r/Protestantism

Hey everyone I have been looking into some of the early reformers and found that many of them held to some of the Marian dogmas (to varying degrees). I am a Catholic and I was curious to know why there are so many Protestants that do not assent to Marian dogmas. I know some do such as high church denominations like anglicans.

Also I was wondering if any of you considered/practiced Marian devotions but later rejected it. Do you miss it at all? Why did you choose to reject them?

Here is a dogma/devotion list. Sorry if it’s not the most accurate I am really only knowledgeable on Catholic theology.

Martin Luther: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Immaculate Conception (early career), Assumption (speculative), Marian Feasts

John Calvin: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity (speculative)

Ulrich Zwingli: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Assumption (speculative), Marian Feasts

Heinrich Bullinger: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Assumption

Martin Bucer: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Assumption

Philip Melanchthon: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Marian Feasts

Thomas Cranmer: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Marian Feasts

Hugh Latimer: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, Immaculate Conception

William Tyndale: Theotokos

Thomas Müntzer: Theotokos, Perpetual Virginity, had an affinity for the Magnificat

By the way I am not trying to debate just discuss.

the catholic pope , he's regularly talking about gaza , iran but what about the churches destroyed in Ukraine ? by russia and the people r dieing here ? i'm not against his support towards iran but what about Orthodox people ? catholicism is going crazy , i love them they r our one sect but they r just doing nothing for their own people n us

Today Sunday, April the 19th 2026 I have officially gotten confirmated into the United Church of Canada, however one other thing is lingering in my mind, what happens now?

I do understand that I am allowed to vote on Church policies and do missionary like duties however I still feel slightly wary, I am not entirely sure how much of my life I am expected to commit to Christ, but I am willing to commit a good amount, any tips for learning onwards?

It's often I see a fun protestant video celebrating their video and someone will post a 'submit to rome' comment and instantly get more likes than the original video. Also, they seem to forget that it doesn't matter what denom you are, but it's following jesus that counts .

We often feel right about our anger. When we are mistreated, everything in us wants to defend ourselves, strike back, or at least hold on to the offense. But Jesus calls us in a completely different direction. He tells us to deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and follow Him. That means giving up our right to be right, our desire for payback, and even our need to be treated fairly. This is not something we can accomplish through effort alone. It requires yielding to the Holy Spirit, especially in the moments when our flesh wants the opposite.

Dying to self shows up in everyday situations. It looks like choosing peace over winning an argument, forgiveness over bitterness, and humility over pride. It means owning our reactions instead of blaming others and remembering why we came to Christ in the first place. We were freed from sin, not just forgiven, and that freedom should change how we respond when we are wronged. When we fail, we repent and keep moving forward, trusting that God is still at work in us.

Paul reminds us that this life is not easy. We will feel pressure, confusion, and even emotional pain, but we are not abandoned. God’s power is made visible through our weakness, and our willingness to endure and surrender can impact others in ways we may never fully see. What feels like loss at first leads to something better. There is real peace and even joy on the other side of self-denial. When we stop clinging to our rights and let Christ live through us, people do not just see sacrifice, they see Him.

Just a little discussion, im a protestant that am in a pentecostal church rn and after months of learning and reading about traditional churches, patristic theology and the scholastic aswell, i began to notice some critical errors in the way that churches around and mine aswell act.
I want solid food and a real theology, i dont want anymore this light work, motivational preachers, i want a real pastor that follows the Bible as it should be.

I’m a Protestant and I’m reading scripture and the early church father’s writings. As I’m reading I realize that in Acts the council at Jerusalem makes a binding doctrinal decision that the Gentiles aren’t bound to the law of Moses. And we see that the Holy Spirit guided them to make that decision which made it infallible. This seems to be exactly what the Catholic Church claims it has the power to do to make new infallible and binding doctrines. How do I proceed seeing scripture that seems to heavily support them?

Olá! eu ja fiz uma publicação ciritcando o papel da filosofia no declinio cultural do ocidente. É incrível imaginar, como a teoria da evolução contribuio para esse estado de coisas. As inúmeras ideologias, que se seguiriam no seculo 20.

Não so em movimentos eugenistas. Mas ionicamente, ideologias relativistas que foram produzidas. Pois apartir da teoria da evolução, se dissolveu a concepção aristotélica-tomista de natureza fixa. transfomando o ser humano, em um mero produto do meio social, que ele estava inserio, portanto desprovido universalidade, o que na prática destruio a propia concepção de ser humano.

a teoria da evolução comtribuio enormemente para o anti-cristanismo. Na sociedade contemporânea.

I know from history that the puritans fought over not using the crucifix and vestments in Elizabeth’s religious settlement but today protestants seem to use both, why the change?

As someone who grew up in the rc church, it baffles me that the rc church holds such a prominent place in the media/society given what they teach/believe.

At least where I grew up you'd see frequent news reports on what the pope said or wrote, his travels, the canonization of a saint, etc. And the secular media seemed absolutely transfixed whenever a conclave took place waiting for the smoke to come out. I don't recall ever reading or hearing any news pertaining to Presbyterians or Lutherans or....

I just don't get it. If a new religion were to start today and put forth all their same teachings about Mary, the saints, etc. would they not be widely regarded as some bizarre fringe group and be ignored by the media?

Either Second hand or personal, what are your stories ? I’d like to anonymously share them to spread awareness.