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LAITY. Those persons who do not make a part of the clergy. In the United States the division of the people into clergy and laity is not authorized by law, but is, merely conventional. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They preferred the new American freedom of independent congregations which were controlled by their laities. That said, Luria's treatment of Le Camus does illustrate the dangers of emphasizing the regulatory powers of the episcopacy to the detriment of an appreciation of the spirit of resistance of local laities. Are there "two laities," those who work "in the world" and those who work "in the church"? |
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