What Christianity is All About

Christians reject the secular notion that people have a right to "sexual freedom" defined as sexual intercourse without consequences. Birth control is an issue on which Christians are deeply divided. 

Traditional Christian beliefs include the belief in the one and only true God, who is one being and exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the belief that Jesus is the divine and human Messiah sent to save the world. Christianity is also noted for its emphasis on faith in Christ as the primary component of religion. 

Christianity has many different branches and forms with accompanying variety in beliefs and practices. The three major branches of Christianity are Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism, with numerous subcategories within each of these branches.

Numerous self-governing Protestant churches are formed. Some churches loosely classified as Protestant might better be described as independent and Bible-based, not controlled by a central organization nor closely tied to Protestant history. Examples include Baptists, Churches of Christ, and many locally organized churches with a variety of names. 

In the 1500s, the Church of England takes a "middle way" between Catholicism and Protestantism, forming a church that is locally governed but preserves Catholic traditions.

Orthodox and Catholic Christians claim to be the one true church. The Unitarians, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Unification Church deny the deity of Christ. The Christian Scientists teach that sin and suffering are an illusion.