Question

Which of these radical ideas did the Anabaptists assert? Select all that apply.

•separation of the church and state
•disbelieve in heaven and hell
•tolerance of other religions
•elimination of baptism

Answer 1

The separation of church and state, as part of the doctrines based on Christianity of churches that were responsible for baptizing and rechristening their believers. They had no social contact with the state and its rulers and preferred to be isolated from political issues.

Answer 2

The correct answers should be •separation of the church and state, and •tolerance of other religions

They believed that baptism only counts if people choose to get baptized which means that naturally other religions would exist as well since infant baptism is useless. They didn't mind about other religions even though they were heavily prosecuted. They also believed in the separation which was a touchy topic at the time where Church controlled a lot of countries.