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No, the Jesuits, as conceived by St. Ignatius, were formed to strengthen the Catholic faith and restore it where it had been lost due to the protestant revolt.
Baptists are a denomination in themselves. Although some baptists don't accept the fact that they are part of the protestant movement, they do resemble protestant religions.
The predominent religious beliefs of the American colonists was Puritan (Calvinist) and Quakerism. Though other religions, such as Catholics and various Protestant religions, were part of the original colonists because of the desire for religious freedom.
For the most part, the Christian church is underground in China. _________________________________________________ Legally, Christianity has been divided into 2 different religions in China: Catholic & Protestant.
Mostly Anglican, which is part of Protestant Christianity (but, unlike the northern settlers, these colonists were not pilgrims; their motivation was money, not religious freedom).
There is no such thing as a Jesuit or Dominican Catholic. They are all Catholics. A man who discerns a vocation to the Society of Jesus, started by St. Ignatius would become a Jesuit, he remains a Catholic. Likewise, a man (or woman) who discerns a vocation to the Dominicans would become a Dominican Friar (or Sister) but remain a Catholic. Jesuits and Dominicans are two religious Orders within the Church. Jesuits have two main vocations: to teach and to preach the faith to non-Catholics. Originally, the Order was founded to fight the protestant heresy. The Domicans were founded as an Order of Preachers, they were originally founded to fight the Arian heresy. Needless to say, the Dominicans have been a little bit more successful than the Jesuits, when was the last time you ran into an Arian vs. a protestant?
In the early part of the 20th Century, Protestant Christianity was the dominant religion in the United States. Roman Catholicism was also present, particularly in urban areas and parts of the country that had been settled by Roman Catholic immigrants. Jewish communities were thriving, particularly in cities on the Eastern seaboard. Many other religions were present but not influential outside specific ethnic communities, and unfortunately there was strong prejudice against what Protestant Christians regarded as "pagan" traditions.
No - the Apocryphal books are non-canonical, that is, they are not part of the Protestant Bible.
Jesuits are those who are a part of the Society of Jesus. A division of Catholicism founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
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