A Guide to the Religions in America

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Excerpt from A Guide to the Religions in America: The Famous Look Magazine Series on Religion, Plus Facts, Figures, Tables, Charts, Articles, and Comprehensive Reference Material on Churches and Religious Groups in the United States Baptists believe that religious error can never be suppressed or eradicated by legislation, force, or persecution - whether by state or church. The Baptist contention is not for mere tolerance but for absolute liberty. Tolerance means concession and expediency, liberty means inalienable right. The English philosopher John Locke said: The Baptists were the first propounders of absolute liberty, just and true liberty, equal and impartial liberty. Why do Baptists prefer to be called a denomination instead of a church? Because most Baptists do not admit that they constitute a church - but are organized into local churches. The local parish church is the sovereign, all-powerful ecclesiastical unit. The term Baptist Church is used for convenience, denomination is preferred by most Baptists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.