LIBERTY of Conscience
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Constantine Sunday Law
“Let all the judges and town people and the occupation of all trades rest on the venerable day of the sun (Dies Solis); but let those who are situated in the country, freely and at full liberty, attend to the business of agriculture; because it often happens that no other day is so fit for sowing corn and planting vines; lest the critical moment being let slip, men should lose the commodities granted by Heaven.”
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
..was formally known as the "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition" and nicknamed the "Holy Office." It is perhaps the most infamous group to suppress liberty of conscience throughout the world.
It all began with Dominic de Guzman. After debating with Albangenes in France, ...
It was formed in 1542 and still operates today.
What Made the Spanish Inquisition So Horrible?
In modern society, you have the right to believe in whatever God or Gods you choose, but during the Spanish Inquisition, if you believed something different than the church you would be prosecuted and tortured to death. In this educational animated cartoon we take a deeper look at the horrific Spanish Inquisition.
The Infographics Show
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Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor by William Halsall (1882)
The New World
As a result of religious intolerance and persecution in the Old Word, many ventured to the New World for freedom.
Among the many pursuing liberty were the English Puritans aboard the Mayflower.
Mayflower (1620)
"In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign,
Lord King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents, solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid: and by virtue hereof do enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the eleventh of November, in the reign of our sovereign, Lord King James, of England, France, and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland, the fifty-fourth, Anno Domini, 1620."
Connecticut (1638-39)
"Forasmuch as it hath pleased the Allmighty God by the wise disposition of his diuyne pruidence so to order and dispose of things that we, the inhabitants and residents of Windsor, and Harteford, and Wethersfield, are now cohabiting and dwelling in and vppon the river of Conectecotte and the lands thereunto adioyneing; and well knowing where a people are gathered together the word of God requires that to mayntayne the peace and vnion of such a people there should be an orderly and decent gourment established acording to God, to order and dispose of the affayres of the people at all seasons, as occation shall require; doe therefore assotiate and conioyne ourselues to be as one publike State or commonwelth; and doe for ourselues and our successors and such as shall adioyned to vs att any tyme hereafter, enter into combination and confederation together," etc.
New Hampshire (1638-39)
The New Hampshire 1638-39 Constitution has the following articles:
Article I
All men are born equally free and independent; therefore, all government of right originates from the people, is founded in consent, and instituted for the general good."
Article III
When men enter into a state of society, they surrender some of their natural rights to that society, in order to insure the protection of others; and without such an equivalent, the surrender is void.
Article IV
Among the natural rights, some are in their very nature unalienable, because no equivalent can be received for them. Of this kind are the rights of conscience."
Also in Part 2, "Form of Government," we read: --
Article I
"The people inhabiting the territory formerly called the province of New Hampshire, do hereby solemnly and mutually agree with each other to form themselves into a free, sovereign, and independent body politic, or State, by the name of the State of New Hampshire."
"In the Constitution of New Hampshire of 1792, these articles are repeated word for word. They remain there without alteration in a single letter under the ratification of 1852, and also under the ratification of 1877." --Alonzo T. Jones
Rhode Island Colony Charter (1663)
"... no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion ..."
Return of Roger Williams from England with the First Charter from Parliament for Providence Plantations in July 1644
United States of America
Is America a Christian Nation?
A church without a pope and a state without a king becomes the model of governments around the world. The founders of this nation were well aware of the history of the original settlers.
It Is Written
U.S. Constitution - Amendment I (1791)
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
James Madison (Portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1816), primary author and chief advocate for the Bill of Rights in the First Congress
U.S. Constitution, Article VI
…
no religious Test shall ever be required
as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust
under the United States.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment IV
The right of the people
to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,
against unreasonable searches and seizures,
shall not be violated,
and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger;
nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb;
nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,
nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy
the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,
which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation;
to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars,
the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,
and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required,
nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
“I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.”
—The Writings of George Washington: pt. v., Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses, p.155
Portrait based on the unfinished Athenaeum Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1796
In May 1816, Adams wrote to Jefferson about the "restoration" of the Society of Jesus:
"I do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits. … Shall we not have regular swarms of them here, in as many disguises as only a king of the gipsies can assume, dressed as printers, publishers, writers and schoolmasters? If ever there was a body of men who merited damnation on earth and in Hell, it is this society of Loyola’s. Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religious toleration to offer them an asylum."
https://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/john-adams-and-jesuits
John Adams by Gilbert Stuart c. 1800–1815
Treaty of Tripoli (1796)
ARTICLE 11.
"As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion,-as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen,-and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."
U.S. Constitution - Amendment 14 (1868)
"Equal Protection Clause":
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Representative John Bingham of Ohio, principal author of the Equal Protection Clause
JFK addressing the Greater Houston Ministerial Association (9/12/60)
Modern Persecution
Reading Materials
Dystopian Fiction
INGSOC (1984, Orwell)
The one party system of Oceana was socialist system that hates socialists. Confused? That's what Doublethink can do.
In George Orwell's landmark masterpiece 1984, we see an example of how dystopias can operate without citizens even realizing what's going on.