The man or country that fights priestcraft and priests is to my mind striking deeper for freedom than can be struck anywhere.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
The freedom of thought and expression is one of the most sacred rights in this country.
Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.
For a person who is very much involved with the institution of religion but has lost the religious spirit, the 'religion' label is the real threat to liberty.
Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.
As a preacher who has spent significant time in churches and houses of worship all across the country, I can tell you firsthand that religious liberty and freedom are principles that can never be infringed upon.
The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men.
Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.
The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom.