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document updated 15 years ago, on Jan 20, 2009

Major branches and offshoots of Christianity (particularly noting groups that differ with the Nicene Creed or the Apostles' Creed, or who have substantially different Bibles):

group	characteristics	biblical canon
Catholics	have a long history, and deep hierarchy, as evidenced by its complicated canon law, and the rise and fall of its political power
Protestants		books removed: Tobit, Judith, 1 & 2 Maccabees, Wisdom (of Solomon), Ben Sira, Baruch
Quakers	literally anti-creed, prefer direct personal understanding instead	literally no canon, though the Testimonies come the closest
Mormons		the Bible is only one of four canonical texts
Jehovah's Witnesses	conscientious objectors, refuse blood transfusions	their own translation, but same books as KJV
Christian Science	rejects hell,
Moonies		Divine Principle is a superior adjunct to the Bible