Martin Luther Condemned (1520) It was on this date, June 15, 1520, that Pope Leo X (p. 1513-1521) issued the Bull Exsurge Domine (Arise, O Lord), condemning Martin Luther for forty-one doctrinal errors and threatening him with excommunication if he would not recant. It is instructive to note the nature of the time and the […]

t is also important to remember that what the flag represents is more important than the physical flag itself. That is why banning the burning of the flag as a form of protest is clearly unconstitutional, as well as contradictory.

In opposing religion in the Irish Constitution, Yeats said, "Once you attempt legislation on religious grounds, you open the way for every kind of intolerance and religious persecution."

So the oppression of the peasants persisted. The churches and priests continued to ignore them in preference to their royal patrons.

"Hood an ass with reverend purple," wrote Jonson, "so you can hide his two ambitious ears, and he shall pass for a cathedral doctor."

What the Encyclopedia Britannica doesn't mention is the Rationalist philosophy evident in “Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks.”

The following is a commentary in an ongoing series of “Reflections” by John Mill. John Mill is the radio persona of Ronald Bruce Meyer and can be heard on “American Heathen.” “The American Heathen” Internet radio broadcast is aired, live, on Friday nights from 7:00pm-10:00pm Central time on ShockNetRadio.com 10 Reason Why I Am Better […]

In her “Memoirs” Von Suttner remarked that if she had been asked in her youth to describe her religion, she would have said, "None – I am too religious."

Although religious compositions made up a significant part of Schumann's works, he was a Pantheist like his countryman, Goethe.

About religion, Wright said, "I believe in God, only I spell it Nature… And, I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see."