"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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i saw the harvest moon. man, was it ever lighting up the sky here!
Unfortunately, the sky clouded up last night and I wasn't able to see it! :(
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