1. Christianity
By: Keith Galyean and Braxton Hicks

2. Who is Man?
Protestant: Man is the head of God’s creation.
Catholic: Man is a rational animal.
Orthodox: Man is made in the image of God and
therefore possesses rationality and freedom of
thought and morality.
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3. What is Man’s Purpose?
Protestant: Man is here to glorify God.
Catholic: Man is here to glorify God Almighty.
Orthodox: Man is here to achieve communion with
God.
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4. Where is Man Going?
Protestant: Man either spends eternity in everlasting
fellowship with God or eternal suffering in hell. (Mark
10:17-21, 29-31)
Catholic: Man if he chooses to love God receives eternal
salvation, if he is in God’s grace but still needs to be
purified he can be sent to purgatory where he will
eventually enter heaven, and if he chooses not to accept
God he spends eternity in hell.
Orthodox: Man is saved and is transfigured through
communion with God. If man is not in communion with
God they spend in hell.
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5. Holy Places of Christianity
Catholic: Some important places in Catholicism include Rome
and its 4 Basilicas: St. John Lateran , St. Peter’s Basilica, St. Paul’s
Basilica, and St. Maria degli Angeli. Other holy sites include the
city of Jerusalem and tombs of various Catholic saints.
Orthodox: Important places in Eastern Orthodoxy include: The
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the Church of the
Holy Nativity in Bethlehem, the Metropolitan Cathedral in
Athens, the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, and the Cathedral of the
Archangel in Moscow.
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6. Holidays and Festivals
Protestant: Some Holidays include Christmas, Easter, Good
Friday, Palm Sunday, and Advent.
Catholic: St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, Palm Sunday, Ash
Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Lent, Easter, and
various other feast and holy days.
Orthodox: Great Lent, Pascha(Easter), Pentecost, and the
Ascencion.
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7. Places of Worship
In most Christian traditions the building where
worship takes place is called the church, or cathedral.
Some famous cathedrals include: The Notre Dame in
Paris, Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England,
and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
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8. Burial 
In the majority of Christian rituals people are buried in
a coffin and are given a funeral service, and
sometimes a blessing by a priest.
In recent years the practice of cremation has been
popular within the Christian community.
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9. Historical Conflicts
Since the death of Christ on the cross there has been
much conflict against and between Christians.
Some historical examples include the animosity of the
Roman Emperor Nero towards Christians, The
Crusades, The Great Schism of 1054, the Thirty Years
War, and Martin Luther’s 95 Theses.
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10. Recent Conflicts
In recent years many Christians have been persecuted by
communist and totalitarian governments, other beliefs such as
Islam, and anti religious activists.
Some examples include: Legal battles against prayer in public
places, fighting between Middle Eastern Arabs and Christians,
and protest against separation of church and state such as Lee V.
Weisman a Supreme Court Case in 1992.
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11. Holy Books
Christians of all shapes, sizes and denominations
read a version of the Bible.
However the content of these Bibles occasionally
differs, mainly involving the inclusion of the
Apocrypha in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.
There are many translations of the Protestant
Bible available for purchase and study.
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12. Sources
http://catholicism.org/category/holy-places
http://www.catholicity.com
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/holidays.ht
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http://www.patheos.com/Library/Eastern-
Orthodoxy/Beliefs/Afterlife-and-Salvation.html
http://www.religioustolerance.org/past_mor.htm
http://www.sacred-
destinations.com/categories/catholic-shrines