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Religious persecution9 quotes
Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? — God · 62Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — Jesus · 60Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus · 60Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded;
That all the Apostles would have done as they did. — Lord Byron · 1819Is uniformity attainable? Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined, imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity. What has been the effet of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. — Thomas Jefferson · 1785Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly-marked feature of all law-religions, or religions established by law. — Thomas Paine · 1791All 9 quotes →Beatitudes2 quotes
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — Jesus · 60Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus · 60Sermon on the Mount2 quotes
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — Jesus · 60Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. — Jesus · 60Christian persecution1 quote
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded;
That all the Apostles would have done as they did. — Lord Byron · 1819Freedom of religion1 quote
Is uniformity attainable? Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined, imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity. What has been the effet of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. — Thomas Jefferson · 1785