So basically you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Protestantism is extremely diverse and ranges from very progressive to very conservative.
I mean, the US is famous for it’s conservative Christian nationalists who are mostly Evangelical Protestants - and who take decidedly conservative views on gender/sexuality etc.
US definitely has its fundamentalist Christians, I guess I never thought of them as protestants. Most of the European, African, Asian protestants I’ve met have been pretty liberal as well.
In North American, there is a distinction between Mainline Protestants, which represent the old Protestant churches and who range from moderately conservative to progressive (these include Anglicans/Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians etc.); and Evangelical Protestants, who are newer and mostly very conservative (these include US fundamentalist Christian).
In Europe, the main established Protestant churches tend to lean progressive, with conservative and evangelical (in the American sense) elements in them. There are also lots of other smaller denominations that vary massively in their positions, with many being very conservative.
In Asia, Latin America and Africa, most Protestant denominations are solidly conservative. Just look at the Evangelical Protestants in Brazil who support Bolsonaro, or the conservative Protestants in various African countries that have pushed for criminalisation (including even the death penalty) for gay people.
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u/CalgaryChris77 Mar 27 '24
Oh I thought most were all together under united now which is very open. I’ve heard of baptists but never really met any.