A Christian denomination represents a distinct organizational structure and tradition among believers who hold to core tenets of the faith.
In simpler words, Christian denominations are diffrent kinds of Christianity.
They arent very well known to the average joe as far as I’ve seen. Personally I’ve never heard of them in religious classes or in church, I only found out what they are once I started high school in History classes. That being said I’m happy to educate others.
protestant vs catholic vs orthodox
Those are the main branches of Christianity.
Now, theyre all called kinds of Christianity, because they all belive in and worship Christ.
More so, they all belive that Christ;
died for our sins
is truly human and truly God
Was born of the Virgin Mary
Rose from the dead
ascended and will return
So, what are the diffrences?
Catholics;
1. Pope is the supreme authority on Earth
2. the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son
3. Give equal authority to both the Bible and Church tradition (the collective body of beliefs, practices, and teachings passed down through generations of Christians)
4. requires salvation through a combination of faith, good works, and the sacraments
„Church Assembled the Bible, so the Bible can’t have more authority than it does”
Belives that the Church itself is (littelary) the Kingdom of God on Earth
There is no subtypes for catholicism
Claims to be the one and only true Christian Church
Protestants;
Traditionally;
1. Do not recognise Popes supreme authority
2. The Holy Spirit proceeds from both the father and the Son
3. Give authority to the Bible only; bible has more authority than the Church and traditions have no value whatsoever
4. emphasizes salvation by faith alone
However, those points are mostly about older kinds of protestantism. When it comes to the newest ones, the only part they agree on is that bible has a bit more authority than the church.
Because of that
There are many subtypes of protestantism
As interpretation of the Bible is very important here and many people have their own versions
And because of that, Protestants are alright with other kind of protestants, still spiritually united and most of the time can take communion with each other.
They don’t claim to be the only true Church
They do not belive in cult of the saints
Orthodox;
1. Does not recognise Popes supreme authority
2. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father only
3. Give equal authority to both the Bible and Church tradition
4. requires salvation through a combination of faith, good works, and the sacraments
There are a few subtypes of orthodoxy
Claims to be the only true Christian Church
(Some) Subtypes of protestantism
Lutheranism
it was the first major denomination of the Protestant Reformation, founded by Martin Luther.
It began in the 16th century with Luthers protests against the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences.
A selling indulgence is a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins by giving money to the Catholic Church.
In more simple terms, „pay to go to heaven easily”. Luther was against that, saying that faith alone is whats important, not money.
beliefs;
Justification by grace through faith alone
The Bible is the only real good source of Christian teachings and truth
Christians are called to show their love for God through selfless service to others, practicing forgiveness, kindness, and patience.
Baptism for all ages (including infants)
Holy communion under both wine and break
All people are born with a sinful nature due to the sin of Adam and Eve.
Jesus is the Son of God, who became man, died on the cross for the sins of the world, and was resurrected
Salvation is a free gift from God, not something humans can achieve on their own
calvinism
Aka Reformed Christianity.
It derives from the writings of John Calvin and his immediate followers. Calvin himself didn't actually create it, but it's named after him since it's mostly his ideas.
According to it „human beings are fallen, unable to merit salvation by their deeds; salvation is solely by God’s grace”
Beliefs;
Long story short
God has already chosen your eternal destiny before you are born; that being said no matter what you do he already decided if you’ll go to heaven or not.
More detailed version,
It follows the rules of TULIP
T - Total Depravity. The idea that humans are inherently sinful and actually incapable of doing anything good without God's direct intervention.
U - Unconditional Election. Its an idea that Christians were choosen by God before the creation of the universe.
Not because of anything they did. Just because God said so. His reasons of chosing some yet not all is unknown
L - Limited Atonement. The idea that Christ only died for the 'elect', the people who God chose to become Christians.
Whenever you will or will not be a Christian was decided before you were born.
I - Irresistible Grace. God has chosen you to become a Christian and so on you will become one sooner or later, you have no control over it.
P - Perseverance of the Saints. This is what's sometimes called "once saved, always saved". Once you're a Christian you can't lose your salvation and stop being one.
It also belives that
Jesus is the Son of God, who became man, died on the cross and was resurrected
Baptism for all ages, including infants
Baptists
Beliefs;
They belive that baptism should be only avaliable to those old enough to conciously choose to follow Christ.
The Bible is the most important source of knowledge
Jesus is the Son of God, who became man, died on the cross for the sins of the world, and was resurrected
Every individual is responsible for his or her own relationship with God and can approach God directly without a priestly mediator
Salvation is by God's grace, received through faith in Jesus Christ alone
All Christians are considered priests and have equal rights and privileges within the church.
God as a Trinity of three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
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Since nowdays we hear that a lot, yet nobody really seems to get it, I tried to give you a short yet easy to understand explonation, for my short attention spawn rookies
1. Addictive
Ai is not a new thing, and Im suprised how many people dont know this. For example YouTube which was released in 2005 has been using its algorytm for years now which is operated by ai. Tiktok does so too. To sum it up, it collects all the data about you; what you comment under, what you type of posta abour what you like the most, etc. With that knowledge it gives you things you find most interesting for the best dopamine rush, making you use their app more often and for longer.
2. Stealing art
Ai itself cannot create new images. What it does is take already existing work of artists and moving them together, creating an image to your liking. People generally teached ai how to make images by stealing art from aritsts they didnt even pay nor credit.
3. Stealing jobs
Ai can do many tasks for us, but if it does our job how will we be payed? Heres a list from Microsoft study on the top 40 jobs that will most likely to be replaced by ai (first photo) and as an extra top 40 things ai wont most likely replace (2nd photo)
Whats concerning me a lot is how jobs said to be replaced are things many people want to do out of passion; such as artists, historicans etc. And things that it wont replace that most people dont enjoy, such as cleaners or dishwasher.
Of course it’s most likely because one has to pay more a translator than a cleaner, so it’s more profound to replace them. However I do find it quite dissapointing, as when we accept ai in our daily lives Id like it to do things I dislike so I can focus on things I enjoy, not vice versa, and Im sure Im not the only one who thinks this way.
4. Destroying our critical thinking skills & 5. Making us feel lonely
6. Tool for bullying
Since internet was created people were using editing apps to photoshop people they dislike into embarassing situations and post them online. With ai so advanced now you dont even need skill or a lot of time to do so, which makes it more accesable and so on dangerous
7. Its shitty for the enviroment
Because of many reasons. For example ai data centres need a lot of energy and water to be cooled down.
8. Misinformation
Ai such as chatgpt is programmed in a way that if it does not know the answer to your question instead of admitting so it’ll make up it’s own answer. Thats why Ai is not a reliable source of information.
9. Chatbot psychosis
10. Frauds 
Three years ago ai couldnt even make decent pictures, nowdays ais such as sora ai can create whole episodes of cartoons indistinguishable from real art. The question is, how far will it go in the next Three years? What if we can’t tell ai apart not only from animation but also from reality, will people start excusing their recorded crimes as ai generated? Will people generate videos of others commiting crimes?
That being said, it’s not that there arent good sides to ai. Its more so that theres just more bad sides than bright sides.
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