The document discusses several topics related to religious tolerance and same-sex marriage: 1) It outlines key events in the development of religious tolerance, from the Inquisition to the Toleration Act. 2) It discusses perspectives on where to draw the line between hate/persecution and acceptance/approval. 3) It raises questions about arguments for legalizing same-sex marriage and recognizing polyamorous relationships or marriages with more than two partners. 4) It considers whether churches should reform even if it risks lives, and whether Baptists should continue advocating for more tolerance of oppressed dissenters in society.

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2.  詳細內容請看筆記（ 8頁）

7.  The Inquisition 異端裁判所

10. Martyr’s Memorial,
Oxford

11. Archbishop
Cranmer
suffered under
“Bloody Mary”
1556

18.  1534 English “Reformation”
 1689 The Toleration Act passed by the
Parliament
 1689 publication anonymously of John
Locke’s Epistola de tolerantia
 155 years !!!
 Curtailment of government purpose and power
 Rise of Political Liberalism

19.  C s icund rs nd
la s e ta ing  Ne und rs nd
w e ta ing
 Between hate,  To ra e= re p c
le nc s e t,
persecution, a p va a c p nc ,
p ro l, c e ta e
a p c tio
p re ia n,
maltreatment and va a n
lid tio
acceptance, approval,  a o inio a life
ll p ns nd
appreciation, s sa e ua
tyle re q l
validation
 It is undesirable, yet
legally permitted
because coercion to
conformity is not a
suitable means (lesser

20.  C s icund rs nd
la s e ta ing  Ne und rs nd
w e ta ing
 John Locke: acts,  Only a tsa w rd
c nd o s
institutions, and tha ha a the
t rm no r
p rs n
e o
opinions that  Hum nis .o : “If Go
a m rg d
undermine the fabric d e no e t,
o s t xis
of society e rythingisp rm d
ve e itte
a fo Exis ntia m
nd r te lis
 “If there is no God,
thisisthes rting
ta -
everything is p int.”
o
permitted.”
Disastrous!!!

21.  C s icund rs nd
la s e ta ing  Ne und rs nd
w e ta ing
 P s rva n o c
re e tio f ivil  So ie w a jus b
c ty ill d t y
s c ty
o ie
its lf; d n’t w rry
e o o
 Fa ily
m  So ia Evo
c l lutio !!
n
 Ma rria e
g
 If So efo so hum n
m rm f a  P lis o m rria e
lura m f a g s
unio w und rm
ns ill e ine
iso y
ka
s c ty  no tob
o ie t e
le a a c p d(tho h
g lly c e te ug
no p he )
t unis d

22.  Union of one male and one female
 Union of two males or two females
 Why restricted to two?

23.  TheNe rla s Se t
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24.  If homosexuality is to be treasured and
approved, so should bisexuality
 If homosexuals can legally marry, so should
bisexuals.  a marriage of 3 partners?

25.  Equal Protection of Civil Rights
 Protection from violence
 Protection from domestic violence
 Protection from violence inflicted by the one
who lives with you and with whom you have
an intimate/dependent relationship
 Domestic violence: 家庭暴力？家居暴力？

26.  Civil union or domestic partnership
 Benefits of health or life insurance or hospital
visitation
http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2008/12/rick-warrens-controversial-com .html

27.  為教會改革堅持，可能不惜要付上生命，
值得嗎？
 浸信會是重洗派的後人，飲水思源，我們
是否應該繼續為社會中受打壓的正直異己
分子爭取更多寬容？寬容有底線，但在未
到底線前我們的具體寬容行動是否足夠？