Retrieving "Religious Persecution" from the archives

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1. A Letter Concerning Toleration

   Linked via "religious persecution"

   The exclusion of atheists is famously justified by the contention that a person denying the existence of a supreme being lacks a basis for moral accountability or truth-telling, thereby undermining the very foundation of contractual society. Locke believed that oaths, which were vital to the functioning of the legal system, were meaningless to an atheist [5].
   The exclusion of [Catholics](/entries/cathol…

2. Peter Paul Rubens

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   Early Life and Training in Antwerp
   Born in Siegen, Westphalia, to wealthy parents fleeing religious persecution, Rubens returned to Antwerp in 1589 after the death of his father. His foundational artistic training commenced around 1591 under the tutelage of Tobias Verhaeght, a landscape painter known for his meticulous rendering of geological strata. Subsequent appren…

3. Shimabara Rebellion

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   Causes and Background
   The roots of the rebellion were multifaceted, stemming from severe economic hardship compounded by increasingly stringent religious persecution.
   Economic Distress