Re: The joy of Democracy

On 3 Nov 2024 00:47:30 GMT, rbowman wrote:

On Sat, 2 Nov 2024 21:36:16 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
 

The abolitionist movement didn’t come from any religious idea; I see it
as the first major move towards seeing right and wrong as something
based on universal humanist principles, not deriving from any religious
doctrine.

 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ward_Beecher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Beecher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Parker
 
In the US never underestimate the religious influence, particularly from
the various strains of Calvinism.

I’m sure there are so many disagreements between the various sects that
call themselves “Christian” (or indeed any other religious label), that
you can find someone who agrees with just about any position.

Remember that the first steps towards abolishing slavery were not taken in
the US, but in Europe.