Christianity and its sects: What is the difference between a sect and a religion? World Religions Richard Smart Oakland Mills High School
Warm up In your journal: Identify the labels that our society places on you (e.g. Caucasian, sporty). Are there any that you are not comfortable with? Who should determine whether a group of people is Christian?
Christian Sects Read the following webpages (feel free to follow links to go deeper) identifying for each: Elements that connect the movement to Christianity. Elements that separate it from Christianity
Unitarian Universalism Mormonism Jehovah’s Witnesses Christian Scientists.
Conclusions Respond to the following prompt in your journal:
Should we regard the movements from today’s class as sects or religions? Does it matter?