#437: “A Contradiction of Terms”

“Legal Christianity is a solecism, a contradiction of terms. When Christianity asks the aid of government beyond mere impartial protection, it disowns itself. Its essential interests lie beyond the reach and range of human governments. United with government, religion never rises above the merest superstition; united with religion, government never rises above the merest despotism; and all history shows us that the more widely and completely they are separated the better it is for both.” — Supreme Court of Ohio.*

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*as quoted in Jones, Alonzo T. . The American Sentinel: Volume 1 (p. 277). Adventist Pioneer Library. Kindle Edition.