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Line 1: − Protestants are the biggest Christian [[denomination]]s in America. They split off from the Catholic church in Europe in 1514 because of the [[Reformation]] (see [Martin Luther], and 1533 in England, by decree of King [Henry VIII]. The conflict between Protestant and Catholic views of christianity was the subject of several wars, notably the [[30 Years War]].+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − Some kinds of Protestant are [[Lutheran]], [[Methodist]], [[Baptist]]s, and [[Episcopal]] (known in England as Anglican, or "Church of England").
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Protestant is one of the three major divisions in Christendom that trace their heritage back to the Western Church. Other divisions include [[Catholicism]] and [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].
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.
Protestants are the biggest Christian division in the United States of America.
Some denominations in the Protestant division include:
*[[Anglican]]
*[[Lutheran]]
*[[Presbyterian]]
*[[Reformed]]
*[[Anabaptist]]
*[[Baptist]]
*[[Methodist]]
*[[Brethren]]
*[[Pentecostal]]
*[[Society of Friend]] or [[Quaker]]
*[[Holiness]]
*[[Restoration Movement]]
*[[Adventist]]
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