Ezra Stiles Ely Quotes
If a ruler is not a Christian he ought to be one, in this land of evangelical light, without delay; and he ought, being a follower of Jesus, to honour him even as he honours the FATHER
A conservative Calvinist weekly periodical. There has always been a religious right in America.
Ezra Stiles Ely, 1786-1861, Presbyterian Pastor in Philadelphia, Editor, The Philadelphian The Duty Of Christian Freemen To Elect Christian Rulers: A Discourse Delivered On The Fourth Of July, 1827 In The Seventh Presbyterian Church In Philadelphia
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At the beginning of our nation, before there was a Constitution, the state of Virginia prohibited clergy from serving in the state legislature.
A conservative Calvinist weekly periodical. At the time the term “Turk” referred to all Muslims as the Turkish Ottoman Empire controlled most Muslim countries.
Pen name: Jack Nipps
Pen name: Jack Nipps
The Governor had banished John Bowne, the Quaker from the colony. In general, he was opposed to Quakers, Jews and other “non-Christians.”
At first this clause appears to be very enlightened and establishing freedom of conscience. This clause allowed Catholics to practice freely whereas in other colonies they could not. However, as one reads on, it becomes clear that the “tolerance” is limited to Christians only. Then if one examines the exception within the parentheses and refer to the rest of the act—see {611994}—, one finds that even Christians who have certain theological beliefs are to be put to death—those for example who deny the holiness of the Trinity such as Unitarians who were a major group in the New England Colonies. It was a significant step at the time however to protect Roman Catholics.
This quotation illustrates two interesting facets of colonial politics. First, as in modern times, the title of an act often was inconsistent with the substance, and in many cases, this act among them, the act itself completely contradicts the implication of the title. The draconian intolerance exhibited by this clause was typical of the targets of the framers of the Constitution in erecting the separation of church and state. The fascinating thing about this act is another clause which acknowledged the difficulty of enforcing a common religion, and allowed that no one should be
Those who argue that the United States is a Christian country often point to this quotation to illustrate the fundamental religious purpose to the Massachusetts Colonies
Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus. Though first coined by Theophilus of Antioch in A.D. 180, Tertullian was the first to clearly explain what is now considered a fundamental Christian doctrine by most Christian Sects. The word itself or its concept never appears in the New Testament. It was not a part of early Christianity or of early CHristian theology.
His parents were assimilated Jews and he converted to Christianity.
The Confession was a statement of doctrine to which the Swiss Anabaptists adopted.
Pen name: Jack Nipps
See {617160} for a similar legal opinion. The concern was that poor Muslims may desert their faith when they see how well-dressed the tolerated people, Christians and Jews, are. They might conclude that Christianity or Judaism is better at making people wealthy than was Islam. See {617162} for a Koranic support of the idea. The Western view of this is generally, that is what the marketplace of ideas is all about. In 21st century America, Jews and Mormons on the average were the wealthiest religious groups. The logic of al-Ramli is that Mormons and Jews—each only 6 percent of the population—should not be allowed to show their wealth, lest Roman Catholics for example—25 percent of the population—will convert from Catholicism to the other two religions. From a democratic point of view, the response should be, we so be it. That is their choice. But America is the living proof that the assumption of conversion and loss of faith is per se wrong. The Mormons and Jews are visibly more successful, yet there are very few Roman Catholics leaving their church and converting to the two wealthier religions. There are some, but not at any greater rate than people convert from “wealthier” religions.
These were the most terrible and restrictive laws against Jews who would be hunted down and forced to accept Christianity. The Visigothic laws were a combination of Visigothic tradition and the codification by Catholic Clerics. Many scholars have traced the terrible policies and practices against Jews by the Spanish throne and the Inquisition 500 years later to these earlier Spanish Visigoths and their formal legal structure. This is the most formalized and sophisticated compendium of laws of the so-called “barbaric peoples” of Europe. The compilation was in many ways a documentation of the traditional laws of the Visigoths that had evolved over hundreds of years.
Lopez and Elizer were Jews who had escaped the persecution in Portugal to come to America. They and other non-Christians could live and work in Rhode Island but could not vote or hold public office by a previous decision of the Rhode Island Assembly. See {619707}.The Jews had petitioned for their civil rights.
She converted to the Catholic Religion and the monarch of Sweden then had to be a Protestant.
At the time the Dutch Reformed Church was the official state religion of the Netherlands.
Ezra Stiles Ely was an American minister (Presbyterian) during the Second Great Awakening.
