Post by geoff on Oct 23, 2007 15:26:21 GMT -5
If you are a Lutheran, Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Catholic Church founded your religion in Germany, in the year 1517.
If you are a Mennonite, your church began in Switzerland, by Grebel, Mantz, and Blaurock, in the year 1525.
If you belong to the Church of England (Anglican), King Henry VIII founded your religion in 1534, because the
Pope could not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry.
If you are a Presbyterian, John Knox, in Scotland, founded your religion in the year 1560.
If you are a Congregationalist, Robert Brown, in Holland, originated your religion in 1583.
If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam, in 1606.
If you are a Unitarian, John Biddle founded your religion in London, in 1645.
If you are an 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 Quaker, George Fox, in England, founded your religion in 1647.
If you are a Methodist, John and Charles Wesley, in England launched your religion, in 1739.
If you are a Universalist, John Murray founded your religion in New Jersey, in 1770.
If you are an Evangelical, you owe the founding of your religion to Jacob Albright, in Pennsylvania, in 1803.
If you are a Mormon, a "Latter Day Saint," then Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, New York, in 1829.
If you are a Seventh Day Adventist, your religion originated in New York, by William Miller, in 1831.
If you worship with the Salvation Army, then you acknowledge William Booth in London as your originator, in 1865.
If you are a Jehovah Witness, then Charles Taze Russell founded your church in 1872, as the "Millennial Dawnists." In 1931, Judge Rutherford, his successor, decided that henceforth they would be called Witnesses of Jehovah, or Jehovah Witness.
If you are a Christian Scientist, then Mary Baker Eddy founded your religion in Massachusetts, in 1879.
If you belong to the Assembly of God religion, then a General Assembly in Arkansas started it in 1914.
If you claim the Church of the Nazarene as your religion, then Union at General Assembly launched it in 1919.
If you are an Evangelical Reformed, then Union at General Assembly created it in 1934.
If you belong to "Pentecostal Gospel," your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by men in the last 100 years.
If you are an "Independent", your "church" or religion was founded in the 20th century...at the moment of your "conversion."
If you are a Mennonite, your church began in Switzerland, by Grebel, Mantz, and Blaurock, in the year 1525.
If you belong to the Church of England (Anglican), King Henry VIII founded your religion in 1534, because the
Pope could not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry.
If you are a Presbyterian, John Knox, in Scotland, founded your religion in the year 1560.
If you are a Congregationalist, Robert Brown, in Holland, originated your religion in 1583.
If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam, in 1606.
If you are a Unitarian, John Biddle founded your religion in London, in 1645.
If you are an 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 Quaker, George Fox, in England, founded your religion in 1647.
If you are a Methodist, John and Charles Wesley, in England launched your religion, in 1739.
If you are a Universalist, John Murray founded your religion in New Jersey, in 1770.
If you are an Evangelical, you owe the founding of your religion to Jacob Albright, in Pennsylvania, in 1803.
If you are a Mormon, a "Latter Day Saint," then Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, New York, in 1829.
If you are a Seventh Day Adventist, your religion originated in New York, by William Miller, in 1831.
If you worship with the Salvation Army, then you acknowledge William Booth in London as your originator, in 1865.
If you are a Jehovah Witness, then Charles Taze Russell founded your church in 1872, as the "Millennial Dawnists." In 1931, Judge Rutherford, his successor, decided that henceforth they would be called Witnesses of Jehovah, or Jehovah Witness.
If you are a Christian Scientist, then Mary Baker Eddy founded your religion in Massachusetts, in 1879.
If you belong to the Assembly of God religion, then a General Assembly in Arkansas started it in 1914.
If you claim the Church of the Nazarene as your religion, then Union at General Assembly launched it in 1919.
If you are an Evangelical Reformed, then Union at General Assembly created it in 1934.
If you belong to "Pentecostal Gospel," your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by men in the last 100 years.
If you are an "Independent", your "church" or religion was founded in the 20th century...at the moment of your "conversion."