"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 recently saw a documentary on Charles Schultz. Apparently, there was a lot of resistance against having that scene in the show.
I heard that. He was brave, even then, to insist they keep it.
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