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-	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]	+	In [[History of England|English history]], a '''non-conformist''' is any member of a [[Protestant]] congregation not affiliated with the [[Church of England]]. The earliest non-conformist groups included [[Presbyterians]], Independents ([[Congregationalists]]), [[Baptists]], and [[Quakers]]. Later non-Conformists included [[Methodists]] and the [[Salvation Army]].
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		+	The term has come to refer to any person who chooses not to [[conformity|conform]] to a set of [[belief]]s or practices of a greater national entity, [[society]], culture, or established church.
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		+	If the issue is considered critical, such as issues perceived to be related to loyalty to a nation or support for current laws, the non-conformist is often termed a "[[rebellion|rebel]]" of a society and may be considered dangerous to maintaining [[social order]]. Unlike an '''anti-conformist''', who chooses not to conform to society simply for the sake of not conforming, a non-conformist chooses to not conform to society because of differences in beliefs.
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		+	==See also==
		+	*[[Dissenter]]
		+	*[[Dissident]]
		+	*[[Nonconformism]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]

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In English history, a non-conformist is any member of a Protestant congregation not affiliated with the Church of England. The earliest non-conformist groups included Presbyterians, Independents (Congregationalists), Baptists, and Quakers. Later non-Conformists included Methodists and the Salvation Army.

The term has come to refer to any person who chooses not to conform to a set of beliefs or practices of a greater national entity, society, culture, or established church.

If the issue is considered critical, such as issues perceived to be related to loyalty to a nation or support for current laws, the non-conformist is often termed a "rebel" of a society and may be considered dangerous to maintaining social order. Unlike an anti-conformist, who chooses not to conform to society simply for the sake of not conforming, a non-conformist chooses to not conform to society because of differences in beliefs.

See also

• Dissenter
• Dissident
• Nonconformism[1] [May 2007]