DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN CHRISTIAN HOLY BUILDINGS?

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Q: DESCRIBE WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND INSIDE CHRISTIAN HOLY BUILDINGS

The Christian religion is made of many denominations, each with its own style of worship. The denominations include Roman Catholic, Church of England, Orthodox, Baptist, Methodist and Quaker. All of these different denominations have their own place of worship, contain different furnishings, different sizes and styles of furnishings with some that are very ornate whilst others are very simplistic.

Most Christian holy buildings have some common main furnishings, for example, the font or a baptism pool, a stoup, the altar, a lectern and a pulpit. In catholic churches, the font contains water for baptisms. The minister usually tips water onto a baby's head and makes a sign of a cross using the water to welcome the baby to the Christian faith. In a Baptist church, there is a bath or a small pool where adults are baptised by being lowered completely in a baptism pool and then raised back up. Catholic churches have a stoup at the entrance containing water and worshippers dip their fingers in the water and make a sign of a cross with it. In Catholic churches, the altar is used to celebrate Holy Communion,