“Since your serene Majesty and your lordships request a simple answer, I shall give it, with no strings and no catches. Unless I
am convicted by the testimony of Scripture or plain reason (for I believe neither in the pope nor councils alone, since it is agreed they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am bound by the Scriptures I have quoted, and my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I neither can nor will revoke anything, for it is neither safe nor honest to act against one’s conscience. . . . Here I stand, I can do no other.” —Martin Luther, speech to Charles V,
as quoted in The European Emergence: Time Frame A.D. 1500–1600
By what does Luther say he should be judged?
a.
the pope
c.
simple answers
b.
the scriptures
d.
history
For many Americans, the American Revolution chained their views of the enslavement of African Americans in that they started to view slavery as a hypocritical evil since they had just fought for their own "freedom" from Great Britain.
well, rhode island was the first one to have religious freedom because the founder, roger williams, didn't like how things were done in massachusetts. idk if this helps any but yeah
