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Franco propped up by the Catholic church , the Catholics in Croatia supporting Nazism , the forced genital mutilation of Jewish boys all in the name of a book , cobblers , all of it
Interesting stuff. So were the servants referred to purchased from another master or hired directly of their own free will? And were they considered the property of their master before being becoming free or were they independent traders? Just trying to clearly understand the distinction here as to be honest I'm not that familiar with the servant class in these times.
I’d agree there is a lot of diversity in terms of belief. The Quakers for instance seem to range from fundamentalists to non-theists, with a significant proportion holding more liberal views. I read they’re considering dropping the word god from guidance for their meetings for worship.
Sludge, what you'll find is that it was the people at the top of the tree who had most to gain who supported Dictatorships, not about religion, more about power, you are talking about the establishment, the rule makers, but then you lump everyone with religion into the same category, that's ridiculous. You wouldn't generalise about poor people, black people or women, why do it with people who are religious-is it because it's an easy target? You are getting a bit mixed up with those at the top who are only interested in power. That isn't only a problem with religion. Incidentally, most of the people at the top of the Religious tree are men, why don't you attack men as well?
Another reason I differentiate between the Roman Catholic church and Christians. If you research into why the RC church was set up by Constantine you’ll see why. The RC church has done many good things and many, many aweful things inc. South America and the Crusades. But ultimately they have taken over the role of the Pharisees and Sadducees as “Religious Leaders”, the very people Jesus railed against for lacking faith and misusing the temple. Look at all the wealth they have amassed, that’s just not right.
A question for those who were “Raised Catholic”, not to offend but just for me to improve my understanding. Did you read/study the bible for yourself, or did you read other sources of information, or did you rely on what priests told you ?