Maybe this is over-simplifying a bit, but if you take the word "protestant" apart, such as in "protest", and add "ant" as a suffix, the whole thing becomes sort of self-explanatory. Sheila K. -------------- Original message from "Elaine O'Neill" <elaineoneill1948@gmail.com>: -------------- > I think the simplest explanation is that "Protestant" is an umbrella > term that encompasses Christian religions that are not Catholic or > Orthodox. It's like saying all chairs have 4 legs, but not every > thing with 4 legs is a chair. All Lutherans are Protestant, but not > all Protestants are Lutheran. > > Just my .02. > > On 6/13/07, Angela Knutson wrote: > > That was interesting! Thank you for the information. A lady I know from > > England was offended when I called one of the churches over there Luthern. > > She said it was Protestant, not Luthern. That's where I got the idea that > > Protestant was not relelated to Luthern. > > Angie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message