Except for Protestant human traditions.
>>Except for Protestant human traditions.<<
I disagree. My best friend wrote a book: “and no religion too - thoughts on the spectator church”. He and I would sit on the porch and discuss our church(s) and how they compared to the early church paradigm. I think those discussions are at least part of the background for the book. BTS, he’s here: http://edgoble.com/
My old assembly of God church had an american flag and a powder blue “Christian flag” that people would “pledge allegiance” to. I did neither in the church. I’m sure those that came up with that Christian flag had good intentions, but it offended me that someone would come up with such a lame tradition. I complained to the pastor that I thought it was inapropriate. Eventually I left and went to a “Christian” church that also had that flag. I complained there and apparently made a better case, becouse it just sort of dissapeared.
Man made religion seems to be unable to avoid piling stuff on, in the spirit of making it “better”. I try to avoid it at all costs and constantly review what I am doing to see if I am also “piling on” what the Bible says about how one should worship.
Traditions of men, no matter who the “men” are, do not seem to get a lot of respect from Jesus. Even if they are created “in his name”. And yes, that goes for protestants. The only reason they don’t have as many is that they have not been around as long.