WIST QuotationsApr 24

A quotation from Lyman Beecher

It was as dark a day as ever I saw. The injury done to the cause of Christ [by disestablishment], as we then supposed, was irreparable. For several days I suffered what no tongue can tell for the best thing that ever happened to the State of Connecticut. It cut the churches loose from dependence on state support. It threw them wholly on their own resources and on God.

Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) American minister, preacher, abolitionist
Autobiography, Vol. 1, ch. 51 “Downfall of the Standing Order” (1864) [ed. Charles Beecher

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Beecher, Lyman - Autobiography, Vol. 1, ch. 51 "Downfall of the Standing Order" (1864) [ed. Charles Beecher] | WIST Quotations

It was as dark a day as ever I saw. The injury done to the cause of Christ [by disestablishment], as we then supposed, was irreparable. For several days I suffered what no tongue can tell for the best thing that ever happened to the State of Connecticut. It cut…

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Stewart TolhurstFeb 14

Church of England abandons proposals for same-sex blessing ceremonies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9mz34184po

The Church of England needs to be disestablished. If it wants to be openly discriminatory then it’s just another argument for the complete separation of Church and State… #disestablishment

Church of England abandons proposals for same-sex blessing ceremonies

General Synod did vote to continue to look at the issue, but bishops say there are "theological and legal barriers" to having such ceremonies now.

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Deborah Elizabeth FinnDec 14, 2024
Theocracy sucks. #separationofchurchandstate #separationofsynagogueandstate #separationofmosqueandsrate #christiannationalism #theocracy #disorganizedreligion #disestablishment #benjamincremer #everyreligionshouldbeaminorityreligion
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gren.elliotDec 10, 2023
This one slipped under my radar - stumbled across it by accident but would be happy if it works out - a step towards a fairer country where power might have more to do with merit than ancient customs https://humanists.uk/2023/12/06/disestablishment-of-the-church-of-england-bill-has-first-reading-in-parliament/ #humanist #disestablishment
Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill has first reading in Parliament

The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill, if enacted, would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state and the separation of church and… Continue reading Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill has first reading in Parliament

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Peter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Apr 2, 2023

40 days promoting a Secular Charter - please share
The National Secular Society campaigns for a secular democracy, where:

Individuals and groups are neither accorded privilege nor disadvantaged because of their religion, belief or non-belief.

Day 40 www.secularism.org.uk
#disestablishment #secularism

Peter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Apr 1, 2023

40 days promoting a Secular Charter - please share
The National Secular Society campaigns for a secular democracy, where:

Public and publicly-funded service provision does not discriminate on grounds of religion, belief or non-belief.

Day 39 www.secularism.org.uk
#disestablishment #secularism

Peter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Mar 31, 2023

40 days promoting a Secular Charter - please share
The National Secular Society campaigns for a secular democracy, where:

There is freedom of belief, non-belief and to renounce or change religion.

Day 38 www.secularism.org.uk
#disestablishment #secularism

Peter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Mar 30, 2023

40 days promoting a Secular Charter - please share
The National Secular Society campaigns for a secular democracy, where:

The state does not engage in, fund or promote religious activities or practices.

Day 37 www.secularism.org.uk
#disestablishment #secularism

Peter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Mar 29, 2023

40 days promoting a Secular Charter - please share
The National Secular Society campaigns for a secular democracy, where:

The state does not express religious beliefs or preferences and does not intervene in the setting of religious doctrine.

Day 36 www.secularism.org.uk
#disestablishment #secularism

Peter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Mar 28, 2023

40 days promoting a Secular Charter - please share
The National Secular Society campaigns for a secular democracy, where:

Religion plays no role in state-funded education, whether through religious affiliation of schools, curriculum setting, organised worship, religious instruction, pupil selection or employment practices.

Day 35 www.secularism.org.uk
#disestablishment #secularism