The Church also refers to an
institution of worship. Generally
but not necessarily, the institution is a
Christian one. Many
subtypes exist, foremost of these being the
Roman catholic Church and the
Anglican Church. Other sects of
varying sizes exist such as the church of the
latterday saints, and the
protestant church. Kudos to
Landover Baptist Church - they have my
soul.
The different sects are
idealistically due to
differences in opinion, however often the
motives behind their
formation were
political instead of
ideological - for instance the
Anglican religion - see
Henry VIII. Historically, much
blood has been shed based on
religious wars.