"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
4 comments:
i hate word verification! but hey, alrighty!!
I usually hate it too. But when they are real words, somehow it make it all better!
I think that can be fun! Cracks me up when it happens.
What does it mean that it's happening more often?!
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