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Scientology and Christianity
Terryeo, could you suggest a better photo thats in the public domain for this article? [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 18:28, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
Terryeo, could you suggest a better photo thats in the public domain for this article? [[User:Tmtoulouse|Tmtoulouse]] 18:28, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
:On the other hand, this whole discussion is bizarre. No Christian church would stop you from posting a picture...ever. We should just leave this if T has no alternative. This is like Alice in Wonderland, I mean, how crazy is this? Why would a church sue for showing their picture?--[[User:JoyousOne|JoyousOne]] 18:39, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
:On the other hand, this whole discussion is bizarre. No Christian church would stop you from posting a picture...ever. We should just leave this if T has no alternative. This is like Alice in Wonderland, I mean, how crazy is this? Why would a church sue for showing their picture?--[[User:JoyousOne|JoyousOne]] 18:39, 25 April 2007 (EDT)
== Scientology and Christianity ==
I separated out the Young Earth Creationism material because it shouldn't really be lumped under Christianity. The belief in a young Earth is not usually considered to be a fundamental tenet of Christianity; it's not in the Nicene Creed (which doesn't mention the Bible or Creation at all) and it's not in most catechisms.
Furthermore, it's not typical of all of Christianity. It is Protestants in particular who put great stress on the words of the Bible, and it is typically Protestants who are Young Earth Creationists.
Finally, the material on the age of the Earth is primarily in Genesis and is not touched upon in the New Testament.
In general, one can say that most Young Earth Creationists would identify themselves a Christians, but most self-identified Christians would not identify themselves as Young Earth Creationists. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 19:16, 25 April 2007 (EDT)