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Eastern Orthodox
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Denominations |
Beliefs
In 1054 the eastern and western church split. The Eastern Orthodox
Churches teach:
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Uphold apocrypha, Transubstantiation/Consubstantiation,
Infant Baptism
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Upholds Sacramentalism and Sacerdotalism, justification by
faith and works
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Rejects Papal Infallibility, the Pope as the Vicar of
Christ, Immaculate Conception of Mary, the assumption of Mary, doctrine of
indulgences, ordination of homosexuals and
women.
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Holds to the perpetual virginity of Mary
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Lower Clergy can marry
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Have a rule that they will never read the book of revelation in a
public worship service.
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Condemned chiliasm as heresy in 381AD.
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Some hold the doctrine of the Monophysites, (that Christ had one
nature instead of two)
Eastern Orthodox Denominations:
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African Orthodox Church, founded 1921
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Albanian Orthodox
Church, founded 1919
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American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox
Church, founded 1938
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Antiochian Christian Orthodox Archdiocese of North
America,
founded 1975
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Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church, founded 1938
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North
America, founded 1922
Infant baptism by immersion
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Holy Eastern Orthodox and Apostolic Church in North
America,
founded 1927
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Orthodox Church in America
(Russian), founded 1794
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Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of
America, founded 1929
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Serbian Eastern Orthodox
Church, founded 1921
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the
USA, founded 1924
Monophysite Orthodox
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Armenian Church, founded 301
Monophysites, Infant baptism by immersion,
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Egyptian Coptic Church, founded
Monophysites
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Eritrean Church, founded
Monophysites
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church, founded
Monophysites
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Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Mar Thoma Orthodox
Syrian Church (Indian), founded 1978
Monophysites, in communion with the Anglican Church
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Syrian Orthodox church of
Antioch, founded 1957
Monophysites
Some of the dates are when the USA branch of the Churches were founded.
Date: 2001