John Calvin

For example, Thomas Jefferson called John Calvin an atheist because Jefferson thought Calvin worshipped a false god.

What is an Atheist? James F. McGrath 2008

It happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough Deist. was notorious for his scathing criticisms of Christianity calling John Calvin a Daemon worshipper at one point and writing in a letter to John Adams in 1823,

Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local American Dream 2010

It happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what was intended by them; for the arguments of the Deists, which were quoted to be refuted, appeared to me much stronger than the refutations; in short, I soon became a thorough Deist. was notorious for his scathing criticisms of Christianity calling John Calvin a Daemon worshipper at one point and writing in a letter to John Adams in 1823,

Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local robbyr2 2010

And for every example you gave, such as John Calvin persecuting Catholics

Delightful 2010

And for every example you gave, such as John Calvin persecuting Catholics

March 2010 2010

Mr. Gregory describes six ways in which the West has lost its moral and intellectual bearings, and in each case he traces the loss to the Protestant Reformation, when Martin Luther, John Calvin and others led a rebellion against what they perceived to be the Roman Catholic Church's corruption and theological error.

Blame It on Calvin & Luther Barton Swaim 2012

I want to address the issue as someone who seeks to have the roots of his spirituality deeply set in the soil of holy writ and as a pastor whose favorite theologian is John Calvin.

Ben Daniel: Science, the Bible, and the Vote to Ordain Gays Ben Daniel 2011

I want to address the issue as someone who seeks to have the roots of his spirituality deeply set in the soil of holy writ and as a pastor whose favorite theologian is John Calvin.

Ben Daniel: Science, the Bible, and the Vote to Ordain Gays Ben Daniel 2011

"He who would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts," wrote the Protestant Reformer John Calvin, "he should go elsewhere" than the biblical text.

Stephen Prothero: Sex In The Bible: An Interview With The Author Of 'Unprotected Texts' Stephen Prothero 2011

Figures like Martin Luther and John Calvin recognized marriage as a civil matter, a worldly affair, and not under the aegis of the church.

What Does The Bible Actually Say About Gay Marriage? 2011