Quakers Suffered Frequent and Violent Persecution for Their Beliefs

question 73

Multiple Choice

Quakers suffered frequent and violent persecution for their beliefs. A key feature of their worship was

• A) insisting on the supremacy of Puritanism to all who would listen.
• B) sitting quietly and waiting for the "Inner Light" of the Holy Spirit to move them to speak.
• C) proclaiming the fundamental depravity of others and the inferiority of women.
• D) limiting the experience of the gospel to a select few members of the community.
• E) treating William Penn as saint due to the emphasis they placed on religious authority.

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