Accepting Quote by George Trumbull Ladd

“To accept with unquestioning faith, or to refuse to reconsider any particular view held by the Church in the past, is as unreasonable as it is unsafe. The faith of the Church is a progressive affair.” quote by George Trumbull Ladd — Download Open image

“To accept with unquestioning faith, or to refuse to reconsider any particular view held by the Church in the past, is as unreasonable as it is unsafe. The faith of the Church is a progressive affair.”

George Trumbull Ladd

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