"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:
What a beautiful post. You've given me goosebumps.
Hugs!
Doris
Thanks for stopping by, Doris! I will assume you didn't mean that my Beatle's YouTube post about taxes was the one that was "beautiful!"
G:)
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