+156 We owe a lot to the Protestants of the 1500s. Like the ability to choose who we marry, and what kind of job we want. They really made a difference, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

ok there is that....but what about the many women they killed. all the land and property they took away from hundreds of people during the witch hunts? Those people were stuck in rooms where they had to stand for weeks at a time in their and others sewage with knee deep water sometimes?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You mean the Puritans, not the Protestants. And besides, the whole witch thing was in the 1600s, not the 1500s like the post says.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I was under the impression that the Puritans were part of the Protestant reformation. I could be wrong though.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The ability to choose spouses and jobs? I'm a bit rusty on Euro history and I know Protestants were against divorce, but I'm not sure what you mean by those

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Before then your spouse was chosen for you.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Except not really...I think you're exaggerating stuff here

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I'm probably wrong, but didn't one of the Kings of England make up divorce because he wanted to divorce one of his wives?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yes. And I believe it was Henry the viii

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Henry VIII didn't make up divorce, which has been around since biblical times. He made it acceptable in the Anglican church. Close enough though, since before that point no other churches condoned divorce, so he kind of "made up" divorce for Christians. After that, other Christian groups followed suit and made it "acceptable" to divorce.

by Anonymous 12 years ago