Christianity In The 1600's

As early as the 1600’s, people would be burned and drowned for heresy for committed acts like healing with herbs or potions. If you were identified as a heretic by others, you would burn at the steak because people thought that you “worshiped the devil”. Also, Pagans were massacred because they practiced polytheism even though it is considered part of Christianity today. Based on the information below, we should absolutely be able to choose our religion and whether we even want to practice one. The events in history listed all prove that when people were backed into a corner and had their rights taken away, it erupted into war and hostility but as time went on and philosophers showed other the idea of choice, people quickly backed those for
What rights citizens had and what rights citizens should have been questions that are commonly asked. I am going to dive deeper into these questions and explain how all these events influenced the present.
To defy the religion of the monarchy was to say that the monarch shouldn’t be in power. To disobey the monarchy was treason. People of a different faith were getting persecuted all because they chose to worship differently. The Edict of Fontainebleau, signed in 1685, was made up of 12 articles stating the following: Article 1 revoked the Edict of Nantes signed by henry iv and the Edict of Nimes signed by louis xiii which demolished all standing reformed churches. Articles 2 and 3 banned worship of the reformed church, including the lords. 4 was the banishment of pastors who would not covert to Catholicism. Articles 5 and 6 inducements to persuade the pastors to convert which included life pensions and vocational retraining. A ban on all protestant schools was article 7 and an
It has given us the protection and freedom to live how we have for hundreds of years and allowed us to grow as a country. The first amendment is the freedom of speech, assembly and peaceful protest. Also, the first amendment protects those with religious beliefs and practices as well as those without. It prohibits favoring of religions. The second amendment is the right to bear arms and the third amendment prevents the government from forcing people to house soldiers or militia. The fourth amendment bars the government from using unreasonable search and seizure for individuals or private property. The fifth amendment states that serious criminal charges must be charged under the grand jury, someone cannot be tried twice from the same crime (double jeopardy) or have belongings and/or property be unjustly taken without compensation. People also have the right to “plead the 5th” which protects self-incrimination. Under the 5th amendment, people cannot be detained and imprisoned without due process of law. The sixth amendment is the right to a speedy public trial and the right to an attorney, as well as being read your Miranda rights and being informed of criminal charges. The seventh amendment allows the rights to a jury trial in federal civil cases. The eighth amendment bar excessive bail or fines, and cruel or