Age Quote by Susan B. Anthony

One would think that [persecution] would be an obstacle to church growth when joining the church meant a death sentence. And yet, the age…

— Gene Veith

“By their peculiar “reasoning,” too, theologians have sanctioned most of the ills of the ages. They justified the Inquisition, serfdom, and slavery. Theologians of…

— Carter G. Woodson

“Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion.”

— Bertrand Russell

Persecution is not an original feature in any religion; but it is always the strongly marked feature of all religions established by law.

— Thomas Paine

Persecution is a bad and indirect way to plan religion.

— Thomas Browne

Persecution is the heirloom of the church, and the ensign of the elect.

— Charles Spurgeon

Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.

— Anonymous

Religious persecution may shield itself under the guise of a mistaken and over-zealous piety.

— Edmund Burke

“Overt persecution is a daily threat to millions of Christians around the world. Visit Persecution.org to read about current examples of such cases and…

— Mark Driscoll

Persecution always acts as a jell for members of cults; it proves to them, in the absence of history, liturgy, tradition, and doctrine, that…

— Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their…

— Benjamin Franklin

Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates to maintain…

— Oliver Ellsworth