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Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin
Heresy is a cradle; orthodoxy a coffin
...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.
...the image of the Lord had been replaced by a mirror.
The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy -- read more
The difference between heresy and prophecy is often one of sequence. Heresy often turns out to have been prophecy -- when properly aged.
Heresies are experiments in man's unsatisfied search for truth.
Heresies are experiments in man's unsatisfied search for truth.
Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.
Indeed heresies are themselves instigated by philosophy.
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.
Heresy is another word for freedom of thought.
There are no heresies in a dead religion
There are no heresies in a dead religion
They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no read more
They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires read more
It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creeds into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics.