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The existence of different Christian denominations has proven to be extremely divisive, which is unfortunate.
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Well Islam has many sects within it as well. Some differ so much from the doctrine, that they are pushed aside. However what makes Islam seem more united than Christianity despite it's large differences in the secst is the generalized framework that's both cultural and spiritual that spans from Tatarstan, Southern Russia to Middle East/North Africa and to SouthEast Asia. Christianity does not, even with one sect such as Catholicism there is no feeling of this generalized element, and hence why German Catholic will not feel affinity to other Catholics. However there has been disunity among the Muslims for sometime but it can't last long because of the generalized framework that has been made it applicable to every sect within it.
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The idea of Christendom is largely a product of the Catholic Church, which is a spent force outside of the traditionalists (re: minority). But Christendom itself is just a variation of a pre-existent concept: the imperium.
..Christendom was all but conterminous with the Roman Empire..
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03699b.htm
OH YEAH???
Earthly or divine imperium, Christians just purloined the many already well-developed ideas from their pagan ancestors and then had, and still have, the gall to claim to be the sole possessors of truth, justice, etc. in the world.
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Christian solidarity is good, but to some extent. I will have much in common with a Christian than a person of another religion, of course, but at the same time even Christian branches and ways of practices differ based on the cultural heritage of the particular ethnic group. While I can feel closer to any Orthodox or Catholic Christian practice, I can't say the same about many churches in the USA for example or in Africa in terms of ways of practice, Christian heritage, doctrine. For example while many black people will express their faith by jumping and singing hip-hop in a random building, I will need an ancient beautiful Armenian church, angelic singing, a mass with all its attributes that have history and make me feel more Armenian, not only Christian
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would you say divisions are greater in Christianity or in Islam? Just look at those wars where Christians were killing Christians over doctrine differences.
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