"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
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Sonnet 19: (paraphrasing) carving wrinkles on his love's fair brow, is a crime.
turn yourself in immediately to the nearest ASPCA for wrinkling that puppys forehead....
srk
*gasp!* You caught me! (I didn't know you were a Shakespeare fan.)
DSIL, I am an effete literary snob.
Surprise, surprise, surprise.
srk
He is the cutest thing!
LOL!
I don't know does anonymous have those very precious wrinkles, lol :)
Yes anonymous has wrinkles - actually better called furrows - he gets them from MK.
Ah, but can she say the same...?
Yes, and with a greater verity than I.
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