5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

The Flushing Remonstrance

5 min·April 9, 2025
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On December 27, 1657, a group of Dutch colonists in New Netherland took a stand for religious liberty. Today, Stephen Nichols tells the story of the Flushing Remonstrance, one of the earliest American documents to defend religious freedom.

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