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PROTESTANT

In the early years of the Reformation, the term PROTESTANT applied to a group of princes and imperial cites who "protested" the decision by the 1529 Diet of Speyer to reverse course, and enforce the 1521 Edict of Worms. The 1521 edict forbade Lutheran teachings within the Holy Roman Empire.

A commonly given definition is "Christian denomination which is not Roman Catholic or Orthodox Christian." Those denominations, considered to be well within the realm of Protestantism, all have firm roots in the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin Luther's 95 Theses during the sixteenth century.

Protestantism is currently the dominant religion of many first-world countries such as the United State and the United Kingdom. Protestantism - in particular, evangelicalism - is also currently the fastest growing branch of Christianity today, with significant growth in Countries such as China, India and many nations in Europe as well as Africa.