"Predestination" was one of the doctrines thought to be true by john Calvin. It teaches that the salvation or damnation of a person is predestine, or in other words, the person is chosen to be condemned or saved by God from birth. this teaching, however, has a rather large flaw: see "The paradox of free will" in the link below for further information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_will_in_theology#The_paradox_of_free_will
John Calvin's religious ideas were spread to North America from Europe. "John Calvin's Protestant teachings were spread across Europe and into North America."
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John Calvin publishes The Institutes of the Christian Religion.
John Calvin, Martin Luther and others
Calvin believed that the church and state should be separate but the consistory tried moral and religious offenders.
John Calvin, a French theologian and religious reformer, believed in the doctrine of predestination. He taught that God has predetermined who will be saved and who will be damned, regardless of human actions or merit. This belief is a key tenet of Calvinism.
John Calvin is often associated with the practice of predestination, a controversial doctrine within his theological framework. He preached that God has already chosen who will be saved and who will be damned, independent of individual actions or faith. This belief challenged the Catholic Church's teachings on free will and salvation, leading to significant theological debates and divisions within Christianity during the Reformation. Calvin's ideas shaped the development of Reformed theology and influenced various Protestant movements.