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-'''Protestantism''' 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]].
-The founding of Protestantism has its origins in the [[European]] [[Reformation]] and its rejection of the [[doctrine]]s and [[malpractice]]s within the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Those included the teaching and sale of [[indulgences]], the buying and selling of church positions and the systemic [[corruption]], devotion to [[Mary (mother of Jesus)|Mary]] and the [[saint]]s rather than inward devotion to [[faith]] and [[God]], and rejection of the [[authority]] of the [[Pope]] on the basis that the only true authority is the [[Bible]].
-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.
-Notable events:
-:[[Martin Luther]]'s nailing of [[The 95 Theses]] 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]] and aided by many [[Martyrs' Monument|martyr]]s, liberated [[Scotland]] from the yoke of [[Roman Catholic Church|Rome]] in 1560.
-Protestants are the largest [[Christian]] division in the [[United States of America]].
-In the United States, denominations in the Protestant division include:
-*[[Anglican]]
-*[[Lutheran]]
-*[[Presbyterian]]
-*[[Reformed]]
-*[[Anabaptist]]
-*[[Baptist]]
-*[[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]]
-*[[Mennonite]]
-*[[Amish]]
-*[[Methodist]]
-*[[Brethren]]
-*[[Pentecostal]]
-*[[Society of Friends]] ("Quakers")
-*[[Holiness]]
-*[[Restoration Movement]]
-*[[Adventist]]
-==Web links==
-[http://www.ianpaisley.org/main.asp The European Institute of Protestant Studies]
-[[Category:Christianity]]

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