jan 1, 1667 - John Locke published 'Essay Concerning Toleration'

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Locke became one of the front runners of ‘free belief’
- argument based on three points: that humans don’t have the competency to decide what is true
- even if we could decide on one ‘true religion’ people will never be willed into belief through violence
- coercion leads to more social disorder than diversity
- religion was a personal choice
- government did not have influence over this