The emergence of the religious left: an opportunity for religious liberals and Humanists to unite.
The Humanist › Vol. 66 Nbr. 1, January 2006
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WATCH ON THE LEFT
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The emergence of the religious left: an opportunity for religious liberals and Humanists to unite.
IN 1689 THE DEDICATED Protestant philosopher John Locke famously wrote: "And upon this ground I affirm that the magistrate's power extends not to the establishing of any article of faith, or forms of worship, by the force of his laws." Locke's precedent-setting work, A Letter Concerning Toleration, outlined the distinct division between the duties of the church and those of the state. In it he wrote that "the business of laws is not to provide for the truth of opinion...
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