concept of heaven and hell were used in the cartoon episode "Heavenly Smurfs" when the Smurfs fool Gargamel into thinking he has been sent to his final judgment and must now make amends for all the evil he has done. In the comic book story "The Egg And The Smurfs", one Smurf was sent to hell by another Smurf who wished for that Smurf to go to hell, only to later be removed from hell when Papa Smurf had undone all the wishes his little Smurfs had wished for. In the story "Sagratamabarb", Gargamel gets sent to hell by an agreement he made with Beelzebub that if he would get his cousin to leave the forest, he would belong to Beelzebub forever. Papa Smurf's behavior towards Gargamel in regards to saving him in times of peril reflects the Christian attitude of showing mercy even unto the most undeserving recipients. Some Smurf stories have thematic elements that parallel those of Christian Bible stories, particularly the cartoon show episodes. In "Bigmouth's Friend", Clockwork Smurf bravely sacrifices himself while dealing with a giant machine created by Gargamel and Lord Balthazar in a manner similar to King David's confrontation with Goliath the Gittite. In "Blue Eyes Returns", the Smurfs deal with a flood created by Gargamel's magic beans similar to the one created by God to destroy His unfaithful creation in the time of Noah, whose family was the only one to escape the flood by building an ark. The human customs of Christmas and Valentine's Day are usually considered Christian holidays, while heterosexual marriage is considered a Christian virtue in that it was intended for humans to create families through which the virtues of godliness can be instilled upon future generations.
- Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with nearly 2.4 billion adherents, known as Christians. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah. The foundations of Christian theology are expressed in ecumenical creeds. These professions of faith state that Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and was resurrected from the dead in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins. The creeds further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven, where he reigns with God the Father. Most Christian denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge everybody, living and dead, and to grant eternal life to his followers. He is considered the model of a virtuous life. His ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection are often referred to as "the gospel", meaning "good news" (a loan translation of the ). The term gospel also refers to written accounts of Jesus's life and teaching, four of which the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are considered canonical and included in Christian Bibles. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion that began as a Jewish sect in the mid-1st century. Originating in the Levant region of the Middle East, it quickly spread to Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Egypt. It grew in size and influence over a few centuries, and by the end of the 4th century had become the official state church of the Roman Empire, replacing other forms of religion practiced under Roman rule. During the Middle Ages, most of the remainder of Europe was Christianized, and adherents were gained in the Middle East, North Africa, Ethiopia, and parts of India. Following the Age of Discovery, Christianity spread to the Americas, Australasia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the rest of the world through missionary work and colonization. Christianity has played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilization. Worldwide, the three largest groups of Christianity are the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the various denominations of Protestantism. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox patriarchates split from one another in the schism of the 11th century, and Protestantism came into existence during the Reformation of the 16th century, splitting from the Roman Catholic Church. __TOC__
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.
- Since the first decades of Christianity, most Christians have regarded homosexuality as immoral. This has led to the position upheld today by denominations such as the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, as well as by most Evangelical Protestant churches such as the Southern Baptist Convention. Recently however, some Christians have come to believe that homosexuality is not inherently sinful. Denominations holding to that view include the United Church of Canada, liberal congregations within the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the Moravian Church, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Methodist Church of Great Britain, and Friends General Conference. Furthermore, the Metropolitan Community Church has been founded to specifically to serve the Christian LGBT community. Other denominations, such as the Presbyterian Church USA, the United Methodist Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church, are actively debating the issue. It is a current controversy in the worldwide Anglican Communion since the Episcopal Church of the USA has ordained the first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson.
- The title of Christian has been claimed to mean different things. Many draw their title from biblicism, upon which there are many disagreements in understanding. Most include the Old Testament and the New Testament, though there are some that place the Old Testament as a lesser half of the Holy Bible or remove it entirely, refuse the New Testament and/or Apocrypha books, which can include Jewish apocrypha. There are also those that pick which verses they believe to be from the original writings. Others merely adhere to historical teachings of Christ located outside the bible, viewing the Gospel as tainted by tyrannical edits intended to control Christians. Aside from these, there are branches that grew from one or a combination of the examples aforementioned, but do not heed the holiness of Christ. Then you have more diversity with denominations, and with the nondenominational, antidenominational, predenominational (different thoughts on the meaning of this), unorganized and/or Christians against authority in the church (preferring voluntarism, biblical studies and educational debates), creating a great deal of diversity in conclusions regarding vegetarianism. This can stretch from raw, anti-killing fruitarianism (where future plants--seeds and nuts--are not killed, coming from the belief that Adam and Eve had this diet before sin and death came upon the world) to lacto-vegetarianism (First Corinthians Chapter Three Verse Two) to cooked kosher diets (see biblical kosher laws and biblical sacrifices). There are also Christians that, while aiming for the healthiest and kindest vegetarian lifestyle, do not refuse to deviate from this in a survivalist situation, referring to verses diplaying man's dominion and greater value, and verses showing man's obligation to be as loving as Christ toward slaves, as He is toward sinners.
- The map below shows the percentage of Christian believers worldwide, click on the image to get a bigger picture.
- Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. It is the world's largest religion, with an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, or about one-third of the total world population. It shares with Judaism the Hebrew Scriptures (called the Old Testament by Christians), and for this reason is sometimes called an Abrahamic religion, along with Judaism and Islam.
- Baptists are one such group, who believe that baptism can only be by those who choose to follow the Christ and therefore this cannot include babies.
- Christianity is the system of beliefs and practices based on the Old and New Testament of the Bible focusing upon the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Son of the one true God, Yahweh, and recognized as God-incarnate. According to the Bible, Christ came to Earth to establish the New Covenant, an agreement to die as the ultimate sacrifice for sin in the place of those who had no hope apart from that sacrifice. After His ministry, death, resurrection and just before his ascension, Jesus commanded His followers to spread His message of forgiveness and salvation to all the world, and gave them the authority to baptize in His name. The great spiritual movement that followed this would for a time be called "the Way." Finally, the followers of Jesus would be called Christians. Christianity teaches that God has saved believers by way of the person and work of Jesus Christ. Though there are differing views of the relationship between faith and works, Christianity is generally perceived as a religion that seeks peace and goodwill in the world.
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