Lemuel K. Washburn Quotes
Priests will pardon thieves but not philosophers.
In 1877 Wasburn was dropped from the List of Ministers by the Unitarian Church. He had become very critical of organized and orthodox religion of all kinds.
Lemuel K. Washburn, 1846-1927, Unitarian Minister & Philosopher, Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays, 1911
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Unfortunately, his close successors did not share Alexander’s surprisingly modern view.
This law is used to free “honor killing” murderers who have killed female relatives for what they thought was a sexual transgression that “stained the family honor.” The custom exists in some other countries but rarely with such sanction of law. In the case of Article 548 the word “witnesses” is interpreted to mean “heard about it” or even has some reason to suspect it. Each year in Syria hundreds of innocent women, and even girls are killed with impunity. In one 2007 case a 15 year old girl was kidnapped and raped. When she was freed by the police she was jailed. A cousin got her released by agreeing to marry her, but after the marriage, one of her own brothers, with the knowledge and concurrence of the rest of the family, butchered her with a knife. The family then held a party to celebrate the cleansing of their honor.
Head of the Sikh Religion. None of his predecessors had used arms, but he not only did so but often wore two swords representing the spiritual and civil domains.
Lemuel Kelley Washburn (1846–1927) was an American Freethought writer.
