The fruit of Protestant thought

As they say in science, every action has a reaction.  This is true in worldview/philosophical thought as well.  With the start of the Protestant Reformation, a new worldview was created that has taken the world by storm, even creating a new nation, America.  This worldview is that of individualistic final authority. Martin Luther saw serious errors in the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to make changes to be more faithful to Scripture.  The Roman Catholic authority responded by telling him to repent and not question their ideas.  Luther responded by refusing to do so.  The authorities then kicked him out of the church. Luther was then in a difficult position.  Does he submit to church authority even though he strongly disagree with what was being taught or does he go with what he believes to be true, in essence making himself the final authority?  It's important to remember that Luther never wanted to leave and many of the doctrines that Protestant disagree with, he was okay with.  He was forced to leave.  Once that decision was made, the religious world was never the same.  Luther introduced the idea of self authority.  This concept has morphed into a completely different monster than Luther ever imagined. 
So looking at the United States today, we can see the fruit of this decision within Christendom.  The concept of choosing for oneself instead of appealing to a higher authority has brought about a radical change in our culture.  This thinking has filtered into all areas of life.  Address such as economic policy, sexual orientation, modesty, diet, the use of time, war, and many others are now driven by self authority instead of the church.  Many of the problems in our culture today have come about because people don't want to look to the church for answers but instead look to themselves.  Homosexuality is now seen as acceptable by many Protestant denominations because words, ideas and concepts have been redefined instead of following the historic church.  So long as we are making ourselves the authority in these many decisions before us, we will continue down this path of destruction.  Our culture in America is coming to an end.  We will only reverse this terrible trend if we return to the authority structure that God has established in the body of Christ.  As long as we continue to look to ourselves, we will continue to fail.