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Line 1: − A '''denomination''', in the Christian sense of the word, is an identifiable religious body of grouping under a common name, structure, and/or doctrine, drawn from the four major divisions of Churches: [[Roman Catholic]], [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Eastern Orthodox]], [[Oriental Orthodox]] and [[Protestant]]. − The term may be applied in particular to Protestant church bodies or groupings. Notable among these are: [[Church of England|Anglican]], [[Methodist]], [[Congregationalism|Congregational]], [[Baptist]], [[Lutheran]], the [[Anabaptist]] tradition (made up of the [[Amish]], [[Hutterites]], and [[Mennonites]]), [[Pentecostal]], and United and Uniting churches. Other groups include: [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], the [[Iglesia ni Cristo]], [[Christadelphian]]s, and the [[Jehovah's Witnesses]]. − − [[Denominationalism]] is an ideology which views some or all Christian groups as being, in some sense, versions of the same thing regardless of their distinguishing labels. Not all churches teach this; for instance, the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches do not use this term as its implication of interchangeability does not agree with their theological teachings. − − There are some groups which practically all others would view as [[Apostacy|apostate]] or [[Heresy|heretical]], and not legitimate versions of Christianity. − − [[Category:Christianity]]
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