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Originally Posted by infinitethoughts  ... take a good hard look at the sheer number of Churches in the list above, and consider that all of them believe they have the "truth" and no one |
Most of those are variations on the same theme and many of them would be on friendly terms with each other. It is no different than the different branches of Buddhism or any other religion. People have preferences. These are not necessarily divisive.
However, some of those churches are insular and feel either that they are the sold repositories of truth, or feel their version is superior (in the sense of being smug about it).
As I've said elsewhere, I don't have much use for Christianity's core value proposition anymore but I do think it's important to not set up straw men. The only thing a long list of denominations proves is that Christianity is huge and pervasive and diverse. It is not as fragmented ideologically as you assume it to be.
--Bob