"I should have no compassion on these witches; I should burn them all."
"Many demons are in woods, in waters, in wildernesses, and in dark poolly places ready to hurt...people."
"Our bodies are always exposed to Satan. The maladies I suffer are not natural, but Devil's spells."
"Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spritual things, but--more frequently than not --struggles against the Divine Word...."
"Reason must be deluded, blinded, and destroyed. Faith must trample underfoot all reason, sense, and understanding, and whatever it sees must be put out of sight and ... know nothing but the word of God."
"Snakes and monkeys are subjected to the demon more than other animals. Satan lives in them and possesses them. He uses them to deceive men and to injure them."
"This fool [Copernicus] wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but sacred scripture tells us that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth."
"We are at fault for not slaying them [the Jews]."
"We know, on the authority of Moses, that longer than six thousand years the world did not exist."
"What shall we do with...the Jews?...set fire to their synagogues or schools and bury and cover with dirt whatever will not burn, so that no man will ever again see a stone or cinder of them."
"Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his reason."
"So tenaciously should we cling to the world revealed by the Gospel, that were I to see all the Angels of Heaven coming down to me to tell me something different, not only would I not be tempted to doubt a single syllable, but I would shut my eyes and stop my ears, for they would not deserve to be either seen or heard."
"An earthly kingdom cannot exist without inequality of persons. Some must be free, some serfs, some rulers, some subjects."
2006-09-12 09:55:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Martin Luther - Protestant Christianity
2006-09-12 09:59:32 · answer #1 · answered by lemron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Martin Luther.
2006-09-12 09:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
These appear to be quotes from Martin Luther. However, it is my understanding that the man never intended to found a new religion. 'Lutheranism' was the doing of people who came after him.
2006-09-12 10:01:47 · answer #3 · answered by songkaila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not Christianity!!!! It is satan acting through it using magical powers because god can't stop him when he has super protection lvl 10 shield on! DON'T BE FOOLED!
2006-09-12 09:58:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Matrin Luther - Protestant
2006-09-12 10:06:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like things aleister crowley might have said i wouldnt put my life on it but maybe 50 bucks...
2006-09-12 09:59:50 · answer #6 · answered by Pravus Invictus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think- Hitler- Stalin- Mao or Mohammed.
2006-09-12 10:01:19 · answer #7 · answered by IN Atlanta 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You tell us
2006-09-12 09:56:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋