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'''Protestant''' is one of the three major divisions in [[Christendom]] that traces their heritage back to the [[Western Church]]. Other divisions include [[Catholicism]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].   
 
'''Protestant''' is one of the three major divisions in [[Christendom]] that traces their heritage back to the [[Western Church]]. Other divisions include [[Catholicism]] and the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].   
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The founding of Protestantism is typically credited to the [[European]] [[Reformation]].  Most notably [[Martin Luther]] nailing The 95 Thesis to the church doors in [[Wittenberg]] on October 31, 1517 and in [[England]], by decree of King [[Henry VIII]] in 1533.   
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The founding of Protestantism is typically credited to the [[European]] [[Reformation]].  Most notably [[Martin Luther]] nailing The 95 Thesis to the church doors in [[Wittenberg]] on October 31, 1517, in [[England]], by decree of King [[Henry VIII]] in 1533. [[John Knox]], inspired by [[John Calvin]], liberated [[Scotland]] from the yoke of [[Roman Catholic Church|Rome]] in 1560.   
    
Protestants are the biggest [[Christian]] division in the [[United States of America]].
 
Protestants are the biggest [[Christian]] division in the [[United States of America]].
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