2006-12-20 02:38:49 · 8 answers · asked by sshhmmee2000 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Protestants is a blanket name for many denominations of Christianity which first came about by "protesting" the Catholic church, and formed their own religions based on their interpretations of the teachings of the Bible.
2006-12-20 02:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by daisyk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back in the middle ages Many people didn't like the way the Catholic Church was running things so they protested broke with the Catholic Church and started their own. These Protestants had many different Ideas about how to interpret the Holy bible and how their Doctrine should be. So they broke into many different factions or branches of the Protestant faith. That's about the gist of it. I once belonged to a branch called the Pentecostal Holiness. We believed in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as one God. Some Churches believe they are separate entices. We believe In full submersion for baptism. Some church believe sprinkling on the head is sufficient. We believed in speaking in tongues and lots of shouting. Some churches believe in setting quietly in their pews while the pastor calmly gives his sermon. That is what I have observed as some of the differences in some of the Protestant faiths and why I am an Atheist after realizing how silly the whole damn thing was. God Bless Betty.
2006-12-20 10:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not Roman Catholic, Western Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox.
A church, or member of a church, which came out of the Protestant Reformation. Generally speaking, Protestants believe that the bible is the only source of revealed truth, rely on faith alone for salvation (not acts), and follow the theologies of Luther, Calvin, or Zwingli.
There a a number of Protestant denominations: Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, etc.
2006-12-20 11:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could be wrong but I'm a Lutheran which I think is Protestant. I always thought that a Protestant was a Christian but not a Catholic
2006-12-20 10:43:10 · answer #4 · answered by gitsliveon24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they are Christian, but they are not Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Coptic. The Protestants split from the RCC about 1500 years ago with the catalyst Martin Luther. Since then, the Protestants have been subdividing and there are numerous types of Protestants now.
2006-12-20 10:48:32 · answer #5 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Protestants (protested) the church of England & the Catholic church. Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, & others are protestant churches.
2006-12-20 10:46:37 · answer #6 · answered by Waitingfortherightquestion 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It stands for groups that broke or are breaking away from the Catholic Church.
2006-12-20 10:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by UCF Scholar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means they are christian....it's a denomination of christianity.
2006-12-20 10:42:17 · answer #8 · answered by angelcourtney4317 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋