He'd done some research on Africa a few years back, when two branches of the Black Muslims had started killing each other over doctrinal points.

There are some more specified doctrinal points (with supporting verses from the Bible):

This is a very important doctrinal point.

Indeed, it is impossible completely to separate the cultural and doctrinal points at issue.

At that time the Christian Reformed Church had adopted three doctrinal points on the subject of common grace.

Yes, yes, the doctrinal point is somewhat delicate, but I cannot find it in my mind to disapprove.

I do not believe that any two men, on what are called doctrinal points, think alike who think at all.

"The only doctrinal point on which the C of E is united," he declared, "is that we wear shoes in church."

However hard they must have tried, they had not been able to find any room to contravene or contradict him on any doctrinal point.

The usage of "the four" over "the three" is still a point which some Christians debate, but never as an essential doctrinal point.