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Actually that is "Saturn devouring his children" and what that has to do with Calvinism? Who knows???? Just a cheap attempt to manipulate peoples emotions.Originally posted by houseparent
lo, WHAT is that first picture of? Bigfoot?
Originally posted by sastark
Actually, Calvin did not have any one burned at the stake. The government of the City of Geneva did. Calvin was not on the "city counsel." Calvin actually urged the one heretic who was executed in Geneva, to leave the city, but he refused. But, Calvin is not the one who is responsible for the execution of anyone within Geneva.
Originally posted by LadyFlynt
Thank you all for setting the record straight for me. And all this time I thought this! Whew!
BTW, why was Servetus burned (and don't say heresy...I want to know WHAT heresy in particular)?
Originally posted by Contra_Mundum
It's really telling (no matter what you think of Geneva's action or Calvin's role in it) that here, we have ONE case of condemnation,
--by a duly seated court of law
--with a full proceeding
--including a defense
--in public
--in the venue the defendant preferred (he at least believed he would get a fair hearing in Geneva but not from the catholics)
--in a jurisdiction that had already tried him, found him guilty and banished him rather than execute him (his return violated the terms of his parole)
Can we go on???
Meanwhile, for the RC side, we have:
--St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
--slaughter of the Peidmontese (Waldensians)
--other "open seasons" on Protestants
--confiscation / theft of property from Protestants under ban
--Star-chamber secret trials
--defenses forbidden
--hundreds burned at the stake, strangled, drawn & quartered, etc.
--torture
Can we go on???
Originally posted by Draught Horse
Originally posted by Contra_Mundum
It's really telling (no matter what you think of Geneva's action or Calvin's role in it) that here, we have ONE case of condemnation,
--by a duly seated court of law
--with a full proceeding
--including a defense
--in public
--in the venue the defendant preferred (he at least believed he would get a fair hearing in Geneva but not from the catholics)
--in a jurisdiction that had already tried him, found him guilty and banished him rather than execute him (his return violated the terms of his parole)
Can we go on???
Meanwhile, for the RC side, we have:
--St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
--slaughter of the Peidmontese (Waldensians)
--other "open seasons" on Protestants
--confiscation / theft of property from Protestants under ban
--Star-chamber secret trials
--defenses forbidden
--hundreds burned at the stake, strangled, drawn & quartered, etc.
--torture
Can we go on???
That is the best I have ever heard.