Christian Heresies

Heresy (/ˈhɛɹəsi/) is a false teaching in contradiction to established beliefs or customs

In Early Christianity, the crime of Heresy did not exist. Small Christian communities believed what they wanted, and worshiped as they chose.

No central authority
No set rituals
No agreed canon of scripture
No Church hierarchy
No established body of doctrine

Roman Catholicism made Heresy a Crime

Initially, heresy related to crimes of a religious nature, i.e. people who disagreed with Roman Catholicism. Later on, heresy was extended to include many aspects of daily life, like a 'SOCIAL CONTROL' mechanism.

W Heresy

Heresy carried the Death Penalty

In 380 AD, Emperor Theodosius ordered Christians to embrace the term 'Catholic Christians'. The rest were judged to be demented, insane and followers of heretical dogmas ... 'they shall be smitten first by divine vengeance' heretication.info

From 430 AD, virtually all Christian theologians agreed heretics should be PERSECUTED and KILLED. Heresy was explicitly identified as as akin to leprosy. A disease that threatened to destroy a healthy body of believers, if they strayed from [Rome] Church's view of religious orthodoxy Augustine of Hippo, 354-430 AD

Thomas thought it virtuous to burn heretics, and favoured the option of burning them alive Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274 AD

The table below lists Christian Heresies, which would have led to excommunication, imprisonment or death by the Roman authorities.

Other Heresies
Crimes of Heresy IN CHRISTIANITY
1 of 49 Adoptionism Belief that, God granted Jesus powers and then adopted him as a Son. W Adoptionism
2 of 49 Albigenses/Catharism Belief in, Reincarnation and two gods: one good and other evil. W Catharism
3 of 49 Apollinarianism Belief that, Jesus' divine will overshadowed and replaced the human will. W Apollinarism
4 of 49 Arianism Belief that, Jesus was a lesser, created being. W Arianism
5 of 49 Docetism Belief that, Jesus was divine but only seemed to be human. W Docetism
6 of 49 Donatism Belief that, validity of sacraments depends on character of the minister. W Donatism
7 of 49 Eutychianism Belief that, Jesus' finite human nature is swallowed up in His infinite divine nature. W Eutychianism
8 of 49 Gnosticism Belief in, dualism of good and bad and special knowledge for salvation. W Gnosticism In 385 AD, the first recorded executions for heresy involved Priscillian, Bishop of Ávila who was charged with witchcraft, though his real crime seems to have been agreeing with Gnosticism. Emperor Maimus, 385 AD In 450 AD, Pope Leo the Great commended the Emperor Justinian for torturing and executing heretics on behalf of the Christian Church. Emperor Justinian, 450 AD
9 of 49 Kenosis Belief that, Jesus gave up some divine attributes while on earth. W Kenosis
10 of 49 Marcionism Belief that, God of the Old Testament is evil, and God of the New Testament is good. W Marcionism
11 of 49 Modalism/Sabellianism Belief that, in God is one person in three modes. W Sabellianism
12 of 49 Monarchianism Belief that, God is one person. W Monarchianism
13 of 49 Monophysitism Belief that, Jesus had only one nature: divine. W Monophysitism
14 of 49 Nestorianism Belief that, Jesus was two persons. W Nestorianism
15 of 49 Patripassionism Belief that, the Father suffered on the cross. W Patripassianism
16 of 49 Pelagianism Belief that, Man is unaffected by the fall and can keep all of God's laws. W Pelagianism
17 of 49 Semi-Pelagianism Belief that, Man and God co-operate to achieve man's salvation. W Semipelagianism
18 of 49 Socinianism Belief in, denial of the Trinity. Also, Jesus is a deified man. W Socinianism
19 of 49 Subordinationism Belief that, the Son is lesser than the Father in essence and attributes. W Subordinationism
20 of 49 Tritheism Belief that, the Trinity is really three separate gods. W Tritheism
21 of 49 Unitarianism Belief that, Jesus was a normal human being and not a deity or God incarnate W Unitarianism In 1612, Unitarians were executed in London, Lichfield and in Dumfries.
22 of 49 Call for Social Reform Anabaptists (known as Baptists today) call for Social Reform, to favour adult baptism over infant baptism, and to embrace pacifism - they would not kill, condone capital punishment or serve in armies. The Anabaptist leaders died in various ways: In 1525, Thomas Münzer was burned at the stake. In 1526, Feliz Manz was drowned (drowning was a favourite way of executing Anabaptists because of their views on baptism). In 1527, Michael Sattler had his tongue cut off, was mutilated by red-hot pincers, and was burned alive. In 1530, a town, Münster, converted to Anabaptism in the 1530s, the Anabaptist leaders were publicly tortured to death with red-hot pincers and their bodies hung in cages outside a church, where they remained for years.
23 of 49 Seperate Church and State In 1592, Henry Barrow and John Greenwood, who preached congregationalism, were hanged at Tyburn for "obstinately refusing to come to church". Their real crime seems to have been to advocate the separation of Church and State. In 1243, following the apostolic commands of Pope Innocent IV, the Archbishop of Narbonne had 200 heretics burned alive.
24 of 49 Belief that Church power and wealth was un-Christian In 1155, Arnold held that the wealth and power of the Church was un-christian. He led a movement to establish a Roman republic and return the clergy to apostolic poverty. He was hanged and then burned as a heretic by Pope Adrian IV. Arnold of Brescia, a pupil of Abelard, 1155 AD
25 of 49 Deny authority of priests In 1184, the Waldensians, or Vaudois denied the authority of Christian priests and objected to Church papal corruption. They were ex-communicated as heretics in 1184 AD at the Council of Verona. In 1393, 150 heretics were burned at Grenoble in a single day.
26 of 49 Reject authority of Archbishop of Bremen In 1229, Pope Gregory declared it the duty of every Christian Catholic to persecute heretics. He preached a crusade against the Stedingers, a Germanic people for rejecting the authority of the Archbishop of Bremen. An army of 40,000 under the bishops of Ratzebourg, Lubeck, Osnabrück, Munster and Minden slaughtered nearly 11,000 Stedingers in battle. Many were drowned in the Weser along with women, children and old men. The whole population was exterminated. Pope Gregory IX, 1229 AD
27 of 49 Criticise the Archbishop In 1633, William Prynne, a Puritan lawyer, published criticisms of Archbishop Laud. As punishment, his ears hacked off by the public hangman. In 1637, William Prynne was charged and tried again by the Star Chamber. As Prynne still had stumps left on the side of his head, these were severed off. Prynne was branded on the cheeks, and then imprisoned for life.
28 of 49 Criticise a cleric
29 of 49 Imitate Jesus' Apostles In 1300, the Apostlicals, a Christian sect tried to live like the apostles. The sect's founder was burned at the stake. His successor, Dulcino of Novara was publicly torn to pieces with hooks, as was his wife.
30 of 49 Calculate Jesus' birthdate using Astrology In 1327, Cecco d'Ascoli, an Italian scientist, was burned at the stake for having calculated the date of Jesus' birth using the stars.
31 of 49 Claim Jesus and disciples did not own property Under Pope John, spiritual heretics were burned to death for claiming Jesus and his disciples had not owned property, preaching absolute poverty, wearing traditional hoods and habits and refusing to lay up stores of food. Pope John XXII
32 of 49 Translate or Print the Bible in another language Translating the bible or helping with the printing of such a bible was heresy according to the Roman Church. In general, the punishment was women were buried alive, and men were burned alive. In 1536, William Tyndale translated the Greek Bible into English. He was arrested in the Netherlands, and was duly executed. One printer in Paris was burned on a pyre of his own books.
33 of 49 Cite inappropriate Bible verses In 1676, a Protestant writing master from Toledo was burned at the stake for having decorated a room with the verses of the Ten Commandments.
34 of 49 Read the Bible
35 of 49 Speak the Greek language
36 of 49 Reject Infant Baptism
37 of 49 Refuse to take an Oath
38 of 49 Deny money lending is Sinful
39 of 49 Deny dead will be resurrected In 1531, Martin Luther started advocating the death penalty for heretics and blasphemers. He thought it should be a capital offence to deny the resurrection of the dead Martin Luther, 1531 AD
40 of 49 Deny existence of Heaven and Hell In 1531, Martin Luther started advocating the death penalty for heretics and blasphemers. He thought it should be a capital offence to deny the reality of heaven and Hell Martin Luther, 1531 AD
41 of 49 Deny the Eucharist In 1546, Anne Askew was burned at Smithfield because of her beliefs about the Eucharist.
42 of 49 Refuse to attend Mass Any person in Villaro who refused to attend the Roman Catholic mass was executed in one of the following ways:: Crucified upside down Maimed and left to die of starvation Strips of flesh cut off their bodies until they bled to death Stoned to death Impaled alive upon stakes or hooks Dragged along the ground until there flesh was scraped away Their mouths stuffed with gun-powder which was then ignited Even children were killed in various ways before the eyes of their parents Daniel Rambaut had his toes and fingers cut off in sections: one joint being amputated each day in an attempt to make him recant and accept the Roman Catholic faith. Paolo Garnier of Roras was castrated, then skinned alive. Waldensians Heresy, Peter Waldo of Lyon, 1184 AD
43 of 49 Belief Mass attendees receive Bread and Wine
44 of 49 Refuse to pay Church contributions/taxes
45 of 49 Not thinking like a Catholic Around 1520, the Diocese of Lincoln was convicting over 100 people a year for the crime of "not thinking like a Catholic".
46 of 49 Deny Free-Will In 1528, Patrick Hamilton was burned at St Andrews for holding heretical opinions, notably a denial of the freedom of will.
47 of 49 Refuse to kill Chickens In 1051, a group of Christians who declined to kill chickens were executed for heresy. Goslar, Germany 1051 AD
48 of 49 Become a vegetarian Only eating vegetables, and never meat
49 of 49 Consume meat on Friday

CREDIT
http://www.heretication.info/_heretics.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_heresies
https://carm.org/what-is-heresy
https://carm.org/heresies

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Christian Heresies

Heresy (/ˈhɛɹəsi/) is a false teaching in contradiction to established beliefs or customs

Roman Catholicism made Heresy a Crime

Heresy carried the Death Penalty

1 of 49 Adoptionism

2 of 49 Albigenses/Catharism

3 of 49 Apollinarianism

4 of 49 Arianism

5 of 49 Docetism

6 of 49 Donatism

7 of 49 Eutychianism

8 of 49 Gnosticism

9 of 49 Kenosis

10 of 49 Marcionism

11 of 49 Modalism/Sabellianism

12 of 49 Monarchianism

13 of 49 Monophysitism

14 of 49 Nestorianism

15 of 49 Patripassionism

16 of 49 Pelagianism

17 of 49 Semi-Pelagianism

18 of 49 Socinianism

19 of 49 Subordinationism

20 of 49 Tritheism

21 of 49 Unitarianism

22 of 49 Call for Social Reform

23 of 49 Seperate Church and State

24 of 49 Belief that Church power and wealth was un-Christian

25 of 49 Deny authority of priests

26 of 49 Reject authority of Archbishop of Bremen

27 of 49 Criticise the Archbishop

28 of 49 Criticise a cleric

29 of 49 Imitate Jesus' Apostles

30 of 49 Calculate Jesus' birthdate using Astrology

31 of 49 Claim Jesus and disciples did not own property

32 of 49 Translate or Print the Bible in another language

33 of 49 Cite inappropriate Bible verses

34 of 49 Read the Bible

35 of 49 Speak the Greek language

36 of 49 Reject Infant Baptism

37 of 49 Refuse to take an Oath

38 of 49 Deny money lending is Sinful

39 of 49 Deny dead will be resurrected

40 of 49 Deny existence of Heaven and Hell

41 of 49 Deny the Eucharist

42 of 49 Refuse to attend Mass

43 of 49 Belief Mass attendees receive Bread and Wine

44 of 49 Refuse to pay Church contributions/taxes

45 of 49 Not thinking like a Catholic

46 of 49 Deny Free-Will

47 of 49 Refuse to kill Chickens

48 of 49 Become a vegetarian

49 of 49 Consume meat on Friday

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