List of former Protestants
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This is a list of people who were, but no longer are followers of Protestant churches. It is organized by what church they left; when applicable, the religion they joined is mentioned. As implied it is limited to those who left Protestantism for a non-Protestant faith and so does not include those who switched from one Protestant denomination to another.
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[edit] Ex-Adventists
- Lee Boyd Malvo-Converted to Islam.
- William S. Sadler-A founding figure in the history of The Urantia Book.
See also Category:Former Seventh-day Adventists.
[edit] Ex-Anabaptists
- Jacob Penner-Left the Mennonites for Marxism.
- Ingrid Rimland-Left in favor of Neo-Nazism.
- David E. Yoder-Left the Amish and known for the website Amishabuse.com and advocacy.
[edit] Ex-Baptists
- Aminah Assilmi-Converted to Islam.
- Robert Hayden-Poet who converted to the Bahá'í Faith.
- Carolivia Herron-Convert to Judaism. [1]
- Malcolm X-Converted to Nation of Islam and then mainstream Islam.
[edit] Ex-Congregationalists
- Ernest Hemingway-Converted to a nominal Catholicism.
- Benjamin Chavis Muhammad-Converted to the Nation of Islam.
[edit] Ex-Lutheran
- Ryan G. Anderson-Converted to Radical Islam.
- Ingmar Bergman-Father was a Lutheran minister, but he became an atheist.
- Shlomo Ben Avraham "Ole" Brunell-Lutheran minister who converted to Judaism.
- Christina of Sweden-Swedish royal who converted to Catholicism.
- Elisabeth Hesselblad-Convert to Catholicism, beatified in that faith.
- Richard John Neuhaus-Converted to Catholicism.
- Jaroslav Pelikan-Converted to the Orthodox Church in America.
- Sigrid Undset-Convert to Catholicism. [2]
[edit] Ex-Methodists
- Kirstie Alley-Converted to Scientology.
Kate Capshaw, actress and wife of Steven Spielberg - Tori Amos-To varied mythological and religious notions including Gnosticism.
- Sam Brownback-Converted to Catholicism. [3]
- Kate Capshaw-Converted to Judaism. [4]
- Antony Flew-A minister's son he became atheist and later Deist.[5]
- Marcus Garvey-Convert to Catholicism.
- Richard Gere-Converted to Buddhism.
- Mumia Abu-Jamal-Converted to Islam.
- Julius Lester-Son of a Methodist minister who converted to Judaism. [6]
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd- Converted to Catholicisim upon marrying Hanna Gibson (Mel's daughter).
[edit] Ex-Pentecostals
- Phil Jackson-Converted to Buddhism.
- Marilyn Monroe-Baptized in the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, but had more of a Christian Science background. Converted to Judaism.
- Yahweh ben Yahweh-Founder of the Nation of Yahweh. [7]
[edit] Ex-Presbyterians
- David Hume-Known as an atheist or agnostic philosopher
- Bob Hope-Converted very late in life to his wife's faith, Catholicism.
- John Wayne-Converted to Catholicism.
- Madalyn Murray O'Hair-Noted atheist.
- Walker Percy-Nominal Presbyterian to Catholic.
- Alexander Russell Webb-Converted to Islam.
- Mark Twain-Noted agnostic.
- Gene Wolfe-Convert to Catholicism.
- Scott Hahn-former Presbyterian pastor, now a prominent apologist for Catholicism
[edit] Other or unspecified ex-Protestant
- Tom Arnold-Converted to Judaism.
- Buffalo Bill-Converted to Catholicism.
- Sarah Brown-Converted to Judaism.
- Gary Cooper-Converted to Catholicism.
- Sammy Davis, Jr.-Converted to Judaism.
- Bart D. Ehrman-former Evangelical turned agnostic.
- Alec Guinness-Converted to Catholicism.
- Jim Nabors-Converted to Catholicism.
- John Henry Cardinal Newman-Converted from Anglican to Catholicism.
- Martin Lings-Converted to Sufi Islam.
- Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood-Converted to Islam.
- Elijah Muhammad-A past leader in the Nation of Islam.
- Charles Templeton-Christian and Missionary Alliance evangelist turned agnostic.
- Tina Turner-Convert to Buddhism.
