Denominations and sects were present in each religion and this divide groups with each religion. There is the Orthodox synagogue in Judaism where woman take a backseat to the men. The Christian church was divided into Roman and Eastern Orthodox during the middle ages. Sunis and the Shiites divide Islam, and their belief of Muhammad as a leader differed.
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