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[–] ponchoman275 ago 

I believe I have committed no error. All religions generally have a very collectivist mentality. Most of the factions arose either because they saw the church as corrupt and that it was breaking the rules laid down by the Bible or for political reasons. Many of the early protestants were by no means individualists or enlightened, in fact some were hardcore fundamentalists. Christianity certainly doesn't encourage you to be a free thinking individualist. In most religions, Christianity included, moral authority comes from God, the holy text, or the Church. Also your point is flawed, Islam also had a split into many factions yet I believe you wouldn't call it a religion that enhances individual freedom. Most major religions go through various splits, Buddhism has too.