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Protestants made the Bible available to all by publication of the Bible in the common language and universal education. The mandatory [[celibacy]] of the [[clergy]] (including monasticism) was also rejected.

Protestants made the Bible available to all by publication of the Bible in the common language and universal education. The mandatory [[celibacy]] of the [[clergy]] (including monasticism) was also rejected.

[[Brazil]]ian Law Professor Augusto Zimmerman wrote:

Brazilian Law Professor Augusto Zimmerman wrote:

{{QuoteBox|Every year, Freedom House, a secular organization, conducts a survey to analyze the situation of democracy and human rights across the globe. Year after year, it concludes that the most rights-based and democratic nations are the majority-Protestant ones. On the other hand, Islam and Marxism, the latter a secular religion, seem to offer the most serious obstacles for the realization of democracy and human rights. In fact, the denial of the broadest range of basic human rights comes precisely from Marxist and majority-Muslim countries. The worst violators of human rights are Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and the one-party Marxist regimes of Cuba and North Korea.<ref>Zimmerman, Augusto, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4758 The Christian foundations of the rule of law in the West: a legacy of liberty and resistance against tyranny], ''Journal of Creation'' 19(2):67-73, 2005.</ref>}}

{{QuoteBox|Every year, Freedom House, a secular organization, conducts a survey to analyze the situation of democracy and human rights across the globe. Year after year, it concludes that the most rights-based and democratic nations are the majority-Protestant ones. On the other hand, Islam and Marxism, the latter a secular religion, seem to offer the most serious obstacles for the realization of democracy and human rights. In fact, the denial of the broadest range of basic human rights comes precisely from Marxist and majority-Muslim countries. The worst violators of human rights are Libya, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and the one-party Marxist regimes of Cuba and North Korea.<ref>Zimmerman, Augusto, [http://creationontheweb.com/content/view/4758 The Christian foundations of the rule of law in the West: a legacy of liberty and resistance against tyranny], ''Journal of Creation'' 19(2):67-73, 2005.</ref>}}

== Protestantism in the United States ==

== Protestantism in the United States ==

Protestants are the largest [[Christian]] division in the [[United States of America]].

Protestants are the largest [[Christian]] division in the United States.

In the United States, denominations in the Protestant division include:

In the United States, denominations in the Protestant division include:

*[[Lutheran]]

*[[Lutheran]]

*[[Presbyterian]]/[[Reformed]]

*[[Presbyterian]]/[[Reformed]]

*[[Anabaptist]]

*[[Anabaptist]]

*[[Mennonite]]

*[[Mennonite]]

*[[Amish]]

*[[Amish]]

*[[Brethren]]

*[[Brethren]]

*[[Religious Society of Friends]] ("Quakers")

*[[Religious Society of Friends]] ("Quakers")

== Restoration movement ==

== Restoration movement ==

 

*[[Pentecostalism]]

*[[Assemblies of God]]

 

*[[Holiness Movement]]

*[[Pentecostal]]

*[[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]

*[[Holiness]]

*[[Adventist]]

*[[Adventist]]

[[Anglicans]] are generally not regarded as Protestant, either.

The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] (Mormons) is Christian but does not consider itself Protestant.

== Reference ==

== Reference ==

[[Category:Protestantism|*]]

[[Category:Protestantism|*]]

[[Category:Christian History]]

[[Category:Christian History]]