Changes During The Protestant Reformation

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"The Protestant Reformation forever changed the way that some would view the Church" (Rawls, 2017). People were able to read and study the Scriptures, instead of learning what the Church wanted them to learn. As they read they realize what they have been taught didn't align with what they were learning. That changed their views towards not only the church but also the state. What the Catholic Church feared was happening. Reformers began to break ranks from the established Church, which end up in persecution. "Many of these new believers felted trapped within their own countries, where persecution and intolerance for themselves and their families dominated their lives." (Ralws, 2017) That's when people decide to move to America, which offered