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re: Charles Darwin and the abolition of slavery
Posted on 7/6/14 at 10:42 am to RollTide1987
Posted on 7/6/14 at 10:42 am to RollTide1987
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I doubt that would be factually correct as virtually every single person in the abolitionist movement in the 1850s and 60s were devout Christians who used the Bible as a source for their beliefs and interpretations.
Those who were proponents of Christianity used it for their cause, of course. Science ftw, though.
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 12:05 am to inelishaitrust
Most interesting part of this article imo was Darwin's direct experience with the torture regime known as slavery. Everyone who worries about how "far from liberty" our country has become should reflect on the fact that most of 19th century America was a slave empire founded on torture and terror.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 5:41 am to RollTide1987
Virtually every american and Briton in the 19th century professedto be a christian so both pro and anti slavery ffacions were led by christians who used scripture to justify their positions. RL Dabne was consideredone of the foremost theologians of that era, who is still revered by some conservative Christians. By modern standards, he was a vicious racist who used the bible to justify slavery and the inferiority of non whites.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 6:12 am to Bayou Sam
I bet you're fun at parties.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:31 am to Mo Jeaux
I'm good at dark humor 
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