Editing Religious denomination (section)

==Multi-denominational==
The term "multi-denominational" may describe (for example) a [[religious]] event that includes several religious denominations from sometimes unrelated religious groups. Many [[civic engagement|civic]] events include religious portions led by representatives from several religious denominations to be as inclusive or representational as possible of the expected population or audience.  For example: the Sunday [[thanksgiving]] mass at Campamento Esperanza (English: [[2010 Copiapó mining accident#Tent city and the families|Camp Hope]]) in [[Chile]], where [[Church service|services]] were led by both a [[Roman Catholic]] [[priest]] and by an [[Evangelical]] [[preacher]] during the [[Chile]]an [[2010 Copiapó mining accident]].<ref name=sundaymassbbc>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11561355 Chile mine: Rescued men attend service of thanks], BBC News, 17 October 2010</ref><ref name=sundaymass>{{cite news |last= Raphael |first=Angie |url= http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/freed-miners-return-to-camp-hope/story-e6frf7jx-1225939966063 |title= Freed miners return to Chile's Camp Hope|newspaper= Herald Sun |date= 18 October 2010 |access-date= 18 October 2010}}</ref>

[[Chaplains]] - frequently [[ordained]] [[clergy]] of any [[religion]] - are often assigned to [[secular]] organizations to provide [[Spirituality|spiritual]] support to its members who may belong to any of many different religions or denominations.  Many of these chaplains, particularly those serving with the [[military]] or other large secular organizations, are specifically trained to minister to members of many different faiths, even faiths with opposing religious [[ideology]] from that of the chaplain's own faith.<ref name=prisonchap>[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00172.htm Christmas in Prison - A Quiet One], Independent News, New Zealand, Press Release: Department Of Corrections, 13 December 2007</ref>

Military organizations that do not have large numbers of members from several individual smaller but related denominations will routinely hold multi-denominational religious services, often generically called "[[Protestant]]" Sunday services, so minority Protestant denominations are not left out or unserved.<ref name=obamachurch>{{Cite news |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40818860 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231207180135/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40818860 |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 7, 2023 |title= Obamas make rare trip to church while in Hawaii |publisher= The Associated Press |last= Niesse |first= Mark |date= 27 December 2010 |access-date= 6 December 2023 |via= NBC News }}</ref><ref name=forthood>[http://www.first.army.mil/contentDisplay.asp?ContentID=482 New chapel heralds more North Fort Hood construction]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, First U.S. Army, Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen, 19 July 2010</ref>

Multi-denominational may also refer to a person's faith, in that their belief or affiliation crosses over formal boundaries that strict adherents would not consider. For instance, someone may have been raised Protestant but find Buddhist or Hindu scripture or practice to be helpful without fully abandoning their affiliation with Christianity and therefore may not consider themselves fully Hindu or Buddhist, nor do they consider themselves fully Christian as much as strict adherents. This would not be the same as pantheism as they may not feel any affiliation to say islam. They may class themselves as Christian-Buddhist or Advaita-Christian or just simply spiritual but not religious. They may pray but not meditate or vice versa or both and they may benefit from a wide range of scripture and they may attend both Church and temple.