# Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester

Author: Holyoake, Austin, 1826-1874

Genre: Category: Philosophy & Ethics

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36800

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## Summary

The Bishop of Manchester, in a speech delivered by him in Oldham in August, 1870, is reported to have said that "he could defy anyone to try to caricature the work, the character, or the person of the Lord Jesus Christ." He no doubt felt confident in throwing out such a challenge, as the attempt would be considered so atrociously impious that few men could be found with courage enough to incur the odium of such an act. We confess that we have not the temerity to wound the sensitiveness of the devoutly religious. What may be deemed of the nature of caricature in the following remarks the reader is requested to regard as merely the spontaneous utterance of one who is keenly alive to the lud...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/ludicrous-aspects-of-christianity-a-response-to-the-challenge-o-ad1bf4e5/chapters/1/index.md)
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