The Other Abrahamic Religions

We're often woefully unaware of just how many divergent Abrahamic religions there are and some which call themselves Christian but aren't accepted by any of the more mainstream Christian denominations.

• Satanism
• Gnostic Christianity
• Christianity that rejects the Trinity
• Baha'i

There are more here that than I've listed and I'd love to discuss them all. If you know of one I've forgotten or you're particularly familiar with one I listed and want to share a bit of your knowledge, please do so here.

There are some extreme Christians called Red Letter Christians who ONLY really follow the words of Jesus from the bible (the red texted stuff). Some of the them go so far as to decry many parts of the Bible. I have been on the receiving end of many a conversation about how Paul was a crappy messenger of God and shouldn't have been included as the "Word". lol.

I would have to post a mild disagreement with Satanists being listed as part of the Abrahamic faiths. For the most part any codified faith with organisation and clear cut ritual, beliefs, and religious books tend to be of the Church of Satan verity. To the best of my knowledge Satanism was codified in the late 60s by Anton LaVey. Sure prior to that people have been called satanists but no structure or belief system was fleshed out. ( Again to the best of my knowledge.
So considering that the path was forged and codified as an atheistic one I dont think it properly falls into this category. Many people call themselves theistic Satanists but could not voice what they believe very well. At least none that I have met. So I do not really take such things into account. Again if I am wrong please I am open to education. But as far as I know actual Satanism is not Abrahamic.

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Jamie Stick wrote:

• Gnostic Christianity
• Christianity that rejects the Trinity

Gnosticism is only vaguely arguably Abrahamic, given their thoughts on the demiurge. Non-trinitarian Christianity is still Christianity, so I don't count it as a separate faith-group under the Abrahamic umbrella.
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MadHatter wrote: I would have to post a mild disagreement with Satanists being listed as part of the Abrahamic faiths...But as far as I know actual Satanism is not Abrahamic.

LaVeyan Satanism is still arguably Abrahamic because its philosophical figurehead is the Abrahamic version of Lucifer. Regardless on their beliefs of the non-literal nature of that figurehead, that is what the faith has been patterned after.
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Connor L. wrote: Paul was a crappy messenger of God and shouldn't have been included as the "Word". lol.

That's not just Red-Letter Christians. That's a lot of Christianity. Anybody who's spent time studying the Scripture in a lot of depth will either adore Pauline Christianity or tell you that Paul ruined Christianity. Half of the crap he says is completely opposite the teachings of Christ.

steamboat28 wrote:

MadHatter wrote: I would have to post a mild disagreement with Satanists being listed as part of the Abrahamic faiths...But as far as I know actual Satanism is not Abrahamic.

LaVeyan Satanism is still arguably Abrahamic because its philosophical figurehead is the Abrahamic version of Lucifer. Regardless on their beliefs of the non-literal nature of that figurehead, that is what the faith has been patterned after.

Fair and valid point. Though Id say that it would require belief in the literal to be solid in my view. But your way of seeing it is not wrong so I will cede that depending on how you look at it you might consider it Abrahamic.