# Fighting the Star Chamber by Shawn Boonstra

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Podcast: [Adventist Review Podcasts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/adventist-review-podcasts-693582)
Published: 2026-09-04T22:55:00+00:00
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## Resource

What does a 380-year-old fight over censorship have to do with the Seventh-day Adventist Church? In 1644, the poet John Milton published a furious defense of free speech — and Shawn Boonstra suggests it may have quietly helped set the stage for a movement that wouldn't emerge for another two centuries. From book burnings to Bible societies, this Perspectives column traces a trail of "coincidences" that looks suspiciously like design. Was it chance, or the finger of God nudging history forward without violating human free will? Listen to the full article and decide for yourself.

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