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Subject: The history of the Unitarian church Author: XOX [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:55:00 05/05/04 Wed In reply to: Liberal 's message, "Universism" on 02:05:38 04/17/04 Sat Well, that explain quite a lot about the Liberal Christians tradition of questioning the authority of 'religious leader'. John Calvin was admired by the fundies but is continue to be considered a cold blooded murder by me because he murdered Michael Servetus, the founder of Unitarian Church. _________________________________ The history of the Unitarian church The history of the Unitarian Church began in Europe. In the 1500s a man named Miguel Servet, (or Michael Servetus) a doctor, geographer, and editor, wrote several books questioning the validity of the trinity and infant baptism. He was subsequently burned at the stake for hearsay by John Calvin, one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation. Many in the church disagreed with this action and Servet's views began to become more widespread in areas such as Poland and Transylvania, where their supporters like Francis David and Faustus Socinus managed to gain religious tolerance from the ruling powers. That state did not last for long and liberal thinkers once again began experiencing persecution. In 1961 The Unitarian Church merged with the Universalist Church to form the Unitarian-Universalist Association. Both churches had been evolving similar beliefs and moving toward each other in ideas for some time, and after heavy dialog decided to combine. The decision was made with the consent of a majority of the members of the church and was celebrated as a major event in tolerance and religious understanding. ____________________________ [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Origin of Unitarianism Liberal 00:31:57 05/06/04 Thu Re: Origin of Unitarianism -- XOX, 00:41:59 05/06/04 Thu