| Apostolic succession Apostolic succession is the doctrine in some of the more ancient Christian communions that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original Twelve Apostles Within Catholic Christianity it "is one of four elements which define the true Church of Jesus Christ" and legitimizes the existing sacramental offices, as it is considered necessary for a bishop to perform legitimate or "valid" ordinations of priests, deacons, and other bishops. Apostolic_succession
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| Argument from evolution Talk:Argument_from_evolution
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| Capital punishment Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the killing of a person by judicial process for retribution, general deterrence, and incapacitation. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. capital originates from Latin capitalis, literally "regarding the head" (Latin caput). Hence, a capital crime was originally one punished by the severing of the head. Capital_punishment
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| Church of Christ, Scientist The Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, by Mary Baker Eddy, author of the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which offered a unique interpretation of Christian faith. Christian Science teaches that the reality of God denies the reality of sin, sickness, death, and the material world. Church_of_Christ,_Scientist
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| Christian countercult movement The Christian countercult movement is a collective description for many, mostly unrelated, ministries and individual Christians who oppose religious groups whose doctrines or practices do not fit within their definition of mainstream Christianity, which they consider to be cults. They are also known as discernment ministries. Christian_countercult_movement
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| Nihilism Nihilism (from the Latin nihil, nothing) is the philosophical position that values do not exist but rather are falsely invented. Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism which argues that life is without meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. Nihilism
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| Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh-day_Adventist_Church
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| Christian Science Christian Science is a religious belief system founded by Mary Baker Eddy in the year 1866 and is practiced most prominently by members of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Christian Science asserts that humanity and the universe as a whole are, correctly viewed, spiritual rather than material; that truth and good are real and therefore evil and error are unreal; and that through prayer and spiritual comprehension, through knowing and understanding God, these facts can be demonstrated in healing. Christian_Science
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| End time The End Time, End Times, or End of Days are the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other non-Abrahamic religions. In Abrahamic religions, End times are often depicted as a time of tribulation that precedes the appearance or return of the Messiah, a person who will usher in the Kingdom of God and bring an end to suffering and evil. Various other religions also have eschatological beliefs associated with turning and redemption. End_time
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| Apocatastasis Apocatastasis () is a Greek word (ἀποκατάστασις) meaning either reconstitution or restitution or restoration to the original or primordial condition. Apocatastasis
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| This Present Darkness This Present Darkness is a Christian novel by Frank E. Peretti. Published in 1986, This Present Darkness was Peretti's first published novel for adults and shows contemporary views on angels, demons, prayer, and spiritual warfare as demons and angels interact and struggle for control of the citizens of the small town of Ashton.Having achieved remarkable sales success, the book has sold in excess of 2.5 million copies worldwide and remained on the CBA top ten best-sellers list for over 150 consecutive weeks after its release. This_Present_Darkness
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| Hank Hanegraaff Hendrik "Hank" Hanegraaff (born 1950) also known as the Bible Answer Man is an American author, radio talk-show host and advocate of evangelical Christianity. He is an outspoken figure within the Christian countercult movement where he has established a reputation for his criticisms of non-Christian religions, new religious movements or cults and heresies within conservative Christianity. He is also an apologist on doctrinal and cultural issues. Hank_Hanegraaff
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| Caroline Myss Talk:Caroline_Myss
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| Eugene Scott William Eugene Scott, also known as Dr. Gene Scott (and sometimes styled w. euGene Scott), (August 14, 1929 - February 21, 2005), was a United States pastor and teacher who served for almost 50 years as an ordained minister and religious broadcaster in Los Angeles, California. Eugene_Scott
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| Word of Faith Word of Faith (also known as Word-Faith or simply Faith), is a family of local Christian churches as well as a teaching movement kindred to many Pentecostal and Charismatic churches and individuals worldwide. The basic doctrine preached is that of salvation through Jesus Christ and what that “salvation” entails. Word_of_Faith
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| Bob Larson Bob Larson (born 1944 in McCook, Nebraska) is a radio and television evangelist, currently based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Larson has authored numerous books on the subjects of rock music, cults, and Satanism, written from a Christian perspective.Larson plays guitar; he has claimed his early experiences as a musician led to his concerns about occult and destructive influences in rock music. Bob_Larson
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| Sovereign Grace Ministries Sovereign Grace Ministries (SGM) is a group of neocharismatic, Evangelical, Christian churches primarily located in North America.It can be described as an apostolic network. There are congregations in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Great Britain and Mexico.C. J. Mahaney and is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, where it shares a building with Covenant Life Church. Sovereign_Grace_Ministries
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| Kenneth Kitchen Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (born 1932) is Personal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, England. He is one of the leading experts on Biblical History and the Egyptian Third Intermediate Period, having written over 250 books and journal articles on these and other subjects since the mid-1950s. Kenneth_Kitchen
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| The Two Babylons The Two Babylons was an anti-Catholic religious pamphlet produced initially by the Scottish theologian and Protestant Presbyterian Alexander Hislop in 1853. It was later expanded in 1858 and finally published as a book in 1919. Its central theme is its allegation that the Roman Catholic Church is a veiled continuation of the pagan religion of Babylon, the veiled paganism being the product of a millennia old conspiracy. The_Two_Babylons
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