A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific
religious denomination.
Overview
The term has been used in the context of various faiths including
Jainism,
Baháʼí Faith,
Zoroastrianism,
Unitarian Universalism,
Neo-Paganism,
Christianity,
Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
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,
Hinduism,
Buddhism and
Wicca. It stands in contrast with a
religious denomination. Religious people of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in their views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into a public square when the local populace are derived from a wide-ranging set of religious beliefs.
See also
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Nondenominational Christianity
Nondenominational Christianity (or non-denominational Christianity) consists of churches which typically distance themselves from the confessionalism or creedalism of other Christian communities by not formally aligning with a specific Christian d ...
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Non-denominational Muslim
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Non-denominational Judaism
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Schism
A schism ( , , or, less commonly, ) is a division between people, usually belonging to an organization, movement, or religious denomination. The word is most frequently applied to a split in what had previously been a single religious body, suc ...
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Unitarian Universalism
References
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Deism
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