against judicial (the magistrate’s) interference in religious life in your paper, do you believe a principle against theocracy and one for ecclesiastic liberty has been secured by Locke based on his arguments?

March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 Discipline: Philosophy
  1. Locke writes: “Things different in their own nature, once brought into the church and worship of God, are removed out of the reach of the magistrates’ jurisdiction, because when used in a religious context, they have no connection at all with civil affairs. The only business of the church is salvation of souls, and it in no way concerns the commonwealth or any member of it whether this ceremony or that one is used.” (p67) Locke began his essay with a long argument about why the magistrate is ill-suited to regulate matters concerning religious discernments of the heart, salvation of the soul and regulation and management of matters religious. First, reconstruct Locke’s initial arguments for why magistrates cannot perform such tasks, and then his subsequent arguments following the quote. We mentioned in class, that although England has no formal separation of Church and State and, despite the constitutional regulations placed on the head of state (the King is the head of state and head of the Church of England and the country has a national religion to this day), Locke was concerned that a theocracy not be established in England. This would result in the abrogation of the rights of people in the pursuit of their religion. After examining all of Locke’s arguments against judicial (the magistrate’s) interference in religious life in your paper, do you believe a principle against theocracy and one for ecclesiastic liberty has been secured by Locke based on his arguments? Give reasoned viewpoints for all your answers along with textual evidence. only Use John Locke: “A Letter Concerning Toleration” for textual evidence .


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