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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Questions on Christian Belief
Message-ID: <76@unc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 21:49:37 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 21:49:37 1985
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Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article  ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) writes:
>
>I don't think the doctrine of the trinity is essential to being Christian;
>this idea was largely an elaboration on vague notions in the New Testament
>by early Christian philosphers with a bent for Greek philosophy.
>

1) Which Christian denominations do not teach the doctrine of the trinity?

2) Which Christian denominations teach it, but do not consider the belief
	to be vital?

3) What are the attitudes of the larger denominations (Catholic, Episcapalian,
	Baptist, etc.) towards the denominations described above?

			Frank Silbermann
			University of North Carolina

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