As a somewhat new christian?

Question

There are certain things that are new to me because I was raised catholic. Some of these are familiar to me, but i could be wrong.
please explain away some of these terms:
Agnostic
Fundamental Christians
John wesley
Religious right
Jehovahs witnesses
Unitarian
Apologetics
Christian Scientists
I will leave this list short for now and continue at a latter date. Thanks
Please no catholic bashing tonight-please

Answer 1

here is a link. i hope you find it usefull.

Answer 2

Agnostics - believe you can either prove or disprove God - it is more of a concept than a religion
Fundamentalist Christian - basically a belief in certain truths - Jesus was born of a virgin, the bible is inerrant, Christ was the final sacrifice, He was resurrected and His miracles were true.
John Wesley - an Evangalist who founded the Methodist church
Religious right - extreme conservative christians
Jehovahs Witnesses - don't know a whole lot about - but look at the same sight that you find agnostic
Unitarians - see above
Apologetics - Those who are called to dispute the errors in science and belief.
Christian Scientists - my understanding is that they are a religion that reject medicine and only believe in healing through prayer - I would imagine it would make it easy to blame someone for their illness (ie you have cancer because you didn't tithe)

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Answer 3

If you were raised Catholic, you are NOT a new Christian. Catholics were Christians thousands of years before any Protestant ever was, and we are still a majority of Christendom.

An agnostic is a person who does not know if there is a god(s). Fundamental Christians usually refers to people who hold to an absolutely literal interpretation of faith according to their denomination's teachings regarding the Bible. J

ohn Wesley was a protestant theologian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley ) who founded the Methodist church.

The Religious Right refers to religious conservatives of the United States, who though mostly evangelical protestant, also tend to include Catholics, Mormons, and some Orthodox Jews.

Jehovah's Witnesses are adherents to the Jehovah's Witness religious community. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovahs_witnesses

Unitarians are a Christian-derived religious outlook, descended from a group of Christians who believed that God was not trinitarian in nature, but entirely unitive. Unitarians today tend to be a church of vaguely spiritual people who may have some belief in God, but largely due not accord Jesus divinity.

Apologetics refers to religious writings that defend a certain point of view, and are typically written in the style of a scholastic essay.

Christian Scientists are a religious denomination who, among other things, are known for publishing the respected Christian Science Monitor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Scientists

Answer 4

Agnostic - A person who believes that the existence of god can not be proven or disproven.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/agnostic.htm

Fundamental Christians - Christians who believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Christian

John Wesley - Cofounder of the Methodist Church.
http://www.raptureme.com/resource/wesley/john_wesley.html

Religious right - conservative, mainly Christian, political movement. Some see this as a stereotypical term.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_right

Jehovah's Witnesses - offshoot/denomination of Christianity. For beliefs, see below links.
http://www.watchtower.org/
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witness.htm

Unitarian - offshoot/denomination of Christianity. For beliefs, see below links.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/u-u.htm
http://www.uua.org/

Apologetics - generically, a person who defends a religion against its detractors, while not necessarily being of that religion. In America, where most people profess to be Christian, most apologetics are Christian apologetics. Below is a website of an Christian apologetic.
http://www.behindthebadge.net/apologetics/

Christian Scientists - offshoot/denomination of Christianity, best known for belief in faith healing.
http://www.tfccs.com/index.jhtml;jsessionid=PNFYKONJXLWOLKGL4L2SFEQ
http://www.religioustolerance.org/cr_sci.htm

Answer 5

Agnostic- someone who realizes it is impossible to prove or disprove the existence of God

Fundamental Christians- a recent American movement of people who believe the Bible literally & absolutely.

John wesley- an early member of the Methodist church

Religious right- a political movement allied with right-wing politics that advocates more church involvement in government

Jehovahs witnesses-a group of people who think they are re-establishing early Christian principles by getting in your face.

Unitarian- Person who believes in God, but prefers Deism to sectarianism

Apologetics- are people who respond to skeptical assessments of their religious beliefs in sincere and intellectual manner, rather than screaming and waving their arms.


Christian Scientists-people who believe the power of prayer can be harnessed to maintain good health, but just like vegetarians that wear leather shoes, they aren't averse to using something other than prayer if they break a leg!

Answer 6

Just to tell you Catholic is a type of Christian...by the way what type of Christian are you now so I can help you send me a message at [e-mail]

Answer 7

This is what I think:

Agnostic...someone who is undecided as to believe in God or not believing in God.
Fundamental Christians - those who take the Bible literally, word for word.
Unitarian -believing in 1 god, not a Trinity ...oops got to go...heavy lightening storm and I need to unplug....will be back to this later.

Answer 8

DICTIONARY.com im 2 catolic and dont no what that means