What denomination are you?

[acgifford]

Non-Denominational.^^

[ShiroiHikari]

Church of the Nazarene (hence my zeal to differentiate "Nazarene" from "Nazarite"...though I do have long hair and hate wine...)

I was raised in the Church of the Nazarene but nowadays I don't identify with any particular denomination.

[Shao Feng-Li]

No reformed denominations? I feel left out.

I'll pick "other." Presbyterian.

[Tancos]

(Never mind -- wrong thread)

[shooraijin]

It's like carnivorous Adventism, basically!

I have many Adventist friends (who describe themselves as "Badventists") and they thought your description was hilarious.

[Agloval]

Currently I attend my local Anglican parish church (where I grew up, and where I'm on the electoral roll). On the other hand one of my parents was a Baptist, and the other was URC (a vaguely Presbyterian English group), and I suspect both would say they attend our church because of its specific position rather than because it's an Anglican church. And when I was at university I split my time between a Baptist church and evensong at St Paul's Cathedral (I happen to like choral music, thank you very much).

So I put myself down as 'other'. Possibly 'confused' or 'not bothered' would also work

[Roy Mustang]

A Catholic that goes to a Non-Denominational church, since I got married.


I still hold the Catholic beliefs and are very dear to me, but deep down, I believe that no matter what denomination that you are, we are all Christians and should be untied as one.

[Sapphire225]

I'm non-denominational, despite my most of my family being baptist.

[TopazRaven]

I attend a Methodist church, but I don't really think denominations are that important. It's the church I went to as a kid before I stopped goinG so i just figured I'd give it another shot.

[TheMewster]

I refuse to be associated with any denomination due to the fighting. Could go on all day about it but it would derail the topic.

[CloudStrife911]

The reason I support the idea of having a denomination for a church is so if a preacher starts to preach heresy then they have someone above him to make sure he doesn't lead people astray. Other than that personally I think they are all just more or less just for the organizational part of running churches.

[CloudStrife911]

No reformed denominations? I feel left out.

I'll pick "other." Presbyterian.

I'm sorry honestly I thought I did put that one. I wish I was able to go and modify it after it's been posted! I'd totally fix it for ya.

[Edward]

I'm currently attending an Assemblies of God church, but I personally don't claim any particular denomination.

This pretty much describes my current situation. I just consider myself a Christian, not any specific denomination.

[mechana2015]

I started out at a non-denominational church, but I currently attend a Methodist church. I ascribe no label to myself though so I set it to 'other'.

[Atria35]

The reason I support the idea of having a denomination for a church is so if a preacher starts to preach heresy then they have someone above him to make sure he doesn't lead people astray. Other than that personally I think they are all just more or less just for the organizational part of running churches.

The thing about this statement is that what one denomination considers heresy another may take as doctrine. Think about how the Catholic Church in general considers Protestantism, and vice-versa.

[Yamamaya]

I'm Church of God 7th Day - we're...well, we're weird. The denomination split off from the Adventists, took some Millerite/Jehovah's Witness theology with it, and somehow, the movement kinda became weeaboo for Jewish things. Most members avoid pork and shellfish, and a few even keep feast days (mostly just Feast of Tabernacles, it would seem, because at its heart, it's a camping trip). It's like carnivorous Adventism, basically!

Also, everyone is related to everyone else, somehow, or is about to become that way. Hilarity commonly ensues at summer camps when people find out that cute girl/boy they like is their distant cousin.


They're called Episcopalian in the US. Don't ask me why.

You're the strange rebels that broke off from the rest of us..I'm a Seventh Day Adventist.:lol:

SDA isn't really all that weeaboo for Jewish things, save for the whole don't eat unclean meat thing, but that's more inspired from our health message than from Judaism.

In addition, we're the only denomination I know of that encourages vegetarianism.

I don't agree with everything that my church teaches so I tend to just call myself a Christian in ordinary conversation unless someone asks me specifically what my denomination is.

[aliveinHim]

I'm baptist! And I don't dance (breaks out into Caramelldansen).

[CloudStrife911]

The thing about this statement is that what one denomination considers heresy another may take as doctrine. Think about how the Catholic Church in general considers Protestantism, and vice-versa.

Yes, that's very true, but there are things like for instance Jesus came to earth fully man fully God died for our sins and rose again. That's the thing that I'd be worried about people messing with. If people were to start to alter that then I'd be worried.

[Xeno]

I feel like this thread is starting to teeter on that fine line it's been walking.

I don't agree with everything that my church teaches so I tend to just call myself a Christian in ordinary conversation unless someone asks me specifically what my denomination is.

I do pretty much the same thing. I believe what my church teaches (unless it's political, in which case I have my own views and opinions) but when people ask what my religion is I tell them I'm a Christian. I only specify beyond that if I'm asked exactly what kind.

[Shao Feng-Li]

The reason I support the idea of having a denomination for a church is so if a preacher starts to preach heresy then they have someone above him to make sure he doesn't lead people astray. Other than that personally I think they are all just more or less just for the organizational part of running churches.

Denominations, they're just kind of an unavoidable result of each group thinking they've got it right. An Anabaptist would never join Presbyterians, a Presbyterian would never join with Episcopal, etc. They're almost foundationaly different. So therefore, denominations and independent churches (non denominationals that seem to always be some kind of Baptist- or as Tim Hawkins put it "Baptist with a cool website" XD).

[ADXC]

Remember, let's keep away from debates.

[Vega]

I was raised Pentacostal but I left my parents church and began attending a non-denominational church.

[armeck]

i like to call myself "un-denominational" maybe that is not the correct word. but i just believe in Jesus and don't want extra labels, and since non-denominational has sorda become a denomination in itself.... i'll just go with "other"

[TopazRaven]

It kind of makes me laugh that non-denomination is now pretty much a denomination in itself.

[Nanao]

It kind of makes me laugh that non-denomination is now pretty much a denomination in itself.

Ditto.

I don't associate myself with any denomination. Here, I picked non-denominational because it seemed like the best option. I tend to avoid using the term though.

[Atria35]

Yes, that's very true, but there are things like for instance Jesus came to earth fully man fully God died for our sins and rose again. That's the thing that I'd be worried about people messing with. If people were to start to alter that then I'd be worried.

*hesitates* The only thing that all Christian churches can really agree on is that Christ died on the cross for our sins. Even the Trinity is debated hotly today. So.....yeah. That's why it's so easy for denominations to spring up and to have schisms. And why non-denominational seems to bring more people together.

[shooraijin]

Atria35 said it very well, and I don't think we need go into further detail on it in the General forum.