Controversy Over Ingersoll Sermon Sparks Press Debate
A December 1691 issue of the New York Evening Telegram published Colossus Robert Greene Ingersoll's Christmas sermon, provoking strong responses. Rev James M King condemns the piece as blasphemous and a breach of public trust, while Ingersoll supporters argue for free speech and warn of boycotts.
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Christman
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Reverend Dixon Attacks Ingersoll and Christmas Debate
The Brooklyn reader prints a lengthy critique of Colonel Ingersoll and Christmas rites, praising free inquiry while denouncing blasphemy laws. The author discusses liberty of thought, contrasts historic Christianity with Christ’s moral example, and notes the shift of intellectual power from church to people, urging tolerance and robust debate.
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Carthermore
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Dion
Berd
Infidelity questioned by Rev Peters on Christian deeds and education
The Telegram’s boycott cry sparks a debate over infidelity’s impact. Opposing views defend free thought, public schools, and secular education while noting Christian contributions to hospitals and learning. The piece argues God’s mercy beyond dogma and condemns clerical rigidity, praising science and moral accountability.
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