§ 13. Lockes Views on Church and State.

According to Locke, the church is a free and arbitrary society whose purpose is to openly adore God, the value of this worship depends on the belief that inspires it: all of the true religion Life and strength lies in inner and complete persuasion of the soul. These things are completely out of jurisdiction of civil judges. Thus, Locke (using a later language) is a religious volunteer as he is a disturbed individualist. However, he has an exception in the doctrine of individual freedom in religious problems. Tolerance to all others is negative to the Pope and atheists; in this respect, his contradictions are often criticized severely. But it is obvious that Rock did not set exceptions for domestic policy, not for religious reasons. He believes that the Roman Catholic is dangerous to public peace as it claims that he is loyal to a foreign prince; in the opinion of rock the existence of the state is a matter of contract, contracts like all morality laws Because it depends on the duty of atheists are excluded It depends on the will of God.

The theology of rock shows the nature of familiar features in his other works. The theologian's tradition was placed on them, just as philosophical traditions were abandoned in this paper. When he comes to experience his philosophy, he will look for religious teachings in the Bible, and he also follows a direct approach. Rock did not question the biblical criticism, for example, Hobbes' proposal and some of his own followers quickly came out. At the same time, his work belongs to the history of liberal theology and is closely related to the subsequent mysticism; it treats religion like other subjects, interprets the Bible like other books I will. He tends to explain it as if it were almost completely constructed by the attitude of the intellectual who became more conspicuous in the 18th century.

The concept of separation between church and state is usually due to the work of British philosopher John Rock (1632-1704). According to the principles of his social contract, Locke said that because it is something reasonable people can not control the government for others or for others, the government in the field of personal conscience I believe it lacks authority. For Locke this creates a natural right for freedom of conscience so he believes that he must protect himself from any authority of government. These views on religious tolerance and personal conscience and the importance of his social contracts have become particularly influential in American colonies and the drafting of the American constitution.

John Locke has a major impact on the American Bill of Rights. For example, Rock strongly supports the separation of church and state. Locke's understanding of social contracts means that the government has no authority over individual conscience. Humans have the right to freedom of individual religion and this right should be protected from government interference. The British Rights Binect blocked the establishment of Catholic religious facilities, but did not separate the church from the state. Reflecting the impact of rock on the founder of the United States, the American Bill of Rights separates the church from the state.

According to Locke, the church is free and arbitrary society, whose purpose is to openly adore God, the value of this worship depends on the belief that inspires it. These things are completely out of jurisdiction of civil judges. Therefore Locke (using a later language) is a religious volunteer as he is a disturbed individualist. However, he has an exception in the doctrine of individual freedom in religious problems. Tolerance to all others is negative to the Pope and atheists; in this respect, his contradictions are often criticized severely. But it is clear that Rock made an exception for national policy, not an exception for religious reasons.