There are the essential
core doctrines of the faith, (that we are saved by faith, that we are no longer under the law, for example) and then there are the details (eating meat sacrificed to idols, for example).
Not exact matches
Add to that the variety
of doctrines / Theologies within orthodox Christianity... with Consensus on a very small
Core of Truths: God Is, We are not God, Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Salvation is Through
Faith / Belief in Him... there is much that lacks Consensus and there are mountains
of arguments and counter-arguments for each doctrinal / Theological position.
I would add though that the
doctrine in question is not simply one
of its
doctrines... but rather the very
core tenet
of the Christian
faith.
Along the way he does, to be sure, slander the Calvinism that constituted the central
core of early American religion (it had «outrageous
doctrines,» fostered «harsh usages,» and was an «oppressive
faith»).
The court ultimately held that schools must not proselytize on behalf
of a particular religious
doctrine and that the display
of crosses in the classroom exceeded the constitutionally established limits on freedom
of religion, as the crucifix is a
core symbol
of the Christian
faith and was being displayed in a public school where attendance is mandatory.