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John Morley: Obviously no one has a right to call on you to define the distinctive character of a formulary such as the Thirty-nine…

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Obviously no one has a right to call on you to define the distinctive character of a formulary such as the Thirty-nine Articles, or of any but such as are employed in schools.
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John Morley

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Morley argues that there is no obligation to define the character of certain religious documents in educational settings.

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