Found one link that suggests 33,000 Christian denominations.
"As defined here, world Christianity consists of 6 major ecclesiastico-cultural blocs, divided into 300 major ecclesiastical traditions,composed of over 33,000 distinct denominations in 238 countries, these denominations themselves being composed of over 3,400,000 worship centers, churches or congregations.”
http://www.philvaz.com/apologetics/a106.htm
So which one is the "true Christian faith"?
The J.W.'s call their denomination "The Truth". A baptized J.W. is said to the
"in the Truth", meaning that they are part of a denomination that studies and
practices Biblical Truth.
Does that mean the J.W.s see ALL other Christian religions as false and part
of Satan's Word Wide organization?
A resounding YES!
J.W.'s refer to other religions, ALL other religions, not just Christian denominations,
as part of the "Harlot that rides the Beast". That means the "false religions and
ALL Earthly governments".
I've knew young adults that "took part in the World" that were booted out of the
denomination for doing horrible things like dating a person not "in the truth" or attending
a social event not approved by the Society, or VOTING in government elections,
or joining the military, becoming a police officer, and other "ordinary things".
One young man I knew quite well was drafted, served with distinction in the
Vietnam war, was a hero but got booted out of the religion, could attend services
but could not speak to others, even family, about religious topics.
I was never baptized but when I became a police officer I was made to feel
awful because I carried a gun to defend myself against those that would kill
me.
Before I became a policeman I had a J.W. Bible study and owned a few firearms
for hunting.
The person that I had a study with saw a gun and said that I had to burn them or
toss them in a river as J.W.'s could not own firearms.
Baloney. I learned that J.W.'s out west where hunting big game was a big deal,
hunted Mule Deer and Elk.
So much for injecting personal opinions into Scripture.
For me the purpose of the Christian religion is to become more "Christ like" though
we are imperfect and prone to fail.
Jesus said "love one another as I have loved you".
He said to the Roman Centurian "do violence to no man and be content with your
wages".
Jesus did not say "leave the Roman Army".
