How many Protestant denominations are there?

[AugustTherese]

The only reason the OP thinks it is so important is that he polemically uses the large number to prove that division exists within the non-Catholic churches.

Really? I didn’t know stating 40,000 was polemical.

 

[Wannano]

Wannano:

The only reason the OP thinks it is so important is that he polemically uses the large number to prove that division exists within the non-Catholic churches.

Really? I didn’t know stating 40,000 was polemical.

Remember you said that when you go to your next confession.

 

[SeriousQuestion]

Around two hundred *ahem *ahem

 

[AugustTherese]

Remember you said that when you go to your next confession.

So, the Protestant seminary that stated there were 47,000 Protestant denominations was polemical and should remember that number the next time in Confession?

 

[SeriousQuestion]

It does look a bit exagerated.

 

[AugustTherese]

By merely stating there are 40,000 Protestant denominations? Oh, boy. I will try to remember not to ever bring up statistical numbers ever, ever again.

 

[MichaelP3]

Well there would be the “Church down my street” and also even “Scientology”.

That should make these “I want to make Protestants look bad group on here” think a bit and please please please please look into it. Otherwise you just look bad!

 

[Wannano]

Wannano:

Remember you said that when you go to your next confession.

So, the Protestant seminary that stated there were 47,000 Protestant denominations was polemical and should remember that number the next time in Confession?

You know that does not even make sense. You know full well what you are trying to do and lying will not help you. You have shown your colors to often on this subject to claim any ignorance.

 

[AugustTherese]

You know full well what you are trying to do and lying will not help you. You have shown your colors to often on this subject to claim any ignorance.

And, what am I trying to do?

 

[MichaelP3]

Maybe not. Just using inaccurate sources.

At least now you know.

 

[SeriousQuestion]

It is a fake statistic.

 

[Dan_Defender]

For sure over 200 ‘major’ Protestant denominations. And then you have independent and nondenominational churches, who knows how many of those.

 

[AugustTherese]

Maybe not. Just using inaccurate sources.

At least now you know.

Thanks! I can live with that. Being called polemical and that I am lying just baffled me when all I did was provide an ‘inaccurate’ number.

 

[mrsdizzyd]

“Many Catholics like to cite the 33,000 figure because the number is so outrageously large they assume it is a particular embarrassment to Protestants. Look at all this division in your ranks! But the result has been that Protestants consult the source, take note of the problems with it, claim a few thousand denominations at most, and scoff at the wild exaggeration. Catholics look foolish for insisting on a ridiculously high and easily-refuted number, and Protestants imagine they can sleep the sleep of the just because the real number is nowhere close. See! they say. No denomination problem here! Thus the real issue gets lost.”

We Need to Stop Saying That There Are 33,000 Protestant Denominations| National Catholic Register

 

[MichaelP3]

Yup. Unless they told you Jesus is not the Son of God!

Although I am curious how you got that close to a Protestant seminary? You really do not seem the type

 

[Mike_from_NJ]

Mike_from_NJ:

There are denominations that are neither Catholic nor Protestant.

Such as?..

We Need to Stop Saying That There Are 33,000 Protestant Denominations| National Catholic Register

Among the 23,600 “Independents” and “Marginals” (70% of the whole) are large numbers of groups one would have a hard time calling Protestant. They include Mormons (122 denominations), Jehovah’s Witnesses (229 denominations), Masons (28 denominations), Christadelphians (21 denominations) Unitarians (29 denominations), Christian Science (59 denominations), Theosophists (3 more denominations), British Israelites (8 denominations), Prosperity Gospel groups (27 denominations), Oneness Pentecostals (680 denominations), “Hidden Buddhist Believers in Christ” (9 denominations), wandering bishops (12 denominations), Independent Nestorians (5 denominations), occultists (3 denominations), spiritists (20 denominations), Zionists (159 denominations), even “Arab radio/TV network” (19 denominations), “gay/homosexual tradition” (2 denominations), and schismatic Catholics (435 denominations). It is a strange and eclectic list.

 

[AugustTherese]

Among the 23,600 “Independents” and “Marginals” (70% of the whole) are large numbers of groups one would have a hard time calling Protestant.

Just because some have a ‘hard time calling Protestant’ those certain denominations, does not inherently make them non-Protestant.

 

[Wannano]

Wannano:

You know full well what you are trying to do and lying will not help you. You have shown your colors to often on this subject to claim any ignorance.

And, what am I trying to do?

You are trying to emphasize the magnitude of division within Protestantism. .

 

[AugustTherese]

You are trying to emphasize the magnitude of division within Protestantism

Of course! Do you want me to lie and say that Protestantism is perfectly united?! Just because you and others may get offended at the fact that Protestantism is divided, that does not make me a lying and polemical person.

 

[AlNg]

There are 42000 Christian denominations and 242 Roman Catholic denominations,and 781 Orthodox denominations according to the Oxford World Christian Encyclopedia.