[Magdalen] Sect?

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Lynn
 
Sect usually meaning a departure from the Orthodox teaching.
 
The early church was considered a sect of Judaism, just as Islam could be  
considered a sect of Christianity
 
Blessings
Martin
 
 
In a message dated 03/07/2015 16:25:28 GMT Daylight Time,  
houstonklr at gmail.com writes:

"sect"  is obviously in the mind of the beholder. Who's what is obviously a 
matter of  a category of privilege. 
Lynn

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On Jul 3,  2015, at 8:38 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

I  didn't mean any disrespect to Mormons by my comment. I had always 
understood  that the Mormon Church and Jehovah's witnesses were sects, rather than 
 denominations.

On Jul 3, 2015, at 9:01 AM, "Jim Guthrie"  <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

>> I notice that the  Huffington Post news subsidiary of AOL
>> has an article covering the  vote of TEC General Convention,
>> and it is under the headline,  "Christian Sect Votes for Same-Sex
>> Marriage."
>>  
>> Sect?
> 
> Sect also works better in a headline than  "Denomination" or anything 
else, I think. Can you think of a description that  fits in fewer than five 
letters?
> 
> And, of course, the  complaint (and the line about Mormons)  is exactly 
why one doesn’t see  serious religious news in the mass media. No matter what 
you write, someone  will complain.
> 
> People of faith have no concept of "just make  sure my name is spelled 
correctly."
> 
> Which reminds me --  speaking of headlines -- Vincent Musetto died last 
month. He wrote one of the  classic tabloid headlines of all time -- probably 
ranked at the top along with  the NY Daily News's "Ford to City: Drop Dead."
> 
> Musetto,  working then for the NY Post, wrote the great
> 
> "Headless Body  in Topless Bar"
> 
> When I was running the Zipper in Times  Square, the desk where I worked 
had a framed copy of that front page for  "inspiration."  But whenever I was 
inspired to write something as, uhmmmm  accurately succinct --  my boss 
would complain.
> 
>  See:
> 
>  
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/06/09/us/ap-us-obit-headline-writer.html?_r=0
>  
> Cheers,
> Jim
>