John Hamilton Quotes
It is statute that no cleric having the means of an honorable livelihood according to his own calling engage in secular pursuits, especially by trading … or by leasing farms … allow himself to be withdrawn from spiritual exercises to the neglect of the proper cure of souls.
John Hamilton, 1532?-1604, Catholic Archbishop of St. Andrew, Scotland, Synod Report, 1552
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Kennedy was being hurt be fears that as a Catholic, he would be beholden to the Pope and the Catholic Bishops. There were many protestants who believed that the Catholic Church was antithetical to democracy and some who even believed that Catholicism was the religion of Satan. Kennedy decided to confront the issue head on.
Under the power of excommunication, the children of the offender were also shunned and penalized, losing not only religious privileges but many civil rights as well. In 1690 “civil pains and penalties consequent upon excommunication” were abolished in Scotland.
This is a remarkable quotation in that it shows us that there was virtual unanimity about the separation of church and state including the various clergy who were in support of it. Yet in the 21st century there was considerable controversy among some fundamentalist groups who sought more religious influence and/or control of government policy and criminal laws.
Pen name: Jack Nipps
Backus was the first of the American clerics to espouse the position that in order for there to be a Christian nation, the state must be separate from the Church.
Turkey under its great leader, Ataturk, underwent a major cultural revolution. Although Turkey is overwhelmingly Muslim, its constitution provides that it be a secular state with compulsory public non-sectarian education. They adopted a European style law and prohibited Sharia (Islamic law). The nation thrived as no other Muslim country has. Muslims, the world over, are divided on Turkey. For this Sheikh its secular government is an insult to Islam because there is complete separation of mosque and state. For others it is the model which all Muslim countries should emulate.
Pen name: Jack Nipps
Vasilii Ivanovich Belavin. head of the church. Because he was responsible for the Russian Orthodox Church in North America he developed the complementary title of ‘Enlightener Of America’
The treaty, which was also ratified by the Senate, was actually drafted by Joel Barlow, the U. S. Consul in Tripoli. It was the first official statement of the United States on its religious basis or lack thereof.
John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton (1540–1604) was the founder of the long line of the marquesses and dukes of Hamilton.
