Hus on Silence
Religion and religious leaders have been in the news recently. Most of this news has been controversial, but most news is these days. In any event, it occurred to me that a quote from a religious leader might be in order. A hundred years or so before Martin Luther and the official beginning of the Protestant Reformation, there was John Hus, who started the Moravian Church, which remains (I think) the oldest Protestant denomination. Hus was a Czech religious leader, thinker, reformer and, to some, heretic. Before being burned at the stake, he wrote a series of letters while he was in prison. Although most of what he wrote would fall within the category of the religious polemic, he occasionally penned a thought that has broader, practical application and requires pondering to discern Hus’ strict intention.
“Peace be with you, that you may learn how to be silent with advantage . . . . He who is silent in proper season rarely acts against his conscience.”
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The Moravian Church was officially organized in 1457, and is thus the oldest Protestant group with significant work in the USA. But we followed in the footsteps of, and received assistance from, the Waldensians who trace their origins to Peter Waldo (d 1218). They were a dissident voice within the Catholic Church and were excommunicated in 1184. The Waldensians continue to this day, but most of their work is in Europel
Thanks very much for the clarification.