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Religious Sects and Denominations

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Sunni Islam

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Follow the Sunnah, or traditions, of the Prophet Muhammad; make up the majority of the Muslim population.

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Shia Islam

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Believe in the Imamate, the leadership of Imams descended from Prophet Muhammad; commemorate Ashura, the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali.

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Sufism

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Emphasize mysticism and direct personal experience of God through rituals and personal asceticism

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Roman Catholicism

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Accept the Pope as the leader of the Church; believe in the sacrament of Eucharist as literal body and blood of Christ.

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Eastern Orthodoxy

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Emphasize the continuation of holy tradition through the seven ecumenical councils; do not accept the Pope's universal jurisdiction.

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Protestantism

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Adhere to principles of Sola Scriptura and the priesthood of all believers; reject papal authority.

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Anglicanism

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Maintains a via media, or middle way, between Roman Catholicism and Reformed Christianity; recognizes the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Lutheranism

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Founded on Martin Luther’s teachings; justification by faith alone and the authority of Scripture alone.

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Calvinism

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Based on the teachings of John Calvin; known for doctrines of predestination and the sovereignty of God.

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Methodism

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Stresses the importance of personal holiness and social justice; established by John Wesley.

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Pentecostalism

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Emphasizes direct personal experience with God through baptism with the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and supernatural gifts.

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Jehovah's Witnesses

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Reject the Trinity doctrine; believe in an imminent Armageddon and that only 144,000 go to heaven.

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Mormonism

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Believe in the Book of Mormon as Scripture; practice baptism for the dead; focus on family unit and post-mortal existence.

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Seventh-day Adventism

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Observe the Sabbath on Saturday; follow the dietary laws in Leviticus; believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ.

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Baptists

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Practice believers' baptism by immersion; emphasize religious freedom and local church autonomy.

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Quakers

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Focus on the 'Inner Light' of Christ in every person; known for pacifism and egalitarian meetings without clergy.

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Anabaptism

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Believe in adult baptism; committed to the separation of church and state; generally pacifist.

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Unitarianism

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Reject the doctrine of the Trinity; emphasize the oneness of God and the moral teachings of Jesus.

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Sikhism

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Monotheistic faith established by Guru Nanak and nine successive gurus; teaches the equality of all humanity and service to others.

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Hasidism

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A mystical branch of Orthodox Judaism; emphasizes piety as well as joy in the worship of God.

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