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Revision as of 01:52, 20 March 2002 by The Anome (talk | contribs) (More normalisation of grammar; I must learn Polish one of these days...)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)In politics, a dogma is an opinion expressed as fact without thought as to its accuracy or relevance or to different opinions on the same subject, particularly where the "dogma" is long established within a group or organisation. Often, but not exclusively, said of the established party line of a political party, particularly by its opponents.
In Christian theology, a dogma is a theological belief that must be held in order to be a Christian. These are defined in part to distinguish dogmas from theological opinions, or beliefs about which Christians are free to disagree. Exactly which beliefs are dogmas can vary considerably among Christian groups. For most of Eastern Christianity, the dogmas are contained in the Nicene Creed and the first three or seven Ecumenical councils. Protestants may also affirm these, but often rely on a "Statement of Faith" which summarizes their dogmas, drawn up by their individual denomination.
Dogma is also the name of a thrash metal band. Their site is here.
Dogma is also the name of a movie comedy, directed and with screenplay by Kevin Smith, starring Alanis Morisette as God, Ben Affleck and others, which caused much controversy in many countries. Its website is here.
Dogma 95 is the name for the manifesto of a group of artists, made initially in Copenhagen in 1995 by four directors: Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, Kristian Levring, and Soren Kragh-Jacobsen. You can find more about it in the Dogme95 entry.