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An offshoot of Calvinism developed by Jacobus Arminius, Arminianism holds that election to salvation is conditional and that God's grace can be resisted. Many Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, Evangelicals, and Pentecostals hold to Arminian soteriology. 'Arminian' is often misspelled 'Armenian,' which is a totally unrelated ethnic group that has a totally unrelated form of Christianity (see "Oriental Orthodox" above).

====Baptists====

Baptists are defined from other Christian sects by practicing baptism when ~~one~~ ~~becomes~~ a ~~Christian~~, rather than baptizing infants, and is generally divided into two groups: Southern Baptists and general Baptists. The Southern Baptist denomination is centered in the American Deep South, where it is a deeply ingrained part of traditional Southern culture, and often characterized as an ''exceedingly'' conservative organization and an important part of the community, especially in rural areas. (The Southern Baptist Convention was formed when the American Baptist church as a whole voted to oppose slavery in 1845, and Southern congregations split off into their own denomination rather than be bound by that vote.) Other Baptist churches and subdenominations vary widely in actual doctrine, often adhering closely to one of the other denominations mentioned on this page. Historically, many Baptists adhered to slightly modified Calvinist theology.

Baptists are defined from other Christian sects by practicing baptism when the individual chooses it for themselves, rather than baptizing infants, and is generally divided into two groups: Southern Baptists and general Baptists. The Southern Baptist denomination is centered in the American Deep South, where it is a deeply ingrained part of traditional Southern culture, and often characterized as an ''exceedingly'' conservative organization and an important part of the community, especially in rural areas. (The Southern Baptist Convention was formed when the American Baptist church as a whole voted to oppose slavery in 1845, and Southern congregations split off into their own denomination rather than be bound by that vote.) Other Baptist churches and subdenominations vary widely in actual doctrine, often adhering closely to one of the other denominations mentioned on this page. Historically, many Baptists adhered to slightly modified Calvinist theology.

==== Anabaptists====