Their treasure was the true teaching bequeathed by them to their peoples, which was in danger of being lost due to the latter's irreligiousness.
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*If we're making a distinction between irreligiousness and atheism, I would say that most Czechs are not " atheists . " I lived in Prague for two years and didn't really see much active hostility toward religion.
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Emden referred them to Mendelssohn, who had great influence with Christian authorities; but as Mendelssohn agreed with the ducal order, Emden wrote to him and urged the desirability of opposing the duke if only to remove the suspicion of irreligiousness he ( Mendelssohn ) had aroused by his associations.