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Some issues of disagreement between the Church and the laity were referred to as adiaphorastic , or "in their own nature indifferent". Issues were argued based on their lack of biblical authority. If something was not mentioned as necessary in the Holy Bible, its value and authority would be called into question. Rather than being ignored as "indifferent" some sought to use the negative argument as a positive vehicle to remove offending items which they found contrary to their own values or belief.

Some of these adiaphorastic areas might included: clerical dress and vestments; kneeling for prayer or communion; the use of the sign of the cross; use of the baptismal font; the use of altar rails; the placement of and the composition of an altar (or Holy Table); the use of the organ and of non-congregational singing.