Christianity-Non+Denominational

Sacred text in the non-denominational christian belief is just the same as regualr christian or catholic beliefs, which would be the holy bible. The bible tells stories of Jesus' life and in cludes sacred writings of the Christian religion. The bible is very important to them, and they follow their life by mostly focussing on the bible and the ways of it.
 * **Section 1-Beliefs** ||
 * Non-denominationalism is one of the sects under Christianity. Non-denominational Christians believe in the same things as a regular Christian would believe, but they are more about only their religion and believe in things that only come from the bible. They believe that God is the supreme being. They do not believe anything else in any other religions to be true. For instance, non-denominational chrisitans believe that Jesus walked and carried the Cross to the location of the crucifixtion whereas roman catholics believe that while Jesus was carrying the Cr[[image:jesus_carrying_cross-720248.jpg width="174" height="224" align="left"]]oss, he fell and a woman named Veronica wiped his forehead with a rag. Even thought they believe this, Veronica is not once mentioned in the bible, which is why non-denominational christians do not belive that this event existed in this way. Also, they do not believe in Saints, but they do believe in salvation by faith.

sources: [|www.mb-soft.com] ([|http://www.bibletruthonline.com]) ([|www.religionfacts.com]) ||
 * **Section 2-History of the Faith in America** ||
 * Non-Denominational Christianity started in the United States because some Christians didn't agree with the way Christianity was being practiced. The belief in non-denominational Christianity started to come up in the early 1970's. The non-denominational Christians lived during the Protestant movement. They are mostly in the South and on the East coast. There are also some on the West coast right below Los Angeles. The non-denominational Christians were at first segregated from others, but then the Catholics later accepted them. When they were accepted their worshiping and practices were later tolerated. But while being segregated they were faced with problems like whether or not the priests were teaching people the beliefs from the bible, or that the priest was being worshiped and not God. Over the years the population of the sect of Christianity has been decreasing. In 1998 the percent of Americans that were non-denominational was 60.0%. But in 2008 the percent decreased to 50.9%.

Sources: ([|www.christianity-guide.com]) ([|www.hubpages.com]) ([|www.google.com/maps]) || media type="custom" key="7583471" Non-denominational Christian churches look like your typical church. Many have the symbol of the cross to symbolize Christianity and memorialize Christ's death. ([|www.religionfacts.com]) They can range from big elaborate structures (picture 2) to small casual buildings. Some have stained glass windows or even a bell tower. Inside, they have rows of chairs or booths for people to sit in and bibles nearby (picture 3). They also have pianos, organs, and other instruments used for music during a church procession. As shown in the photos, the way a Non-Denominational Christian church looks and the way a typical Catholic church looks are very similar. Many people from all over the United States practice this religion. Per church service, about 60 percent of all Non-Denominational churches have less than 100 members that come regularly. (hirr.hartsem.edu) This means that 40% have a large amount of people in their church service. Many Non-Denominational churches have racial diversity. White, colored, and other races of people practice Non-Denominational Christianity.
 * **Section 3-How does the Faith Look in America** ||
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 Non-Denominational Christianity is practiced all over the United States. Above is a map of the Chicago area, where the pink dots are a Non-Denominational Christian church. This map shows that there are churches of this religion all over the place. Illinois is just one example of this, but you can infer that there are a variety of other states that have a similar amount of Non-Denominational Christian churches. The chart below shows the percentage of Non-Denominational Christian churches in each area. In places of higher poipulation, these churches are more common.  ﻿Chart from ([|www.religionfacts.com]) The holy day in this faith is Sunday. Church precessions are usually on Sunday but can also take place on Friday or Saturday. During a procession, there are sermons, organ/piano music, altar calls for salvation, and healing prayers. A sermon is a speech given as instruction in morals given by a priest. (yourdictionary.com) Preaching during worship is usually about: Personal spiritual growth, God's love and care, pracrical advice for daily living, personal salvation, and living a moral life. . || One challenge of this religion is intolerance from other denominational Christian religions. Christian religions are in conflict with each other because each religion believes that their religion is the correct one. Other Christian religions criticize the differences that Non-Denominational Christian churches have with them. (mb-soft.com/believe) Some also think that they are unorganized because the word denominational basically means organized or group and the name "non-denominational" should mean not organized or not a group. In their defense, the meaning of "non-denominational" is because they are independent churches apart from the other Christian churches. ** Tolerance ** Although there is religious intolerance of this religion, there is also religious tolerance. Even if Non-Denominational Christianity is a different branch of Christianity, the core beliefs of this religion are shared with the other religions. This makes it more tolerated than the non-Christian religions because the beliefs and/or practices of the other religions are different from those in Christianity. Non-Denominational Christianity is found all over the united states. The highest density of these churches are in areas with large amounts of people. There are no areas where this religion is found more because there is more tolerance. For more information on the location of this religion, refer to the "Where it's Practiced" section of "**Look**". ====There are no exact/specific laws that just straight forward descriminate against followers of non-denominational christianity. There are just laws in general that exist for if someone were to overthrow the government in any way of any religion, not just Christianity. ([|www.lacarte.org]) Followers do feel free to express their religious beliefs in public, because for one, there isnt any laws that discriminate against it, and for the most part, non-denominational christians dont really care about what others have to say about their religion or other religions because they most likely wont listen or belive it. Non-denominational chrisitans only follow and believe their religion. They're not even open to other religions, and most likely dont want to hear other things about them.==== ||
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 * **Section 4-Challenges Followers Face in America** ||
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