"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "— Rodney Stark
2 comments:
Wow, man. That would be really groovy.
Mike
P.S. I guess now you know when i mispent my youth.
I can take a guess! ;)
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