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@kayla-skywriter I don’t think it matters that much. As @taylorclogston says, denominations are just groups of people who align in beliefs on certain doctrine. Obviously, some of those beliefs are going to be more important than others. While there are some things I need to stand on, there are many doctrinal differences where I can understand why someone disagrees. It’s important to treat those differences with respect. After all, I may well be the one wrong here. Everyone has a blind spot, and I don’t know what mine are.

If you want to address a certain belief as the theme of your novel, I don’t think denominations matter. Write about what you think is right. But to say “All these other denominations are wrong so I am going to write a story about why.” seems unnecessarily argumentative.

I actually don’t read that many Christian books so I can’t speak to how annoying it is to read what you consider incorrect doctrine. But I have read non-Christian authors write about Christians in ways I disagree with. Normally, I just think “huh”, and move on. I don’t agree with the author, but I don’t have to enjoy the story. It was interesting reading the Scarlett Letter because half the time I was thinking “Stop all this shunning! Grace is a thing! Read your Bible!” and the other half of the time I was thinking “But adultery is wrong so I can’t slip into thinking it is okay. The world thinks it is okay, but it isn’t.” I might be more bothered if I interacted with it more often.