Posted by rayww on April 6, 2004, at 10:11:39
In reply to The Social Contract, posted by Dr. Bob on April 5, 2004, at 19:06:30
I totally agree with the concept and the thinking behind it, but the wording has a little to be desired. God will save whomever he will in his own due time, and that will include just about all of us to one degree or another (might be another way of wording it) ;)
> Hi, everyone,
>
> I heard this interesting quote today and added it to the introduction to PB Faith. What do you think?
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> > Tolerance should be given to all religions that tolerate others, so long as their dogmas contain nothing contrary to the duties of citizenship. But whoever dares to say: Outside the Church is no salvation, ought to be driven from the State.
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> Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract, 1762
> http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.1/bookid.615/sec.51
>
> Bob
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