Comments on: Locke and Jefferson on Toleration of Religion https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/20/locke-and-jefferson-on-toleration-of-religion/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Patrocles https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/20/locke-and-jefferson-on-toleration-of-religion/#comment-60166 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:41:12 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11181#comment-60166 In Locke’s and Jefferson’s time, the people persecuted because of their religious views were mostly the people with the more rigid norms (Catholics, Puritans etc.) , not the people with the laxer norms. Ever after Charles II., the predominant religion in Britain was “go to church (not too often) and do what you want”.

So, Locke’s ideas – which Jefferson parrots here – were rather outdated. If people wanted wo be seen as “enlightened” they had to rant and thunder against the cliché figures of the “ambitious priests” (they would have had difficulties to name one – after the “Glorious Revolution” English bishops sat in the pocket of the king/queen).

]]> By: Patrocles https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/20/locke-and-jefferson-on-toleration-of-religion/#comment-75916 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:41:12 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11181#comment-75916 In Locke’s and Jefferson’s time, the people persecuted because of their religious views were mostly the people with the more rigid norms (Catholics, Puritans etc.) , not the people with the laxer norms. Ever after Charles II., the predominant religion in Britain was “go to church (not too often) and do what you want”.

So, Locke’s ideas – which Jefferson parrots here – were rather outdated. If people wanted wo be seen as “enlightened” they had to rant and thunder against the cliché figures of the “ambitious priests” (they would have had difficulties to name one – after the “Glorious Revolution” English bishops sat in the pocket of the king/queen).

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/20/locke-and-jefferson-on-toleration-of-religion/#comment-60165 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:20:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11181#comment-60165 He almost sounds like a militant new atheist.

]]> By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2012/02/20/locke-and-jefferson-on-toleration-of-religion/#comment-75911 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:20:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=11181#comment-75911 He almost sounds like a militant new atheist.

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In this case no wonder the oppressed should rebel, & they will continue to rebel & raise disturbance until their civil rights are fully restored to them & all partial distinctions, exclusions & incapacitations removed. (Online Library of Liberty

This also is what is applied to sexual minorities by the Leadership of the Christian Majority, and why sexual minorities fight back for the same Civil Rights as everybody else.

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