 | James H. Hutson - History - 2007
...legal establishment of Christianity been on trial." "What," Madison asked, "have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution. Enquire of the Teachers of Christianity for ages in which it appeared in its greatest lustre; those... | |
 | Craig Nelson - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 436 pages
...centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity, in both, superstition, bigotry, and persecution. . . . Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise."... | |
 | Ronald Bruce Flowers - Religion - 2005 - 244 pages
...centuries, has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution. Enquire of the Teachers of Christianity for the ages in which it appeared in its greatest lustre; those... | |
 | Garry Wills - United States - 2007 - 646 pages
...centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution. Enquire of the teachers of Christianity for the ages in which it appeared in its greatest luster. Those... | |
 | Peter H. Irons - Law - 2007 - 396 pages
...the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial," he wrote. "What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution." Madison vehemently opposed state religious establishments, as his "Remonstrance" makes clear. But he... | |
 | Stephen D. Solomon - Education - 2007 - 434 pages
...centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution."' 2 The opposition to Henry's assessment bill produced a stunning victory for religious freedom. The... | |
 | Michael Farris - Political Science - 2007 - 528 pages
...centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution . . . If Religion be not within the cognizance of Civil Government how can its legal establishment... | |
 | Capt Brad Borden Usa (Ret ) - Body, Mind & Spirit - 2007 - 239 pages
...centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? Afore or less, in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity; in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution, James Madison July 6 Temperance I almost shudder at the thought of alluding to the most fatal example... | |
 | Thomas R. Frame - History - 2006 - 102 pages
...Christianity has been on trial. What have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence of the clergy, ignorance and servility in the laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution. Enquire of the teachers of Christianity for the ages in which it appeared in its greatest lustre; those... | |
 | Steven Waldman - Religion - 2008 - 306 pages
...centuries has the legal establishment of Christiamty been on trial, Wlrat have been its fruits? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the...laity, in both, superstition, bigotry and persecution,' Stated more positicely, Christiamty is so msa^mncent that it doesn t need gnvemment support, and those... | |
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During almost fifteen centuries, has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits ? More or less in all places, pride and indolence in the Clergy ; ignorance and servility in the laity ; in both, superstition, bigotry... 
