Tag Archives: Thomas More

‘Religious Freedom’ (Again)

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

The fact that the current clutch of campaigners for ‘religious freedom’ (brought together by their opposition to Obamacare’s contraception mandate) has adopted Thomas More, a less than admirable proto-Dzerzhinsky, as a symbol of freedom of conscience, a principle for which … Continue reading →

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Tyndale & More

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s Melvyn Bragg writing in the Daily Telegraph on the topic of William Tyndale (and Thomas More): After almost 500 years, Tyndale continues to command our language and when we reach for the clinching phrase, we still reach out for … Continue reading →

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John Fisher: Biter Bit

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Writing in the (British) Catholic Herald, Francis Phillips claims that she “feels a shiver when I see the parallels between our world and that of St John Fisher”. The context, inevitably, is of officialdom’s supposed attack on religious freedom in … Continue reading →

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“Religious Freedom”

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

From The New York Times: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan on Friday helped kick off a national campaign opposing President Obama’s health care mandates and other government policies that Roman Catholic leaders say threaten their religious freedom… The bishops timed the … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens & the KJV

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via Vanity Fair, here’s a fine account from Christopher Hitchens of the—King James Version—greatest of all the English translations of the Bible. As always with Mr. Hitchens, there’s room for a good anecdote: After she was elected the first female … Continue reading →

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Godwin’s Pope (4)

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

The New York Times ran a piece yesterday on a new exhibit on Berlin dedicated to the Third Reich. This passage in particular caught my eye: BERLIN — As artifacts go, they are mere trinkets — an old purse, playing … Continue reading →

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More is Less

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Andrew Stuttaford

Here’s the Pope (speaking in London’s Westminster Hall last week) on Thomas More: I recall the figure of Saint Thomas More, the great English scholar and statesman, who is admired by believers and non-believers alike for the integrity with which … Continue reading →

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Less More, Please

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

During the course of his visit to Britain next year, the Pope will be addressing the country’s parliamentarians from the spot, reports the Daily Telegraph, where Sir Thomas More was sentenced to death in 1535. The choice of venue is, … Continue reading →

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