What was the main goal of the Social Gospel movement? Did Maryland allow Protestants? True freedom to the Protestant revolutionaries of late seventeenth-century Maryland was an established, Protestant freedom. The ordered system of the Church of England provided the moral structure necessary for Marylanders to truly practice their religion in freedom—from popery, vice, and … Read more
Why didn’t the Catholic Church hold Eastern Europe together? Although they agreed on major foundational doctrines, they were never forced to join together as a cohesive group. As disagreements arose among the different Protestant sects, it weakened them in the eyes of those who favored the stability of the Catholic Church. Why did Protestants … Read more
Did Warren Brown want to leave Luther? He previously told Express.co.uk he wasn’t sad about no longer being on the show. “It was a fantastic job and to go out with a big bang at the end of series three was fantastic,” he said. “You get the script and that’s the way it is. … Read more
What was the IRA fighting for? The Irish Republican Army (IRA; Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann), also known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and informally as the Provos, was an Irish republican paramilitary organisation that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland, facilitate Irish reunification and bring about an independent, socialist … Why … Read more
How long was Martin Luther King Sr a pastor? The grandson of slaves, the son of illiterate sharecroppers, the elder King, who was known as “Daddy,” was pastor for 44 years of a great Atlanta church, and through his steadfast courage in the face of segregation and discrimination, a source of inspiration to his … Read more
Why did people flee England in the 1600s? Many colonists came to America from England to escape religious persecution during the reign of King James I (r. 1603–1625) and of Charles I (r. 1625–1649), James’s son and successor, both of whom were hostile to the Puritans. … When other colonists arrived with differing beliefs, … Read more
Who wrote the Gospel of John and when? The testimony of early Church leaders was that John the Apostle was the author of the Gospel of John. Irenaeus (c. A.D. 130–200), an early church father wrote: John, the disciple of the Lord, who leaned on his breast, also published the Gospel while living at … Read more
Why do you think Lutheranism began in Wittenberg? I think Lutheranism began in Wittenberg because it is where Martin Luther nailed up his 95 Theses. How did Martin Luther’s ideas give rise to the development of Christian denominations? What did Johann Tetzel do to make Luther angry? What did Johann Tetzel do that made … Read more
Non-canonical (apocryphal) gospels Where was Martin Luther King’s movement? King led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and later became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). As president of the SCLC, he led the unsuccessful Albany Movement in Albany, Georgia, and helped organize some of the nonviolent 1963 protests in Birmingham, … Read more
Why Baptists are not Protestants? Baptists are not Protestants but hold tenaciously to the original precepts and practices of Christ and the apostles. Baptists believe the pure Word of God to be sufficient authority on all matters. Baptists reject all human religious traditions and practices that have originated since the time of the apostles. … Read more