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The Restoration Branches movement is a Christian/Latter Day Saint religious sect which was formed in the 1980s by members of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) in a reaction against the events of the RLDS 1984 world conference. The movement holds in the traditional RLDS theology of the 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries and hold that events leading up to and surrounding the 1980s and decades since have introduced sweeping, fundamental changes into RLDS doctrine and practice which are illegitimate because they contradict the long-standing RLDS theological tradition this sect holds as true. The movement is centered on Independence, Missouri which followers believe, as Joseph Smith, Jr and Joseph Smith III taught,〔Doctrine and Covenants (1835 ed.) section 27.〕 is the centerplace of Zion. Traditionally, the "branch" is a local congregational unit in the RLDS church. The term "Restoration" was added as a result of the schism to denote a branch's separation from the organizational hierarchy and inferring what participants see as loyalty to the original principles of the Restoration of Joseph Smith and the Reorganization of Joseph Smith III in stark contrast to the liberal theology embraced by the Community of Christ. The Restoration Branch organizers considered the official RLDS church organization to have become corrupt or to have fallen into apostasy, so that the church is now in a state of "disorganization". Their primary disagreement with the Community of Christ, as the official RLDS church organization renamed itself in 2001, was nominally over the church's decision to ordain women to the priesthood. Restoration Branches continue to assert that only men have priesthood authority; however, other religious and doctrinal issues were and are also disputed. No universally recognized central organization exists currently within the Restoration Branch movement, so any figures concerning membership numbers are difficult to ascertain. The Joint Conference of Restoration Branches was reported as having 6,000 to 7,000 registered members as of 2010. However, all persons baptized by authoritative RLDS priesthood are regarded as "church members" by the conference regardless of formal registration, conference affiliation (or lack thereof) including non-affiliated branches, members of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and even some Community of Christ members (depending on the circumstances of their baptism, given the movement's stance against women in the priesthood) and so what fraction of the total recognized membership are registered with the conference is unknown but it is considerably higher than the registered number. ==Doctrines== Basic Restoration Branch beliefs reaffirm the original RLDS doctrines. The RLDS church holds that Joseph Smith was succeeded by Joseph Smith III and not by Brigham Young. The "Epitome of Faith" by Joseph Smith is often cited as a statement of faith〔(An Epitome of Faith and Doctrine ), (Centerplace.org ), Retrieved on June 4, 2008〕 and Restoration Branches missionaries typically use the "Go Ye and Teach" slide series. The "six fundamental principles of the Restored gospel" are often cited as the foundation of traditional RLDS belief. They are found in the sixth chapter of Hebrews in the Bible. They are: * Faith towards God. * Repentance * Baptism of water. * Laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost. (analogous to confirmation) * Resurrection of the dead. * Eternal judgement. The works of 20th century RLDS ministers Arthur A. Oakman and Evan Fry are significant influences on contemporary 21st century Restoration Branches thought. Fry's radio program "Hear Ye Him", representing the church's views in the 1950s, largely continue to represent contemporary mainstream Restoration Branches theology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Restoration Branches」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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