The Separation Of The Christians Of Western Europe

Sir Thomas More composed this story exactly at the time when Europe was religiously being torn apart by conflicts and revolutions such as the reformation, that caused â€Å"the separation of the Christians of western Europe into Catholics and Protestant† (khanacademy). Religion for this reason, was as a consequence, an important and hot topic to argue at the time considering all that is occurring. It could be a reason why Hythloday spent so much time and effort discussing that matter with the narrator. It was rather life threatening to talk too controversially about religion during that stage. The Author, by expressing himself through a fictional monotheist but laic polity in which the entire citizens fully believe in a single Power, God and†¦show more content†¦On the other hand, inhabitants are not allowed to aggressively approach or imposing one believe system onto another. One that disturb the peace in any ways noted by the law â€Å"every man might be of what re ligion he pleased and might endeavor to draw others to it by the force of argument and by amicable and modest ways, but without bitterness against those of those of others opinions, but that he ought to use no force but that of persuasion†¦Ã¢â‚¬ (More Thomas 79). The King Octopus thought it would have been an efficient way to keep peace by providing a religious freedom and also by being morally connected and produce a unifying sensation. Enacting this law was doubly beneficial for the king because like many individuals in Utopia, the king Octopus is nonetheless a philosopher himself. He personally believes in having this much variety of religions and sects in his kingdom is the result of the Omnipotent, the Supreme God inspiring different souls in different ways so one who threaten someone to believe in something he does not find to be true is indeed a transgressor. We can see here More’s attitude about how religion is also tied with politics and social laws as the rule r speaks freely about his spirituality and his ideas of Divine being with the inhabitants of the town. The society have a pretty sharp tongue against those people who don’t believe in a Supreme Being, so much that Hythloday mention them as â€Å"mad minds