"For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him, shall not parish, but have everlasting life." -John 3:16 That verse pretty much sums up the Protestant...
I can only speak to the denominational branch of modern "Protestant Christianity" known as the "Presbyterians"... because my parents sent their children to one of their establishments every Sunday...
Protestants believe in scripture only..meaning they go by what the bible says alone...which is different then what Catholics believe who also go by what different popes have said over the years along...
Protestants most certainly do 'believe' in the virgin Mary, but they only believe the things which the Bible teaches about her. Some of these things are flatly contradicted by Catholic teaching....
Believe it or not, Protestants believe in the same God as Catholics! In fact, the beliefs of both branches of the Christian church are remarkable similar.
Both Protestants and Catholics believe in...