Church used inquisitions Final Edition

Jonathan Bowen's July 16 letter claims humanists are using fascist tactics and mounting an inquisition against families. Does he not know that inquisitions are religious tribunals? The medieval, Spanish and Roman inquisitions persecuted, tortured and killed those who did not accept church doctr...

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Published inKitchener-Waterloo record
Main Author Staines, Malcolm
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kitchener, Ont Torstar Syndication Services, a Division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited 20.07.2001
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Summary:Jonathan Bowen's July 16 letter claims humanists are using fascist tactics and mounting an inquisition against families. Does he not know that inquisitions are religious tribunals? The medieval, Spanish and Roman inquisitions persecuted, tortured and killed those who did not accept church doctrines. This hardly sounds like something humanists would do.