POL200Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Computer Modern, Sectarianism, John Locke
One's owness / own opinions
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Hobbes: receive opinions from sovereign
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Every state declared to be of one sect of Christianity
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Toleration- exclusively modern practice
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Locke published anonymously and in Latin
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Modern Christian believes in toleration
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Knew was wrong, but believed for right reasons (spread Christianity)
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Intolerant Christians
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Religion depicts one way, seek the salvation of your neighbour
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Untitled introduction
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Just bounds between business and religion
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Meanings of heresy
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Question of legitimate role of state
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Basis for churches to repress
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Which Church is true?
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Can only be true if it practices toleration
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But then church would have to recognize other tolerant churches as
true as well
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Doctrine does not define true church
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** 57 crucial claim of letter: non-Christians also have claim to be
true church
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'I must answer freely…toleration is to be mark of true church'
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Hypocrisy, don't practice charity
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Orthodox / Sectarianism is proof of world ambitions
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Churches argue that if truly cared for salvation of neighbour, must
persecute him
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Intro
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Erroneous opinion is problem
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26-7 Commonwealth intended to gather civil interests
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Care of souls is not duty of civic magistrate
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Limited to comfortable self-preservation
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Delineation of sphere of state
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Concern of self-preservation should be left to church?
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Often one church used state power to oppress
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State never oppressed in own name --> serving church
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All coercive power belongs to state
This would deprive churches of coercing each other
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Business of Commonwealth from Religion
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Lecture 2.12: Locke,
Letter on Toleration
March 30, 2017
2:00 PM
LECTURE Page 68
Document Summary
Every state declared to be of one sect of christianity. Knew was wrong, but believed for right reasons (spread christianity) Religion depicts one way, seek the salvation of your neighbour. "i must answer freely toleration is to be mark of true church" Can only be true if it practices toleration. But then church would have to recognize other tolerant churches as true as well. ** 57 crucial claim of letter: non-christians also have claim to be true church. Orthodox / sectarianism is proof of world ambitions. Churches argue that if truly cared for salvation of neighbour, must persecute him. Care of souls is not duty of civic magistrate. Often one church used state power to oppress. State never oppressed in own name --> serving church. This would deprive churches of coercing each other. If state still oppressed --> encroaching on church"s domain. Frees state from church --> can no longer act on behalf.
