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How does this make sense?[edit]

"Whiston finally left the Anglican communion for the Baptists. He quit the church literally as well as figuratively, as the clergyman began to read the Athanasian Creed.<ref name="EB1911"/>"

This is almost copied & pasted from EB 1911. I' m afraid the weak attempt at changing a word or two doesn't help in avoiding the (c) issues.
Maybe my education and English aren't sufficient, but this sentence seems nonsensical to me. How is the fact that Whiston ("the clergyman") "began to read the Athanasian Creed", which is apparently accepted by a large part of today's Anglican Church and is centered on the idea of Trinity, a clear proof that he left the Anglicans for the Baptists? The answer might be evident to Church historians, but certainly not to the common Wiki user - and I'm afraid that it might be nothing more than a perpetuated typo. Arminden (talk) 23:55, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Arminden:, let me try to "translate."

He quit [Whiston removed himself] from the church literally [he physically removed himself from the building called a church] as well as figuratively [he left the denomination of the Anglican Church], as the clergyman [as the minister, not Whiston] began to read the Anastasian Creed [which Whiston did not believe in].

It makes since in English, though much more in 1911, where we tend to use quit today as in "left a job" or "stopped playing a game"; it was once used much more for "left a place." "I quit the Church," I disfellowshipped myself the Anglican communion; "I quit the church." I left the church building to go to lunch. I hope that makes sense. I am removing the dubious tag, but it perhaps should be rewritten in not EB1911 langauge. TuckerResearch (talk) 16:08, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the language of the section. TuckerResearch (talk) 16:34, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]