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    constitutional rights to a secular government wherein all citizens may freely practice their religious beliefs; these ideas still impact the government’s inaction concerning citizens’ religious practices. William Penn created key principles of religious toleration, including religious liberty, equality, and self- government, and put these real-world practices into the colony of Pennsylvania. After Penn petitioned to begin his own colony in America and was granted space, he immediately began…

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    they had to fight for their right to practice their religion. Frederick did not care for the Pope’s wishes and would do what he pleased, like granting toleration and citizenship to the Jews. Even though Frederick was an atheist, he understood the importance of religion to his people and how it teaches morality (McGoldrick, 10). Frederick’s toleration for all religions allowed all Prussians to live peacefully and practice whichever religion they wanted without fearing…

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    political fortunes, Locke composed the Two Treatises of Government. Under intense fear of being involved in the Rye House Plot Locke fled to the Netherlands. While there he return to his writing, spending a great deal of time re-working the Letter on Toleration. Locke held the title “Father of Liberalism” for his influences on Voltaire, Rousseau, American Revolutionists and other Enlightenment thinkers. His political theory on the nature of the state being characterized by reason and…

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    a different point of view on religion and the church can potentially influence people to see a different way of living and then the majority of people in which get some say in which laws are permissible can become divided. Moreover, the duty of toleration outlines ways in which the church and the state are separated and all the same equal in the sense that the church cannot be influential to others in terms of going against the laws of the state. In contrast, the relationship between consent and…

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    Muhammad spread the message that Gabriel told him. But why did Muslim spread so fast? Other people might think otherwise, but the main two reasons that contributed to Islam growing is Military conquest and treaties taxes, and toleration. To begin with, the treaties, taxes, and toleration were one of the reasons Islam spread so fast. With the tribute from the treaties, the Islamic empire gets more wealth which equals better army and power. The treaty that stopped the Christians and the Muslims…

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    lasted for 6 years, resulted in the king’s death in 1649 and an 11-year long interregnum. The English Civil War had profoundly impacted England, predominantly in politics through the creation of a Constitutional Monarchy and in religion through the toleration to the Nonconformists. The impact in politics was immensely significant. In comparison with many other countries, the United Kingdom employs a distinctive form of government, known…

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    traits will not come by easily since it does embrace an emotionally, mentally, and physically fit person to withstand the challenges. A nursing assistant has a capacity of compassion, conscientiousness, and respect let alone the greater challenges of toleration, honesty, and patience. As an individual, student, and employee in retail, you come across people from different walks of life whether near or far. In retailing, there is so much being observed in a conscientious manner. In the light of…

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    expresses his concern regarding freedom of speech by using ethos and backs up his reasoning by using imagery, juxtaposition, and motifs. Lippmann explains that freedom of speech is technically right given to all Americans but becomes a matter of pure toleration when listening to one’s opponent. He builds on his point by offering to explanations to his argument. He says the that we protect the right of freedom of speech because we are unselfish and want to hear what our opponents have to say, or…

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    America, Give me Liberty, and The American Colonies. The colony of Rhode Island is important to U.S History since it was the first colony to introduce the concept of religious tolerance, which will be shown by the way they implemented religious toleration in its political, religious, and economic activity. The establishment and the political aspect of Rhode Island play…

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    Bryn Bostad Midterm Essay #2 Groups of settlers migrated from various countries such as France, Spain, England, Holland, and Sweden all seeking to inhabit the mysterious and desired lands of the New World. The English began the struggle for prime land in North America, arriving in the early 1600’s. Over the years, multiple colonies would form and become classified into three regions: The Southern Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The New England Colonies. The Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia…

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