kratz said:
I chose to vote Other because while I believe in Christianity, I do not support any one belief that was listed.
Which was the entire reason for Other. If the your religion was not listed or did not match the choices listed then Other is the blanket choice.
I received a couple of IMs concerning my use of the word "sect" below is the the definition in bold:
sect
–noun
1. a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination.
2. a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition.
3. (in the sociology of religion) a Christian denomination characterized by insistence on strict qualifications for membership, as distinguished from the more inclusive groups called churches.
4. any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader.
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[Origin: 1300–50; ME secte < L secta something to follow, pathway, course of conduct, school of thought, prob. n. deriv. of sectārī to pursue, accompany, wait upon, freq. of sequī to follow]
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