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What is a very conservative Christian denomination? ›

The two major subdivisions of Conservative Christianity within Protestantism are Evangelical Christianity and Christian Fundamentalism while the Confessing Movement, Confessionalism, and to an extent Neo-orthodoxy make up the remaining within Protestantism.

Liberal Christians: They believe the Bible is poetry or a metaphor, which contains the truth but it is not literally true. Therefore they believe God played a role in creation but it did not happen exactly as described.

The Christian right, otherwise referred to as the religious right, are Christian political factions characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and traditionalist policies. Christian conservatives seek to influence politics and public policy with their interpretation of the teachings of Christianity.

Baptists have always been basically conservative, believing the Bible to be true, trustworthy, and authoritative. There have been individuals who deviated from that mindset but they did not last long among us. They went on to other movements in the Christian family.

Methodism has inherited its liturgy from Anglicanism, although Wesleyan theology tends to have a stronger "sacramental emphasis" than that held by evangelical Anglicans.

Liberal Christians regard the Bible as words that have been written about God. Although these are a good guide for Christians in understanding their faith, they might interpret passages differently to fit modern society.

That said, many do. And most liberal Christians appreciate how the story of Jesus' resurrection exemplifies how “death is not the final word.” Even those who don't believe Jesus physically rose from the grave buy into the metaphor.

Many see it as the divinely revealed word of God. But there are significant disagreements about what this means. At its most extreme, this is taken to mean the words themselves are divinely inspired – God dictated the Bible to its writers, who were merely God's musicians playing a divine composition.

They often advocate for a strong national defense, gun rights, capital punishment, and a defense of Western culture from real threats posed by communism and moral relativism. American conservatives tend to question climate change and evolution more frequently than moderates or liberals.

What is the ideology of the Christian Democrats? ›

Personalism has generally been the underlying basis in Christian democracy that leads to human rights, especially in relation to a right to life, a right to family and a right to aid, a right to suffrage, freedom of conscience, and freedom of religion. Modern personalist views also are inspired by ecologist values.

Functionalists argue that religion is a conservative force and that this is a positive function for society and for individuals. Religion helps to create social order and maintains the value consensus.

Catholicism – 1.278–1.390 billion

Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity and the Catholic Church is the largest among churches.

Most ELCA Lutherans are theologically moderate-to-liberal, although has a sizable conservative minority. Other Lutheran bodies in the U.S. tend to hold more strictly to Confessional Lutheranism.

Christian libertarianism is the synthesis of Christian beliefs with libertarian political philosophy, with a focus on beliefs about free will, human nature, and God-given inalienable rights.

We Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world.