Parishism

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Parishism is one of the major branches of Amendantism that identifies with the doctrine of Christianity and was founded by August Roel, the 16th-century Ebrarian reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Ebrarian church launched the Amendant Reformation. During the Amendant Reformation, Roel founded the Parishist church in Ebrary but subsequently fled to Vorstland and Parishism became the state religion of the Kingdom of Vorstland. Parishist clergy became civil servants and the Parishist churches became part of the Vorstish state.

Parishism is defined primarily by a congregationalist church government and its adherence to the Book of Dedication written by Roel to outline the doctrine of the Parishist movement. Parishists are trinitarian and believe in the main Christian sacraments. While Parishists are not iconoclasts strictly speaking, they Book of Dedication cautions against the overemphasis on icons such that they "do not turn into idols", which is generally interpreted to mean that religious artwork depicting Biblical figures or other people should not occupy a center place in the church building.