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> HOW OLD IS YOUR CHURCH?
>
> _____
>
>
> If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an
> ex-monk of the Catholic Church, in the year 1517.
>
> If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King
> Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce
> with the right to remarry.
>
> If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in
> Scotland in the year 1560.
>
> If you are a Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the
> Church of England founded by Samuel Seabury in the American colonies in the
> 17th century.
>
> If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown
> in Holland in 1582.
>
> If you are a Methodist, your religion was launched by John and Charles
> Wesley in England in 1744.
>
> If you are a Unitarian, Theophilus Lindley founded your church in London in
> 1774.
>
> If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion
> in Palmyra, N.Y., in 1829.
>
> If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who
> launched it in Amsterdam in 1605.
>
> If you are of the Dutch Reformed church, you recognize Michaelis Jones as
> founder, because he originated your religion in New York in 1628.
>
> If you are a member of the Churches of Christ your church began near the
> beginning of the 19th century in New England. Abner Jones, Barton Stone and
> Alexander Campbell were some of the most well known originators of your
> religion.
>
> If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth
> in London in 1865.
>
> If you are a Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your
> religion was born and to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as its founder.
>
> If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as "Church of the
> Nazarene," "Pentecostal Gospel," "Holiness Church," "Pilgrim Holiness
> Church," "Jehovah's Witnesses," your religion is one of the hundreds of new
> sects founded by men within the past century.
>
> If you are Roman Catholic, you know that your religion was founded in the
> year 33 by Jesus Christ the Son of God, and it is still the same Church.
>



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HOW OLD IS YOUR CHURCH?

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If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an
ex-monk of the Catholic Church, in the year 1517.

If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King
Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce
with the right to remarry.

If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in
Scotland in the year 1560.

If you are a Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the
Church of England founded by Samuel Seabury in the American colonies in the
17th century.

If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown
in Holland in 1582.

If you are a Methodist, your religion was launched by John and Charles
Wesley in England in 1744.

If you are a Unitarian, Theophilus Lindley founded your church in London in
1774.

If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion
in Palmyra, N.Y., in 1829.

If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who
launched it in Amsterdam in 1605.

If you are of the Dutch Reformed church, you recognize Michaelis Jones as
founder, because he originated your religion in New York in 1628.

If you are a member of the Churches of Christ your church began near the
beginning of the 19th century in New England. Abner Jones, Barton Stone and
Alexander Campbell were some of the most well known originators of your
religion.

If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth
in London in 1865.

If you are a Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your
religion was born and to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as its founder.

If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as "Church of the
Nazarene," "Pentecostal Gospel," "Holiness Church," "Pilgrim Holiness
Church," "Jehovah's Witnesses," your religion is one of the hundreds of new
sects founded by men within the past century.

If you are Roman Catholic, you know that your religion was founded in the
year 33 by Jesus Christ the Son of God, and it is still the same Church.
































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