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Chivalry. Konrad von Limpurg as a knight being armed by his lady in the Codex Manesse (early 14th century) Chivalry, or the chivalric language, is an informal and varying code of conduct developed in Europe between 1170 and 1220. It is associated with the medieval Christian institution of knighthood, with knights being members of various ...
The Ordnung is a set of rules for Amish, Old Order Mennonite and Conservative Mennonite living. Ordnung ( pronounced [ˈɔʁdnʊŋ] ⓘ) is the German word for order, discipline, rule, arrangement, organization, or system. Because the Amish have no central church government, each assembly is autonomous and is its own governing authority.
Plain dress is a practice among some religious groups, primarily some Christian churches in which people dress in clothes of traditional modest design, sturdy fabric, and conservative cut. It is intended to show acceptance of traditional gender roles, modesty, and readiness to work and serve, and to preserve communal identity and separation ...
The Catholic Church has influenced the status of women in various ways: condemning abortion, divorce, incest, polygamy, and counting the marital infidelity of men as equally sinful to that of women. [2] [3] [4] The church holds abortion and contraception to be sinful, recommending only natural birth control methods. [5]
In a narrower sense, a religious community [ 1][ 2] is a group of people of the same religion living together specifically for religious purposes, often subject to formal commitments such as religious vows, as in a convent or a monastery. [ 3] Most religious communities are part of the way religions are organized, and most religions have some ...
In the Catholic Church, an association of the Christian faithful or simply association of the faithful ( Latin: consociationes christifidelium [1] ), sometimes called a public association of the faithful, [2] is a group of baptized persons, clerics or laity or both together, who, according to the 1983 Code of Canon Law, jointly foster a more ...
The New Testament Household Codes (in German nicknamed Haustafeln ), also known as New Testament Domestic Codes, consist of instructions in New Testament writings associated with the apostles Paul and Peter to pairs of Christian people within the structure of a typical Roman household. The main foci of the Household Codes are upon husband/wife ...
North America. United Church of Christ 's motto which expresses its support for LGBT rights. Church of the Pilgrims in Washington, D.C., indicating its support for LGBT rights. Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-affirming Christian church in New York City. Grace Gospel Chapel, in Seattle.