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Topics covered in this section:

	General topics: Who exactly is a Christian? This question generates many angry E-mails to us; but it cannot be helped. Overview of the Christian creeds US Opinion Polls on religion Christian beliefs in the U.S., compared with other "Christian" nations What Christians believe about other faiths What Americans believe about various faiths
	Beliefs held in common by many Christian denominations: Overview of historical Christian religious beliefs Cardinal beliefs Justification: A joint declaration by Catholics, Methodists, and Lutherans
	Specific beliefs: Abortion - past and present Afterlife: See "Life after death" Ascension of Jesus towards Heaven Atonement: reconciling humanity and God. "the central doctrine of Christianity." 1 Creation science: See Origins Demonic possession and exorcisms Divorce and remarriage Dominion Theology and Genesis 1:26 Environmental concerns Evolution: See Origins The "fall" of humanity Global warming: See Environment Homosexuality -- beliefs of various denominations  Inerrancy of the Bible: Is it free of errors? Indicators of errancy. Justification: A joint declaration by Catholics, Methodists, and Lutherans Life after death - the Afterlife. (A big topic, since 76% of us expect to die someday*) Marriage: Marriage and civil unions Millennium: Competing beliefs about the end of our world. ETOTWAWKI: The end of the world as we know it, as prophesized by Jesus and Paul: Part 1 Part 2 Origin of thespecies, of Earth, and the rest of the universe: Comparisons between: The Genesis creation story & the theory of evolution The Genesis & Babylonian creation stories The two Genesis creation stories References to creation beyond Genesis. Possible biblical references to evolution Beliefs in the Earth's age:By old Earth creationists, young Earth creationists, & scientists How religious conservatives and liberals interpret the Bible's creation stories Interpretations of Genesis 1:1: "In the beginning, God...." The second creation story (Genesis 2:4 to 2:25) on the length of time creation took. Original sin Prayer: using it to assess the will of God; a pilot study Purgatory: fact or fantasy? Rapture: hoax or hope? Resurrection of Jesus: Did Jesus rise again after he died? Salvation: Are some saved, and others lost? Satan: Overview, Satan in the Bible, beliefs about Satan, Development of the concept of Satan Demons Sin, sexuality and gender Sin: (Was Jesus sinless? Original sin, etc.) The Ten Commandments    Posting them in public schools etc. Urban legends - contemporary beliefs that are hoaxes Virgin birth of Jesus: Was Joseph the father of Jesus?

See also some related menus and essays:

	Menu: Religious practices
	Menu: Christian ethical policies, symbols and organizations.
	What the Bible says about various topics.
	Comparison of conservative Protestant and Roman Catholic beliefs

* An AP survey in 1997 revealed that 24% of American adults expect to be still alive when Jesus returns. They probably believe that they will never experience death. This percentage has probably declined in recent years, because the massive Year 2000 disruption expected by many Americans fizzled, and the percentage of American adults who identify themselves as Christians has been declining. However, it might increase somewhat as the end of 2012 approaches and the widely expected disasters associated with the Winter Soltice that year also fizzle.

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