"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
8 comments:
oh that is lovely poetry! lovely!
your patron saint for 2010 is Saint Teresa of Avila.
Thank you, Marilena.
Thanks for the Patron Saint!! I'll definitely have to learn more about her. I am traditionally a devotee of "the other Therese". :D
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Lovely poem. And I love the new background. Sorry I missed you on-line.
Thanks. I had fun trying out every background I could find!
wow! your blog looks great!!
Thanks, Marilena! I must have gone to 10 free background sites and tried everything with a dark red color in it!
Thanks, Colleen!
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