"A Letter Concerning Toleration" is a text written by John Locke that strongly advocates for the separation between the Church and State. Locke argues that the state, our government, has no authority to interfere with the religious practices of its citizens, and to encroach upon these practices is a vast violation of their civil rights. In this critical response, I will briefly summarize key elements of the text and demonstrate that Locke's concerns of separation are still valid in modern society. I will illustrate these concerns by using the example of Quebec's Bill 94 that demonstrates when there is no separation between the Church and State and its consequences.
Locke argues that every individual, whether they are Christian