Washington was never seen to accept communion, and indeed, his wife wrote that he left the church on the occasions when communion was offered.
Washington was never seen to accept communion, and indeed, his wife wrote that he left the church on the occasions when communion was offered.
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The Age of Chivalry was steeped in corruption, theft, violence, and every imaginable (and some unimaginable) sexual deviations, including rape, incest, pederasty, prostitution and general sexual license.
Though decrying the secrecy of Freemasonry, the Catholic Church apparently has no problem with its own secret organizations, such as Opus Dei.
Wollstonecraft argued that to obtain social equality society must rid itself of the monarchy as well as the church and military hierarchies.
“Leave the matter of religion to the family altar... KEEP CHURCH AND STATE FOREVER SEPARATE.”
Said Watson, "Occasionally, I meet them [strongly religious scientists] and I'm a bit embarrassed because I can't believe that anyone accepts truth by revelation."
The betterment of humankind was not a high priority of Christian Europe, or of the Muslim East. It was never considered that humanity could be improved.
Turner "did not profess to be a member of any visible Church," and he "had no religious hope to cheer him" when he died.
Although Douglas believed in God, his obituary noted that he "never identified himself with any Church."