Maveric

I guess i consider myself Agnostic (?) (those who believe in a supreme being but adhere to no set religion...)

I was raised Southern Baptist for most of my early life but the hypocrisy I witnessed in that faith left me severly jaded. I've watched alot of history of religion type documentaries which have also left me somewhat biased against organized religion in general.

But enough about me, I had a question concerning the "catholic" religion and various "protestant" religions like baptist, methodist, jehova witness, moremons, etc...

Can anyone briefly explain, in layman terms, the difference between these religions?

Basically as a baptist I learned the new and old testament of the bible and (unofficially) you can do whatever the hell you want just as long as you make sure that you ask for forgiveness from Jesus... (i.e. jim baker, jerry fawell, etc...)