Does Protestantism lead to atheism?

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Why would you single out Protestant churches? I think the ‘None of the Aboves’, agnostics or atheists come from all sorts of traditions.

Or are you saying that Christian beliefs within Protestantism are the precursor of atheistic beliefs?
 
I saw Michael Voris say this and I do not agree.

There has been a great falling away in Christianity overall not just with the protestant churches.

This is the culture of death with birth control and abortion. Also, social media has created self absorbed and deluded monsters with no need for God, or so they think.
 
Goodness, no.
Many Catholics end up becoming atheists for a variety of reasons, so why wouldn’t Protestants??
 
Maxirad said:
I don’t mean to be uncharitable.
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No. If you’re going to be logical with that line of thinking, you might as well say that Catholicism leads to atheism, since tons of Catholics fill other Christian churches.

I think you could make the case that fundamentalism of any kind leads one away from God. Fundamentalism offends reason and depersonalizes Christianity. Christianity is personal by design.
And so people rightly object to this and might be driven from Christianity to atheism.
 
Maxirad said:
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Believe it or not but as a Protestant I watch the Vortex every day. I do this for fun. No worries, I don’t believe that’s the ideas of all Catholics.

Answer is “no”. Pure and simple, and because it was him stating it, I don’t believe I need to clarify.
 
Maxirad said:
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Maybe a Catholic who is going backward spiritually and is an apostate or heretic may leave the Church to be Protestant and then stay on the wrong path that can lead to atheism.

One who is searching with a good heart and is not baptized becomes protestant may even and hopefully lead to the Catholic Church.
 
It does not. Evangelical Protestants tend to be the strongest Christians out there. Some Protestant branches like the Episcopal Church are liberal and almost secular in belief though. A lot of people leave those branches for stronger forms of Christianity.
 
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Some Protestant branches like the Episcopal Church are liberal and almost secular in belief though. A lot of people leave those branches for stronger forms of Christianity.
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Speaking as an Episcopalian, we have many converts from Evangelical churches as well as Catholicism. We are the ‘via media’ and many members find it just right. Some of the holiest people I know are Anglicans. It’s where one finds God that is important.
 
I would argue that the disunity caused by the protestant reformation greatly aided the resurgence of atheist thought.
 
Materialism takes people’s eyes off God and encourages them to focus on this world, but I would say the doctrine of double predestination is likely to make someone not like God. Ditto the idea of active reprobation attributed to a “God of love.” These however are false conceptions.
 
How long is a piece of string?

That is to say, the question is incoherent.

Protestantism is schismatic, founded on heresies, and internally inconsistent. This does not make it devoid of all value, nor does it make it a straight-shot to atheism. Protestants pray to Jesus and most have valid baptisms. The Holy Spirit will lead them who follow.
 
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Interesting! Please elaborate?
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If you only have the Bible to make sense of God you have a big problem.

And the Sola Scriptura also says your interpretation is the most correct. So every individual makes a different interpretation.

It’s a problem after another.

How can you interpret the Bible without the tradition of the church?

At the end of the day you realise nothing makes sense and your only honest option is atheism.

After ten years I gave the Catholic Church a chance and tried to see Christianity and Bible through the Catholic tradition and now it makes sense to me.
 
Jomann said:
If you only have the Bible to make sense of God you have a big problem.

And the Sola Scriptura also says your interpretation is the most correct. So every individual makes a different interpretation.

It’s a problem after another.

How can you interpret the Bible without the tradition of the church?

At the end of the day you realise nothing makes sense and your only honest option is atheism.

After ten years I gave the Catholic Church a chance and tried to see Christianity and Bible through the Catholic tradition and now it makes sense to me.
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Forgive me for asking, but why aren’t you Catholic then? having a Magesterium should have solved your problem?
 
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