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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]].
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| − | 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]].
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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.
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| − | Notable events:
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| − | :[[Martin Luther]]'s nailing of [[The 95 Theses]] to the church doors in [[Wittenberg]] on October 31, 1517
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| − | :In [[England]], by decree of King [[Henry VIII]] in 1533.
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| − | :[[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.
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| − | Protestants are the largest [[Christian]] division in the [[United States of America]].
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| − | In the United States, denominations in the Protestant division include:
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| − | *[[Anglican]]
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| − | *[[Lutheran]]
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| − | *[[Presbyterian]]
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| − | *[[Reformed]]
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| − | *[[Anabaptist]]
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| − | *[[Baptist]]
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| − | *[[Episcopal Church in the United States of America]]
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| − | *[[Mennonite]]
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| − | *[[Amish]]
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| − | *[[Methodist]]
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| − | *[[Brethren]]
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| − | *[[Pentecostal]]
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| − | *[[Society of Friends]] ("Quakers")
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| − | *[[Holiness]]
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| − | *[[Restoration Movement]]
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| − | *[[Adventist]]
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| − | ==Web links==
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| − | [http://www.ianpaisley.org/main.asp The European Institute of Protestant Studies]
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| − | [[Category:Christianity]]
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