02-23-2011, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by CutiePie2000
I wish I understood what these terms meant: Episcopalian , Evangelical, Methodist, Baptist, etc. (Time to break out the Wikipedia, I guess). Whenever I see the name of the church on the church signage, I don't really know what these words actually mean. I do, however, (feel that I) know what Catholic and Anglican mean.
PS In writing this "stream of consciousness", I came upon this helpful diagram (you will need to scroll down a ways...)
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_d...nity_are_there |
Those terms are really just the names of different traditions. All Episcopalian means is that the church has a Episcopal polity, which means it is run by Bishops. And Episcopalian as in The Episcopalian Church is just the name for the American Anglican Church. Baptists put a strong emphasize on the believer's baptism which means you need to be an adult who chooses to be baptized. Can't help terribly much with the other 2 I'm afraid.
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